Melania Trump has a designer bag collection that’s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars – with one priced at over $100,000 alone – and her library of Hermès Birkin and Kelly purses are enough to make anyone envious.
Melania, 55, has always been known for her elegant and refined style, and is not afraid to flaunt her personal taste, especially as First Lady.
These days, an Hermès Birkin from the store itself can retail for over $12,000, according to Sotheby’s, where secondhand and vintage resale can get even higher, with some as expensive as $50,000.
Just this past July, actress Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin sold for $10 million at auction.
Made from materials like crocodile and alligator skins or luxe leathers with fancy names like Tadelakt and Monsieur Graine, the bags take a minimum of 18 hours to hand craft, costing the customer tens of thousands of dollars.
They’re hard to get, too, as buyers cannot just walk into any of the boutiques and ask for a Birkin right then and there.
It’s widely known that have to be offered one by your Hermès sales associate, per Fortune, and even then, customers cannot choose the exact one you’ll get.
People have proven that they are willing to pay a serious price for the bags – including Melania, who has shown off her collection multiple times during both terms of her husband Donald Trump’s presidency, and even in between.
Melania Trump has a designer bag collection that’s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars – and her library of Hermès Birkin and Kelly purses are enough to make anyone envious
These days, an Hermès Birkin from the store itself can retail for over $12,000, according to Sotheby’s, where secondhand and vintage resale can get even higher, with some as expensive as $50,000, as she’s seen carrying one here in January 2018
Most recently, as she and Donald jetted off on Air Force One to Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral in April, she took her black Kelly 32 Sellier with gold hardware out for a spin
It’s said that the mom-of-one has an ‘unrivaled’ collection of the purses that can take years to get. Of course, it’s possible that there are a few the public hasn’t even seen.
Most recently, as she and Donald jetted off on Air Force One to Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral in April, she took her black Kelly 32 Sellier with gold hardware out for a spin.
The bag, which she paired with a long, light gray Dolce & Gabbana trench coat, can be found at resale for over $12,000.
Another bag that Melania seems to love is her Hermès collection is her Matte Niloticus Crocodile Birkin 25 in Black, which she has been seen wearing on a number of various occasions.
The bag is a rarity, as it’s made of one of the luxury brand’s most coveted and expensive materials: crocodile skin.
Online, these bags can be priced on secondhand websites for over $100,000. They take hours to design, and are some of the hardest purses to get your hands on.
According to authenticated resale shop Madison Avenue Couture, it is ‘virtually impossible to be offered an Hermès crocodile or alligator handbag at an Hermès boutique without first spending six figures or more at the store.’
She famously sported the purse when she and Trump departed the White House on inauguration day in January 2021, as Joe Biden entered his presidency.
The bag, which she paired with a long, light gray Dolce & Gabbana trench coat, can be found at resale for over $12,000
Another bag that Melania seems to love is her Hermès collection is her Matte Niloticus Crocodile Birkin 25 in Black, which she has been seen wearing on a number of various occasions, including a 2019 UK State Visit
In June 2024, she was spotted arriving at Trump Tower in New York City clutching what appeared to be a white Birkin 40 in a white leather, which can fetch over $19,500 on the resale market, depending on what type of leather she owns it in
She famously sported the purse when she and Trump departed the White House on inauguration day in January 2021, as Joe Biden entered his presidency
Melania paired the bag with a black, knee-length skirt and cropped tweed jacket, along with a pair of black gloves and sky-high black Christian Louboutin heels.
She also wore the purse in 2019, when she and her husband joined then-prime minister Theresa May and her husband Philip for a meeting in London, pairing it with a trench coat by Celine.
The former model also appears to own a Birkin 30 in dark burgundy leather, which she showed off hand-in-hand with her husband as they boarded Air Force One to go to Mar-a-Lago for President’s Day Weekend in 2019.
The bag is sold at resale at Madison Avenue Couture for over $30,000 – and she paired the look with a cozy cape at the time.
Though, of course, The First Lady doesn’t only stick to dark colors when it comes to her extensive Hermès collection.
In June 2024, she was spotted arriving at Trump Tower in New York City clutching what appeared to be a white Birkin 40 in a white leather, which can fetch over $21,500 on the resale market, depending on what type of leather she owns it in.
She paired the pristine bag with an all-white look, complete with white jeans and a crisp shirt.
And, in June 2022, she was photographed in the same spot, this time, holding the same Birkin bag in a shade of light, khaki-colored tan.
Melania was photographed in the same spot in June 2022, this time, holding the same Birkin bag in a shade of light, khaki-colored tan
Melania also owns a Birkin 30 in Gold Togo Leather with Gold Hardware, which can retail pre-loved for over $33,000
And, in July 2024, she was seen carrying an ostrich Kelly bag in the same cognac color as she was leaving Trump Tower with her son, Barron, 19
Of course, it’s unclear exactly how much Melania purchased each Birkin and Kelly bag for, and when – as prices have gone up astronomically throughout the years
Melania also owns a Birkin 30 in Gold Togo Leather with Gold Hardware, which can retail pre-loved for over $33,000.
She was photographed with the purse while at the White House in August 2020.
The First Lady also carried the same bag when she moved into the White House with her family in 2017.
And, in July 2024, she was seen carrying an ostrich Kelly bag in the same cognac color as she was leaving Trump Tower with her son, Barron, 19.
An ostrich Kelly can go for upwards of $47,000.
Of course, it’s unclear exactly how much Melania purchased each Birkin and Kelly bag for, and when – as prices have gone up astronomically throughout the years.
In August 2001, a Birkin bag cost just $4,000, and when Jane Birkin first bought hers in 1984, it was $2,000.
