Moment Instagram influencer's brand new Hermes Birkin bag is stolen by female thief who sneaked into changing room as victim was trying on clothes inside Manière De Voir
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An influencer has shared the 'gut-wrenching' moment her brand new Birkin bag was stolen from her as she was trying on clothes at a luxury shop in London. Model Janice Joostema, who boasts 1.2million followers on Instagram, shared CCTV of the shocking moment her Hermes shoulder Birkin bag was swiped while she was in a VIP changing room at Manière De Voir on Oxford Street.
![[Ms Joostema shared a photo of her brand new Hermes Birkin which she had only had a week]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/09/93266939-14204991-image-a-19_1734513951740.jpg)
It comes amid a terrifying spate of designer handbag thefts, with robbers targeting £600,000 worth of products from two showrooms in London just three weeks apart. Footage shows the thief, dressed in a long white coat, prowling around the high-end shop waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. Moments later, she is seen brazenly opening the door to the changing room and sneaking in.
![[Footage shows the thief prowling around the high-end store, looking at clothes and speaking to someone on the phone]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/09/93266197-14204991-image-a-2_1734513292601.jpg)
Ms Joostema claims that she had her back turned because the windows looked out onto Oxford Street and she was putting a top on, adding: 'She probably even saw me topless coming into the room and snatching it.'. The thief is seen momentarily walking in and back out of the changing room before suddenly appearing with the Birkin bag on her arm. In a bid to launch a quick getaway, her other bag got caught on the door handle.
![[Waiting for the perfect moment to pounce, she then opened the door to the changing room which the influencer was in]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/09/93266193-14204991-image-m-9_1734513485773.jpg)
She eventually freed herself and raced down the stairs and out of the building with the coveted purse, which wealthy bag aficionados clamour to buy. Completely stunned, a panicked Ms Joostema can then be seen sprinting out of the changing room trying to work out what had happened.
![[The thief then made a quick getaway, carrying the Hermes shoulder Birkin bag on her arm]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/09/93266201-14204991-image-m-12_1734513544030.jpg)
