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Local media such as the digital newspaper PalmBeachPost reported on Tuesday the robbery perpetrated on December 14 at Only Authentics, a luxury goods store whose owner, Virgil Rogers, estimated the loot at almost a million dollars.
The thief simply broke the glass of the display case in the middle of the night and took eight Birkin bags and five Kelly bags, two classic Hermès pieces that are respectively inspired by two deceased actresses, the British Jane Birkin and the American Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco.
Rogers' store specializes in the Hermès and Channel brands and one-offs like a rare $110,000 green Birkin and a $98,000 green crocodile Kelly.
Only Authentics is located on Worth Avenue, where the most luxurious businesses are concentrated on an island that since the 1920s has been a resting place for millionaires, aristocrats, politicians and artists, including Winston Churchill, John Kennedy and more. recently Donald Trump and Rod Stewart.
The business prides itself on being one of the most reliable agents for the sale of unique pieces of leather goods from Channel and Hermès.
According to information obtained by PalmBeachPost, Rogers owns a few models that are approaching half a million dollars.
