The research starts and because I had some time I found out about the Gucci dynasty – and when I say dynasty think soap opera!! The bag has no serial number just the gold stamp of the Gucci bellboy. The owner said she bought it in 1982/3 from the Bond Street Gucci store with one of her first wage packets – I love knowing these things! It has the iconic red and green web as a centre stripe over the flap and, unusually, it has a chain handle which can be removed to turn the bag into a true clutch. The vintage Gucci is a lovely flap over clutch made from brown gucci monogram fabric which is coated. It was doing the research for the last which inspired this post.Ī picture of the bag is at the bottom of the page as it is displayed in the shop. So I was really pleased to come into the shop last week and find new consignments including a vintage Louis Vuitton cross body bag (without a sticky pocket!!), a vintage Mulberry scotchgrain shopper, a vintage Mulberry in black congo leather (now sold) and a lovely vintage Gucci bag. Sometimes authenticating can take a while but I have great fun trawling the internet and taking trips to London. Selling vintage Gucci and other designer items means that we have to be ever vigilant for fakes.
