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Legend also has it that the particular shade of burgundy leather that has long been used to line the 2.55 was chosen to match the uniforms worn by Coco at the convent orphanage where she was raised.
All variants of The Flap Bag featured gold, black or silver metallic chain straps and when resources grew scarce, leather straps were intertwined and/or used as a stylish alternative.
Eight digit serial number printed on white sticker covered with clear tape with two Chanel logos."X" cut-lines prevent sticker from being removed without damage. "CHANEL" appears on rightright side of the sticker. Dark line appears on left side of sticker. Gold speckles appear throughout sticker.
The diamonds on the back of the bag should line up exactly with the stitching on the pockets. If they don’t match perfectly — it is not a genuine Chanel.
Many Flap Bags even feature an uncommon hidden zipper compartment, rumoured to have been used by Coco to hide love letters during one of many glorious periods in her love life.
The CC logo on the interior of a Double Flap bag is precisely 9mm wide and positioned 1.5 cm above the Chanel stamping, with the stitching color matching Chanel serial number guide the interior of the bag.
Caution: If you are authenticating a used Chanel bag that uses a chip technology instead of hologram (early year 2021 and newer) skip to authentication step 2 and then follow detailed steps later in the article that describe how to authenticate newer Chanel bags with NFC chip technology.
While many expect to start learning how to tell if a Chanel bag is real with the authenticity card, we left it until last for a simple reason. Some fake Chanel bags and all super fakes come with their own card.
Genuine Chanel's classic bags feature either flat head screws or proprietary star-shaped screws in their lock mechanism, never Phillips-head screws.
Join us as we stroll down fashion history lane and remember some of the most enduring handbags from the house of Chanel. Here is a brief history of the iconic Chanel flap bag.
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Fake Chanel bags may exhibit inconsistencies such as unevenly spaced quilting or misaligned diamond patterns, a clear indication of inauthenticity, unlike the genuine Chanel bags manufactured with precision and care.