No space for $2M Hermes Birkin collection, Cardi B admits

American Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B showcased her Hermès bag collection, valued at over US$2 million, on Instagram.

According to Page Six, the rapper posted a photo on Wednesday featuring three new crocodile Birkins in crimson, gray, and mustard yellow. “My new three,” she captioned. “Had to get right for the fall.”

The bags are known to sell for upwards of US$60,000 each, depending on color and material.

American rapper Cardi Bs three new crocodile Hermès Birkins. Photo from Cardi Bs Instagram

Additional footage that provides a glimpse into her bag collection reveals it includes a dark blue Kelly Cut Exotic Handbag, valued at US$27,000. She also owns a 30 cm Himalaya Hermès Birkin, which Vogue reports is made of Nile crocodile hide and can sell for over US$300,000.

The rapper’s collection also features a Birkin Cargo bag, which could have cost her up to US$240,000, and a special “House Birkin” gifted by her estranged husband Offset in 2023, currently valued at US$398,975 on online marketplace 1stdibs.

In addition, Cardi B’s collection boasts a vibrant array of crocodile Birkins in shades of red, orange, black, teal, violet, and various pinks, along with solid-color Birkins in black, green, pink, and cream.

Lara Osborn, Vice President of Procurement and Authentication at online fashion retailer FASHIONPHILE, confirmed the collection’s worth.

“This collection may be best described as priceless, but to put a price tag on the resale value, this collection would fetch well over US$2 million,” Osborn told Page Six. “The heavy emphasis on exotic skins, coveted sizes, colors and silhouettes makes Cardi’s closet everyone’s ‘handbag goals’!”

Cardi B shows off her insane Hermès bag collection worth upwards of $2 million

Cardi B, 32, rose to fame with videos shared on Vine and Instagram between 2015 and early 2017. Her debut studio album “Invasion of Privacy,” released in 2018, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and Billboard ranked it as the top female rap album of the 2010s.

Named by Forbes as one of the most influential female rappers of all time, Cardi B holds the record for the most number-one singles by a female rapper on the Billboard Hot 100, with five chart-toppers. She is also the only female rapper to achieve multiple solo number-ones and to have number-one singles in both the 2010s and 2020s.

As of Oct. 2024, Cardi B has received nine Grammy nominations and won one.