Pricetags/ authenticy cards
Authenticity cards were introduced at the same time as they started to put the hologram sticker in the bags. Authenticity card that has a hologram effect – such as shifts in rainbow colors are mostly fake. And one easy thing to remember is that it is the accessories that are very easy to copy. Chanel never made authenticy cards or other cards with a hologram effect. Cards that do not have straight lines, is always fake and cards that feels like they’re made of cardboard is not genuine. They must always have the feeling of an credit card in the material.
Cards with a gray dot on is not fake – they are genuine. Often it is believed that they are fake but this little symbol means only that the bag is made from 2005 and onwards. Cards without the symbol indicates that the bag is made before 2005.
Serial numbers
In the 80’s Chanel introduced serial-stickers on the bag’s serial number and informtion about where each bag is made. A six-digit code says that the bag was made between the 80s and 90s, while a seven-digit code tells us that the bag was made between the 90’s and 20’s. An eight-digit code says that the bag is made sometime between 05 – for now. Do you see a purse with nine numbers shown, or more so the bag is fake.
Stamps
Since about 1980, Chanel had hologram stickers (stickers) in their bags. This means that the older vintage bags do not have a hologram sticker. An authenticity card that is included with the bag should always have the same number on the sticker inside the bag as the authenticy card. The sticker will be very difficult to get by. If you get the sticker / hologram off the bag just by taking the help of the nail this tells us the bag is not authentic. In an authentic bag it’ll be almost impossible to get the hologram off. If you manage to get sticker of from an authentic bag the sticker will come off in several parts.
The chanel stamp on the inside of the bag should be well made, perfectly stamped against the skin. Never blurrig, fuzzy, bumpy or floating. On the fake bags you can often see that some letters are thicker or thinner than others, it never happens on a real Chanel bag. Their stamps are always perfect. The stamp will be perfectly centered in the bag, even “Made in France” will be centered under Chanel (on caviar leather only) At 2:55 Chanel: the stamp will be on the reverse side of the bag.
Do not panic if you can’t find a serial number in a bag. These are the easiest thing to counterfeit. Bags before 85- was also completely without stickers. So don’t panic you do not find a serial number.
This is a genuine lock screws must always be up -side and down on the lock.
Dustbagen
The chanel dustbag should be solid black with Chanel printed in white over it. The dustbag should be in a high quality and not sloppy and ugly. Older Vintage dustbags can be found in white with a black logo and not just text as you can see in the third picture below. In other words, you should not judge a bag solely on their dustbag.
Here you can see a vintage dustbag underneath the bag.
The purse
The most common model or the model that is best known when it comes to Chanel is the famous quilted pattern. That is the diamond pattern. (see picture) Each square should be raised with an even and smooth mound. All squares must be of the same standard. On the fake bags, each square are usually too “puffy” and round. The squares / diamond pattern on an authentic bag always has a perfect fit and have a perfectly even pattern.
The logo on the bag, the classic CC should be in a proper metal, well made and have a nice finish. The Right C should overlap the left C with its top bend. Where it comes to Chanel lock logo on the 2:55, you can see a clear difference between a fake and a genuine.
The fake bags CC- logo has a little shorter C than the orignial logo. A fake bag has also an ugly round finish (as you can see on the picture). The genuine lock logo has a more flat finish and is a little wider and a little longer. An authentic Chanel has a smal stamp on one of the C top bow. This little stamp tells you where the bags been made.
If the bag has a stamp, it is usually made in France (look also inside the bag under the Chanel logo). If the bag doesn’t have a stamp, it is made in Italy.
The hardware
The hardware should be heavy and proper. It should never feel plastic or uneven. The classic bag from Chanel, 2:55 has a chain handle. The bag’s handle shall be made of proper hardware. Chanel bags are usually made of tweed or lamb skin and shall in such cases be incredible soft and smooth. You can call it a “buttery” (smooth, fine, quality, buttery) feel. Never plastic or hard. Lamb skin is also one of the most expensive skins to use, this is because you often see and feel a marked difference in the bags if you compare them. The hardware of some of Chanel bags has a screw top and a bottom, the bag is then stamped “Chanel” on the right side and the “Paris” on the left.
Chanel authentic handbags are gilded with 24 karat gold. Hence the little yellow / golden tone of the metal. The color is quite distinct from the fake versions.
The bags that is fake usually have a little rounder finish than an authentic bag. The genuine bags are a little more square in the model.
Calf leather is a more durable leather that Chanel uses on their shoppers, totes, and a few others models.
The inside of the bag / lining
This is an authentic Chanel that shows the inside of a bag.
This bag is also authentic and here is an example of how the inside can look.
These pictures (below) show the differences between the materials of an fake and authentic bag.
The inside of one of the most classic Chanel handbags, the Chanel 2.55 flap bag should have the Chanel logo sewn on the inside of the bag and of course be even all the way through. The inside of a classic Chanel 2.55 flap bag in lambskin should be in a burgundy color. In the second version of the Chanel Caviar leather should be with black interior.
The inside of the bag should be very well made. The inside should have a perfect fit and it should basically be glued to the bag. (note; it should not be stuck) on a fake bag is inside usually puffy and loose.
Handle
As for the handles in chains, the difference is often said that the genuine bag has a more narrow chain then the fakes.
Stitches
Throughout the entire bag is that the bag has a high number of stitches sewn. (High Stitch count) All seams are “patterned” wich means that all stitches have a consistent pattern with the quilted base pattern. The diamond pattern must therefore be perfect. High number of stitches on a bag makes the durability much better and it’s also expensive to produce and does not occur on fake bags for that very reason.
Disclaimer;
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