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Good Afternoon!
I could use some assistance on authenticating / confirming the style of this Satchel, please and thank you!

Item name: (looking to confirm) Nile Collection Alligator / Crocodile Embossed Satchel ? Not sure on color either - believe it is Avocado after restoring it from terrible state.
Not listed, will be by me IF authenticated / after I clean it in such case.
Key notes here: Extreme restoration was done do revive this poor gal, hoping it is authentic as believed, otherwise it was a great practice bag lol!

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Good Afternoon!
I could use some assistance on authenticating / confirming the style of this Satchel, please and thank you!

Item name: (looking to confirm) Nile Collection Alligator / Crocodile Embossed Satchel ? Not sure on color either - believe it is Avocado after restoring it from terrible state.
Not listed, will be by me IF authenticated / after I clean it in such case.
Key notes here: Extreme restoration was done do revive this poor gal, hoping it is authentic as believed, otherwise it was a great practice bag lol!

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It's authentic and called a domed satchel.

This was Dooney's stock image. I saved it in 2006 but I believe the bag is from 2-4 years earlier.
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Good afternoon!
I have cleaned up another messy bag and could use assistance authenticating it, I believe the tags appear accurate etc? Many thanks, as always!

Item name: (looking to confirm) Signature DB Logo Mini Bucket Hobo Bag / Coated Canvas? Unsure of year of manufacturing
Not listed, will be by me IF authenticated / after I clean it in such case.
Key notes here: Very heavy restoration was done to revive this poor thing, it is still in rough shape, lol.

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Good afternoon!
I have cleaned up another messy bag and could use assistance authenticating it, I believe the tags appear accurate etc? Many thanks, as always!

Item name: (looking to confirm) Signature DB Logo Mini Bucket Hobo Bag / Coated Canvas? Unsure of year of manufacturing
Not listed, will be by me IF authenticated / after I clean it in such case.
Key notes here: Very heavy restoration was done to revive this poor thing, it is still in rough shape, lol.

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Authentic IT bucket bag from early (2003-ish).

Because the IT bags are PVC coated canvas, the coating on the lighter colors had a tendency to yellow. This bag doesn't look as bad
as some.
 
Authentic IT bucket bag from early (2003-ish).

Because the IT bags are PVC coated canvas, the coating on the lighter colors had a tendency to yellow. This bag doesn't look as bad
as some.

Oh wow! So you mean this bag was potentially "white" fabric coated originally, and the PVC has made it the pastel yellow on the exterior? That is crazy, especially if this is considered pretty decent for these lol! Thanks so much again for your help, I hadn't run into this "IT" collection in my searching for coated canvas DB items to compare too. BTW, because I tend to try to absorb all I can on the subjects I'm diving into - what does "IT" stand for? I can't find any history on it, even on "ILoveDooney" site which has a bunch of them. Is it "Italian"? Just meaning "Fab", or like the Clown IT lol! Many thanks!
 
Oh wow! So you mean this bag was potentially "white" fabric coated originally, and the PVC has made it the pastel yellow on the exterior? That is crazy, especially if this is considered pretty decent for these lol! Thanks so much again for your help, I hadn't run into this "IT" collection in my searching for coated canvas DB items to compare too. BTW, because I tend to try to absorb all I can on the subjects I'm diving into - what does "IT" stand for? I can't find any history on it, even on "ILoveDooney" site which has a bunch of them. Is it "Italian"? Just meaning "Fab", or like the Clown IT lol! Many thanks!
There was also a yellow coated fabric but your bag looks like it was originally white. This one (sorry for the blurry picture) was yellow:
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These are some pictures from white (new at the time) items. You can see how bright the white is.
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I don't know what "IT" means unless it was used to indicate that "it" was the in "it" thing. But this is a tag from one of the items in the collection and it has "IT" in front of the style number, indicating the collection.
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There was also a yellow coated fabric but your bag looks like it was originally white. This one (sorry for the blurry picture) was yellow:
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These are some pictures from white (new at the time) items. You can see how bright the white is.
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I don't know what "IT" means unless it was used to indicate that "it" was the in "it" thing. But this is a tag from one of the items in the collection and it has "IT" in front of the style number, indicating the collection.
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This has been very helpful and enlightening too! Thanks so much for taking the time to provide such thorough information and examples! I'm in amazement that the bag was once white, haha, oh gosh! It makes sense though, as many of the plastic photo windows of wallets etc turn yellow with time too. Hadn't thought about that!
 
Can you please help me?


Is this one authentic? It looks like a 20 year old vintagebag for me.
It's an authentic Cabrio leather large hobo. It's from approximately 2004 give or take a year or 2.
 
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Item Name: I do not know, I’ve looked everywhere for a name. All I keep getting is Dr bag but I don’t think that’s right.

Link (if available): purchased at a thrift store, value bikkage

The tag looks real to me but the inside bottom layer is coming up on the edges. I can’t get it to stay folded under. It’s a larger bag. About 11.5” x 10.5”.

I added a colorful strap to it for fun. it didn’t have one attached. I would like to know if it’s authentic or not. I appreciate any help! Thank you!

Hi, I am new to Dooney bags but today I went to the second hand vintage store and purchansed two! And coincidentally I got a bag identical to the one you are showing. Yours is in much better condition, but mine did come with a Dooney "guarantee" card and a page from an old Spiegel catalogue. It calls it the "Satchel" bag; no other identification as far as name. I am attaching the page and photos of mine. I want to get opinions as far as how to clean it well. Thanks for posting yours!

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Hi, I recently bought this purse from a local estate sale and know very little about it. I wonder if you can tell me if it is authentic and perhaps the model and year if it is. I’ve only seen vintage Dooneys before and this one looks new. Thank you.39805054-14AD-4A6F-94B3-3F59DFC5F8C5.jpeg
 

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The bag is authentic but I don't recall the name of the style. It's from around 2004-05.
 
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