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How to Spot a Fake Vintage Designer Michael Kors Handbags
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Michael Kors TOTES, When a handbag lover peruses vintage accessories, she is looking for authentic purses, not fabulous fakes. While each fashion season unscrupulous handbag purveyors create replica bags for budget-conscious consumers, vintage purses are not immune to the copying phenomena. For purse collectors, spotting a fake vintage designer handbag requires an eye for detail and a thorough examination of the bag's stitching, lining, outer skin and hardware.
michael kors outlet online, Visit your local library for designer bag history. Find books featuring the history of famous handbag designers. Within the pages of these periodicals, you will uncover pictures of vintage handbags, insight to the themes of the design house and information about the past designer collections. Check the lining of the designer handbag for puckering. The condition of a bag's lining is a good indicator of overall quality. While most vintage handbags are unlikely to have leather lining, the fabric interiors--made of silk, faille or cotton--lays flat along the inside of the purse. A fake bag will contain insider lining that gathers at the seam and feels rough to the touch.
Examine the purse for signs of reconstituted leather. These scraps of leather and other materials fused together feels like cardboard to the touch and cracks easily. Whether the bag is smooth or shiny, embossed or grainy an authentic leather handbag should feel durable, thick and substantial to the touch.
Michael Kors SHOULDER BAGS, Look for indicators of fake leather. Authentic vintage designer handbags have a unique leather smell; a fake bag does not, according to the experts at BagVanity.com. Synthetic leathers will show cracks when wrinkled or make squeaking noises when your bend the bag. Cheap leather in older handbags will fray around the edges or have small rips along the seams from old age. Study the stitching. Irregular seams along the outer corners of a vintage bag indicates poor workmanship and quality. In a high quality bag, the stitches run in a straight line along the seams and the size of the stitches should be even.
michael kors outlet store, Examine the interior labels of the vintage purse. Handbag designs of yesteryear--from Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Gucci--may contain interior labels with the brand's logo stitched, embossed or stamped inside the bag. A vintage Chanel handbag will have a gold or silver logo inside the purse, according to the experts at Auction Genius Course. Check the purse's hardware, clasps and zippers. The best handbags use heavy plated brass in the construction of their hardware. Inferior metals will not feel heavy to the touch, and are often hollow. All snaps and clasps must fasten easily; and locks should turn with ease.
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