oh miss jane.

i love awkward moments that give birth to beautiful surprises. actress & singer jane birkin got on a plane one day, toting a plastic bag. the bag broke, spilling its contents. the owner of the bag wondered aloud to a fellow passenger why a bag hadn't been made that could hold everything. and low and behold, the famous birkin bag was born.

i will probably never own a birkin bag, but i still love the story. how awkward to lose it all as you are getting onto an airplane? and how inspiring that the experience could lead to a creation that women the world round covet.

{images and story via apartmenttherapy}