Journal

Guides before you buy

Practical answers to the questions our clients ask most: authenticity, sizes, codes and care.

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  How to Tell if a Chanel Bag Is Real: 8 Checks Before You Buy

  Quilting, the CC lock, interior stamps, serial stickers and the microchip that replaced them in 2021. What to look at, and what to ask the seller.

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  Chanel Classic Flap Sizes Explained: Mini, Small, Medium, Jumbo and Maxi

  Approximate dimensions of every Classic Flap size, from the Square Mini to the Maxi, and how to choose between them.

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  Louis Vuitton Date Codes Explained: How to Read Them, and What Changed in 2021

  Letters for the workshop, digits for the date: how to read an LV date code, where it hides, and why newer bags have a chip instead.

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  How to Measure Your Wrist for a Bangle, Cuff or Chain Bracelet

  Slip-on bangles are sized on the hand, cuffs and chains on the wrist. A 2-minute method with a string and a ruler.

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  How to Care for and Store a Designer Handbag So It Lasts

  Stuff it, bag it, keep it out of the sun: simple habits that protect a luxury handbag and its resale value.