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Coach, Tod's, Bottega Veneta and the names nobody else noticed: how to find, date and authenticate a vintage bag.
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I paid €60 for a 2006 Coach Legacy leather satchel. What the creed number told me, why it may be worth hundreds, and what to do about pen marks.
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Listed for one day at €279, bought for €200: how I checked a Bottega Veneta bag on Vestiaire Collective, and the hidden label that dates it to 2007.
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I bought this red Tod’s hobo on Vestiaire Collective. About 26 years old, no serial number: how I checked it point by point, and why I am sure it is real.
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A dark-brown suede vintage Gucci shoulder bag with solid hardware: what to look for in the suede and metal, how to wear it and how to care for it.
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How to tell a real vintage Louis Vuitton bag from a copy: the stitching, the monogram, the hardware, the lining, the date code and the smell.
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Glomesh vintage metal mesh bags from Sydney, Australia: who founded the brand in 1958, how the bags are made and what to look for inside one.
Bags
Roberta di Camerino: the Venice house behind velvet bags and woven leather, the two bags I own, and why I would choose an original over a later one.
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How I found Roberta di Camerino in a vintage shop in Venice: the velvet, the gondola leather and brass, and the woven leather bag I brought home.
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Les Must de Cartier, the line Cartier introduced in 1973, and my burgundy 1980s travel case with brass combination locks from a vintage market in Lucca.
