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The best faked Chanel!

I always get asked about the best faked Chanel flaps I see. The answer is always medium black caviar, and to be more precise, black medium caviar that is made in Italy, and to make it worse (or, in...

Keepin’ It Knotty!!

Don’t even think about untangling that chain! The chain is intentionally designed to look like the ropes and knots used on boats. Coco Chanel was a lover of sailing and the sea, and this design pay...

A flap stiffener.

Him: “Why is this so expensive? Can it fly me to the moon?” Me: “Yes indeed! It’s the latest aircraft model.” - Some older “aircrafts” have a thin long half-rolled leather piece attached to the ins...

(Plating sludge).

is a mixture of fine metal particles and chemicals during the electroplating process. This happens when the electroplating bath was not the right temperature or was not filtered ( from earlier repl...

Authentic vs fake

Perfection doesn’t mean authentic and flawed doesn’t mean fake.

BLACK SAND SPECKLES!

Coco Chanel loved the simple beauty of the beach and used it in her fashion designs. She was the first to make clothes from light, easy to wear fabrics, inspired by her time at the coast. This le...

Superior fake hologram stickers.

THE TRUE MEANING OF SUPERIOR FAKES STICKERS. I WISH IF OTHERS SERVICES WILL SHOW TRUE COMPARISONS BETWEEN FAKES AND REAL DETAILS INSTEAD OF THE EASY-TO-TELL ONES THAT THEY ALWAYS POST FOR COMPARISO...

Illegible Hallmark?

If you can’t read the hallmark on your vintage bag, or if it’s looking unclear or messy, it means one thing only… the hardwares were re-plated. And it’s because the process of re-plating involves ...

I’m confusion! 🤪

If you don’t own one of these, then I can’t consider you a Chanel lover 😆 the vintage Chanel maxi or jumbo with the oversized CC lock is a must-have in any Chanel collector’s closet! Often buyers ...

The Timeless Elegance aka 00X

When you’re browsing through your Chanel purchases, you may come across double zeros and a letter before the style code on your tag or receipt. This code signifies that your item is part of the per...

Store Policy: let’s correct some broken rules!

So You thought you had found the perfect Chanel Holla hoop bag (I won’t judge your taste), but discovered it’s as fake as your New Year’s resolution to lose 15 pounds. Despite missing the return d...

Decoding the Chip

The Advantages of RFID Technology RFID technology in designer leather goods factories provides security, enhanced tracking and inventory control, streamlined customer service, valuable data analys...

Uprooting: The End of an Era!

Chanel has a history of implementing what is known as the ‘uprooting strategy,’ where the brand makes significant shifts in its strategy roughly every 20–25 years. This strategy was first employed...

Let me save you some cash💰

Let me save you some cash 💰  

JUJIN PLAXA.

JUJIN PLAXA. An incident prompted this article when a client asked me to authenticate a Chanel bag, but I noticed that a crucial part of the design was missing from the flap. Upon inquiry, the cli...

THE TEXTURE OF THE ELITE.