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One of my favorite Diana Flaps!

@zeko_authentication on Instagram: "She deserves her own reel!" https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkYfOq8gPS7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D www.zekosauthentication.com

Retouching vs repainting.

@zeko_authentication on Instagram: "RETOUCHING VS REPAINTING." https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck_ztouAAx-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D Retouching the bag’s original color was not changed. - If you...

If you didn’t know, the Gabrielle bag design was patented for Chanel.Inc invented by Mr.Karl ❤️

How special is your Gabby? If you didn’t know, the Gabrielle bag design was patented for Chanel.Inc invented by Mr.Karl ❤️

The Golden rules for MAINTENANCE ♥️

@zeko_authentication on Instagram: "YOUR GOLDEN STORING TIPS." https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ckv2nqTgoaP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D www.zekosauthentication.com

Trust me, it’s not that important.

Please don’t ruin your sale by adding serial numbers that don’t belong! Even though this is an authentic Diana, it will not pass as authentic because of the tampering. The bag’s details belong ...

LABEL-Less!

LABEL-Less! - Coco Chanel designed her bags and clothes with the labels on the inside (the interlocking GG, theCHANEL stamp, or engravings)You can rarely see theMademoiselle wearing anything with ...

The MARKS!

The MARKS! Karl’s vision was different, he designed with the label (logos) on the outside. That’s why he replaced the Mademoiselle lock with the CC back-to-back logo clasp. Clients in the 80s want...

The Wheat of Sheaves 🌾

We see them everywhere. In Coco Chanel designs and her Paris apartment, she was born during the wheat harvest season. ‘The color of golden wheat inspired her love of the color gold as she was rais...

Mother..

SHE LOVED HIM BUT NOT HIS DESIGNS Karl’s mother never liked his designs or attended any of his shows. She said: “I do not want to go see people my son works for.”  

Schaeffer groups

If your snap button is engraved with Schaeffer or SHB — SWIP, then the hardware were made by Schaeffer group, originally a German manufacturer, Schaeffer-Homberg that Schaeffertec-Scovill bought, t...

CRUSHED!

If your vintage bag has a quilted engraving design on the CC   lock( crushed), then your bag most likely has a Rolo Bijoux chain that’s also quilted. If there is a globe charm in the design, then ...

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RETOUCHING VS REPAINTING?

Retouching Repainting

A NEW TREND?

I have come across another vintage medium classic flap that went through the same alteration as her sister lambskin from yesterday’s post on instagram. The difference this time is that it’s black (...

Every Quilt Tells a Tale!

Coco Chanel was strongly drawn to nautical themes and motifs in her designs, inspired by her love for the sea and the French Riviera where she spent much of her time. Her fascination with nautical ...

AN AUTHENTICATION TIP THAT WAS NEVER SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.

Here is an authentication tip for all of you. This tip I have never shared, but I am sure it will help the buyers as well as all consignment and second-market resellers. The edge stitching at the ...