sophia zipperheads - help!

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champagne clara

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#1
And voilà, I won an auction for a Sophia on Ebay... but I did not see pictures of the zippers...
Should I ask before paying?

I know, it was not very prudent, and I should have had that bag authentified:throwup:...

Can you help me, what should I ask?

FYI this is my first MJ.....
 
#3
The zipperheads should all be riri. I know longer own a padlock Sophia, so I can't remember if they should be M4s or M6s, but they should definitely be marked riri with the size (M#) below it. Because this bag is lined with canvas, there should also be a Made in Italy label on the back wall of the rear section -

I'm a little concerned about this bag - there's five sets of grommets on the shoulder strap and as far as I know, "newer" Sophia bags with padlock pockets should only have three sets of grommets (where the shoulder strap adjusts). The older bags (with brass buckles) had five sets, but I don't recall ever seeing a padlock Sophia w/five grommets -

Perhaps someone else can shed some light on this - Did MJ ever add five sets of grommets to new Sophias with padlock pockets??
 
#4
iluvmybags said:
The zipperheads should all be riri. I know longer own a padlock Sophia, so I can't remember if they should be M4s or M6s, but they should definitely be marked riri with the size (M#) below it. Because this bag is lined with canvas, there should also be a Made in Italy label on the back wall of the rear section -

I'm a little concerned about this bag - there's five sets of grommets on the shoulder strap and as far as I know, "newer" Sophia bags with padlock pockets should only have three sets of grommets (where the shoulder strap adjusts). The older bags (with brass buckles) had five sets, but I don't recall ever seeing a padlock Sophia w/five grommets -

Perhaps someone else can shed some light on this - Did MJ ever add five sets of grommets to new Sophias with padlock pockets??
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My Sophia has 5 grommets, pushlocks, cloth interior, Lampo zippers and MII stamped onto the leather lip. :yes:
 
#6
Melly said:
My Sophia has 5 grommets, pushlocks, cloth interior, Lampo zippers and MII stamped onto the leather lip. :yes:
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I honestly never saw this, esp the Made in Italy stamped into the leather on a canvas lined bag. Is your Sophia the black one (like the one clara won?) I do know that's one of the few Sophias that has the squared front zipper pocket too (most of the other color have pointed ends) - perhaps the black was made differently from all the seasonal colors??
 
#7
iluvmybags said:
I honestly never saw this, esp the Made in Italy stamped into the leather on a canvas lined bag. Is your Sophia the black one (like the one clara won?) I do know that's one of the few Sophias that has the squared front zipper pocket too (most of the other color have pointed ends) - perhaps the black was made differently from all the seasonal colors??
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Mine is white with white cloth interior. I believe it is from 2003 but I could be wrong.
 
#9
I think it depended on the season/leather of the bag. I noticed that some fabric lined sophias with the square leather front zippers do have Lampo zippers and five grommets. I'm pretty sure this one will have Lampo zippers as well.
 
#10
Lampo zipper heads on this one... cannot find the MII on the lip... where is it exactly..,?
I like the bag, but honestly, It's waaaay too small for me...I need to learn to transfert inched into centimenters...
thank you so much for you help !
 
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