They didn’t need a “traitor” victory to get the cash.
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski cemented their decades-long friendship with matching Hermès Birkin bags.
The ice-skating duo, who showed off their handbags on a recent episode of “Office Chick,” revealed how Weir convinced Lapinski to invest in a designer handbag, years before the Peacock co-star traded in her Birkin.
Weir recalled taking her best friend to the Ginza Hermès store to buy a wallet during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“I thought, ‘This is too much.’ It was overwhelming,” Lipinski replied. However, she was upset by the VIP experience and ultimately decided to get matched.
But Weird, a longtime collector, didn’t just choose the Birkin. He had bought the limited edition cream color. “My boyfriend was able to source (another) one. There were about six of these in this color around the country,” Weir shared.
“As far as investing goes, the only thing I understand is that if I need a Birkin, it’s there,” said Weir, a longtime Birkin enthusiast and collector.
Another duo who knows the value of Birkins? Season 4 “Traitors” co-stars Maura Higgins and Rob Roush.
The Love Island stars had a close battle all season, defeating Lapinski and Weir in the final round of the match, but in the end, Roush won the match as a traitor, leaving Higgins speechless and betrayed.
He then gave her a Birkin as a peace gift, with the help of fellow traitor Lisa Rinna, who helped him obtain the burgundy handbag.
The skating duo didn’t ask anyone for help securing their bags, but they showed off the matching moment on Instagram on Wednesday.
In one post, Lipinski jokingly wrote, “@robert_rausch I’m glad you didn’t ask me to buy you a Birkin, because Birkins are ‘an unemployed person’s best friend’ and they had to match.”
“Skating twins😍😍,” Rausch commented below.
Lipinski, who teamed up her head-to-toe white look with a white Birkin, later posted a dance video, writing, “It started with matching outfits…now we’re becoming the same people. It’s better this way.”
