CelebrityCardi B Finds Missing Birkin Esmeralda After Studio Tip
Some handbags disappear for a while, then come back with a better story. Cardi B's missing Hermès Birkin, which she calls Esmeralda, fell into that first group for about a day before a studio tip brought it back into view. For a fan base that has followed her bag collection for years, the lost-and-found saga was too good to pass up.
The trouble started on Wednesday, October 14, when a fan posted on X and asked her to bring Esmeralda back out. The post included an older video of Cardi holding the brown-and-cream bag and saying, "She's exotic. She's the moment... Her name is Esmeralda." Cardi was not in a playful mood about the update. She replied, "I f-vkin lost her," and said it was the only bag missing. She also wrote that she thought she had left it in a hotel and felt sad about the loss.
The mood shifted the next day, October 15. Cardi posted on X, "UPDATE!! I found her!!!!" and quoted her earlier post about the lost bag. Reports indicate the clue was a screenshot of a text exchange, and one message read, "It's in Kollin's studio." That reference appears to point to the studio of Kollin Carter, Cardi's longtime celebrity stylist. Cardi expressed relief in her reply. The other person in the exchange said the bag should still be there and offered to bring it next time. Public coverage did not include a statement from Carter about the discovery.
Once the bag was found, attention moved quickly to what it might be worth. One outlet cited comparable two-tone Birkins with resale asking prices between $32,500 and $38,500. That same coverage noted that details including the bag's size, production year, leather, condition, and whether it was special-ordered were not independently verified. Cardi did not disclose the original purchase price. Other coverage pointed out that Birkins generally cost tens of thousands of dollars, and fans joked that whoever found the bag would have struck gold.
