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Contemporary bags feature a leather strap folded back on themselves and stitched through each link. Vintage Chanel bags feature a link without the leather threaded through. The Chain: The chain and leather straps are a signature feature of Chanel ages and also a great way to spot a fake. Made in: All Chanel bags will be made in Italy, France or in a very small quantity Spain. Zipper: Chanel has used Lampo metal tooth zippers for the past 20 years. A specific machine is used for this and fakers have not worked out how to get the flawless finish.

Grommets: Grommets are the metal rings that Chanel chain straps run through. The CC logo: On a genuine bag the C on the right will always overlap the C on the left at the bottom, the C on the left with overlap Fakers also use the same serial number over and over in some cases, a common example is 10218184 There are lists on line where you can look at examples of serial numbers from each year. I have seen bags where the serial number looks right until you look just that little harder and relies that the sticker is missing its gold specks (present on some years) or the 0 doesn’t have a strike through that was used in that year. The formatting of these numbers changes each year and a lot can be told of this. Serial numbers: Chanel introduced serial numbers to its bags in the mid 80s. Firstly, look for the obvious, quality of the stitching, stamps, hardware etc, if it doesn’t feel quite right or look the part chances are its not as a real Chanel piece simply oozes quality.but here are some other key pointers: I have worked with vintage Chanel pieces for over 20 years and during that time have learned exactly what to look for. Over the years the copiers have become really good at getting it as close as possible but however hard they try they always seem to miss the minutiae. Some obvious, and some a little harder to spot. When you think designer copies, Chanel handbags are probably the first to come to mind. However, if you don’t have the money to buy one from Chanel direct then how do you know what you are getting is the real deal. A Chanel bag is a great investment with prices for a Medium Classic Flap bag increasing by 72% between 20.