Authenticate This BOTTEGA VENETA

[Keepall_in_TM]

It's a used bag, over five years old. Could be from the way the bag was stored, maybe in a different climate, maybe the owner tried to wash/clean it... The handle also looks like it has hairline cracks in the sealant, but it's just normal wear and tear to me.

Thank you very much for everything. I have a good feeling now.

Many thanks!!

 

[shiningrubygirl]

The Large Veneta is authentic, IMO
It looks like it could be Ardoise or New Light Grey (which really wasn’t that light, IMO)

Hi there. Thank you @V0N1B2 for helping me in authenticating the bag. I'm currently considering whether to purchase the bag or not since the bag only comes with dust bag and leather framed mirror. There's no care card based on the info I got from the seller.

 

[V0N1B2]

Hi there. Thank you @V0N1B2 for helping me in authenticating the bag. I'm currently considering whether to purchase the bag or not since the bag only comes with dust bag and leather framed mirror. There's no care card based on the info I got from the seller.

What do you mean by care card? The care card is a piece of cardboard. I wouldn’t expect someone to have kept it in the pocket for 5+ years.

 

[shiningrubygirl]

What do you mean by care card? The care card is a piece of cardboard. I wouldn’t expect someone to have kept it in the pocket for 5+ years.

I mean the care instruction booklet . Yes, it's true. I just think that it will be a complete set if the bag also comes with the care instruction booklet

 

[muchstuff]

I mean the care instruction booklet . Yes, it's true. I just think that it will be a complete set if the bag also comes with the care instruction booklet

IMO you're doing well if you have the dust bag and the mirror. Many pre-loved bags come with neither.

 

[choco-yummy]

Not to be fussy, but I would really like to see a better, clearer close up photo of the heatstamp AND photos of the underside of both zippers. The photo of the heatstamp is funky-looking to me and I want to make sure it's not just photographed oddly.
It looks like it could be Shadow from Fall 2013 but we'll have to see what the extra pictures show.

Hi @V0N1B2, got the photo from the sellers. Still missing the zipper of the inner pocket, I am asking him. Thank you for your help
Edited to update the zipper photo. I have good feelings now, hopefully you also concur

 

[V0N1B2]

Hi @V0N1B2, got the photo from the sellers. Still missing the zipper of the inner pocket, I am asking him. Thank you for your help
Edited to update the zipper photo. I have good feelings now, hopefully you also concur
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Thanks for the additional photographs. The heatstamp looks much better than the first set of pics. The Veneta is authentic, IMO. I can't confirm the colour though, sorry. It might be Medium Grey, which was done the season before New Light Grey came out. I'm pretty sure it isn't Shadow, or at least it doesn't appear to be from the closeup pictures

 

[kwal]

I posted in another thread asking about the straps but would love to know if this is authentic. My grandmother bought this at the yard sale of an ex-wife of a famous person many years ago so I assume it's vintage. My grandma is 95 now and doesn't really have a use for the bag, so she let me have it. It has a round gold mirror as well. Thanks for any information!

 

[ardenp]

Bought this Intrecciato shoulder bag from experienced SA at Bloomingdale's today and would have no reason to suspect anything except I can't find any markings on the one interior zipper and have heard that it's supposed to have a marking. Almost impossible to get good photos because of the positioning but if someone has seen this bag and could comment on the zipper I would be so appreciative. It's sad to feel so paranoid about everything these days!

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[katmaffia]

first post overhere
Item Name: Bottega Veneta Calf speedster low sneaker
Seller name or ID: private
Working Link to pictures:
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i have my doubts about these sneakers
i saw these earlier on ebay with a brown / black box
and the sole was white stamped instead of the printing like these
this style of printing was more on the older pairs
the laces also dont have the branding

 

[choco-yummy]

Dear authenticators,
It seems that there’s no end to my Bv obsession , which just started 2 months back. After I got 2 Venetas and 1 Belly, I put my eyes on Nodini.
I just got this one from a local reputable reseller. As I can only compare it with my existing hobos, there’re few discrepancies I have noticed, thus I feel 99% sure this one is authentic. And it might be different material (leather, lining..) being used for different models.
1/ The lining of the Nodini is not suede or at least it’s different from the hobos I have. However the material used for the phone pocket feels more like suede and is different.
2/ The zipper in the inner pocket is riri, though I remember reading somewhere on tpf that BV stop using riri for inner pocket and only for the main zipper (which is the case of my hobos)
3/ The leather feels different, probably thicker and more matte, and on some leather woven I can see it being pulled off, which again is not the case of the hobos.
Thank you for your kind help to authenticate and shed the lights to my concerns

 

[indiaink]

Dear authenticators,
It seems that there’s no end to my Bv obsession , which just started 2 months back. After I got 2 Venetas and 1 Belly, I put my eyes on Nodini.
I just got this one from a local reputable reseller. As I can only compare it with my existing hobos, there’re few discrepancies I have noticed, thus I feel 99% sure this one is authentic. And it might be different material (leather, lining..) being used for different models.
1/ The lining of the Nodini is not suede or at least it’s different from the hobos I have. However the material used for the phone pocket feels more like suede and is different.
2/ The zipper in the inner pocket is riri, though I remember reading somewhere on tpf that BV stop using riri for inner pocket and only for the main zipper (which is the case of my hobos)
3/ The leather feels different, probably thicker and more matte, and on some leather woven I can see it being pulled off, which again is not the case of the hobos.
Thank you for your kind help to authenticate and shed the lights to my concerns

Authentic. It is lined with suede ... it possibly feels different because it is newer (and I believe BV quit using 'pigskin suede' in some markets, so that might account for the difference as well). Because it is newer, it still has little leather bits (you call 'being pulled off') that will disappear with use. The blue color on this Nodini will affect the 'feel' of the leather, as you've noticed. @V0N1B2 should be able to give you the exact shade of blue.

 

[indiaink]

Bought this Intrecciato shoulder bag from experienced SA at Bloomingdale's today and would have no reason to suspect anything except I can't find any markings on the one interior zipper and have heard that it's supposed to have a marking. Almost impossible to get good photos because of the positioning but if someone has seen this bag and could comment on the zipper I would be so appreciative. It's sad to feel so paranoid about everything these days!

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[indiaink]

I posted in another thread asking about the straps but would love to know if this is authentic. My grandmother bought this at the yard sale of an ex-wife of a famous person many years ago so I assume it's vintage. My grandma is 95 now and doesn't really have a use for the bag, so she let me have it. It has a round gold mirror as well. Thanks for any information!

Lovely authentic vintage, and that's about all I can say. Most here were not born when that bag came out.

 

[indiaink]

first post overhere
Item Name: Bottega Veneta Calf speedster low sneaker
Seller name or ID: private
Working Link to pictures:
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i have my doubts about these sneakers
i saw these earlier on ebay with a brown / black box
and the sole was white stamped instead of the printing like these
this style of printing was more on the older pairs
the laces also dont have the branding

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Sorry, I do not authenticate clothing. The green and white bag, paperwork, and green box look authentic (for the Daniel Lee era), however.