I just read the entire thread and learned so much!!! Thank you Papertiger for all lthe valuable information
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Gucci Vintage Information Thread
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Hi, I'm going through a big dilemma trying to figure out if my vintage Gucci top handle satchel is authentic. I have a serial # stamped on the back of leather tab inside the bag & the knight shield stamped in the font. I'm really hoping its real, it's killing me trying to figure it out. I even have photos..
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http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-689655-267.html#post23773623
^ I hope it helps too. I have had to dig up some old old stuff and interview my mother and uncle for this thread too
More complications:Apparently there are Gucci Plus from 1993 that were made to get Gucci out of debt. I just have to find out where these were made and which type of store they were sold - anyone with one of these please let us know.
I have a bag that I'm wondering if it is Gucci Plus. I have been questioned about its authenticity, and I haven't been able to find anything like it. I know it isn't a knock-off because I bought it personally with my mom at a Gucci boutique in Venezuela in 1995. I can't remember how much it was, but it wasn't outrageous (had to have been less than $500 because I was only 15 and I know my mom would not have let me spend more than that). I've kept it in its dustbag and box all these years and it is in near perfect condition. It's not coated canvas--does that mean it wouldn't have been part of Gucci Accessories?
I am new to this and read this whole thread, and this is the most helpful information I've found. 1995 isn't technically vintage, I guess, but can I still post pics in this thread for you all to look at?
I'm not quite sure what you're asking but your bag would probably not have been part of the GAC in 1995 from Venezuela because it's from 1995 and it's not coated canvas.
If authenticity isn't an issue then don't worry about it, if it is post here:
http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-689655-267.html#post23773623
There certainly were fake Gucci factories in Venezuela but some of these items are marked with made in Venezuela and not made in Italy, there are a lot of vintage fake shoes like that
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It was GAC that was sold to get Gucci out of trouble in the early 1990s and strictly only in Japan and Asia.
GAC are something different than Gucci Plus although GAC bags are coated canvas (which is now confusingly called Gucci Plus). Alternative uses of the term Gucci Plus are towards the beginning of this thread but I shall try to explain
If your bag actually says 'Gucci Plus' inside it could have been made by Paolo Gucci (grandson of Guccio Gucci) He had negotiated to be able to use the name somewhere in the late-1980s whist still working and designing for the company. Paolo was not involoved in the company after the 1990 takeover by an investment group and his cousin Maurizio) Obviously the parent Gucci company must still own the Gucci Plus name now and somewhere in the small print it must have said he couldn't use the name if not working for or having shares in the company (I don't know though I'm not a Gucci lawyer
) Paolo may well have carried on using the name until he died in Oct 1995 although he lost a court case for using the Gucci name on products he made, so I'm sure there were still bags around. He actually lost the right to use the Gucci name without using 'Paolo' as a prefix, and since none of his family owned Gucci anymore (his cousin, Maurizio died in March 1995, 18 months after selling the company). Paolo certainly controlled factories in south America (primarily in Mexico) in the '80s and early '90s. By all means show pictures, we would all love to see I am sure
It means patented (usually followed by a number)
Some also say it in abbreviation 'Brev.' followed by the patent number
I bet if you post some clear photos of your bag, Papertiger will be able to give you some more information about it.
I'd like to see pics as well!
I am writing for help. The Gucci piece I am writing about is a wallet I purchased for my son last summer, but it has a mark (like a shadow or "wet") stain across the fabric. I am wondering if you can suggest a method of cleaning the fabric (uncoated) or a place where I can send it for some TLC. If there is a more appropriate forum, please tell me what it would be. Thanks.
Hello - I stumbled across your forum when I was trying to find information on my vintage bag, so was delighted when I saw this thread - really interesting, thanks.
I wonder if anyone can help me with details on a vintage Gucci I have had years & years & was given to me when an older lady died as they knew I liked my bags! I literally have scoured the internet trying to find details & stumbled across an ebay seller selling an identical one in black with a blue stone clasp. Buy it now price is over £1600 which I thought v ambitious! Doesn't say much about its history in description though except it is crocodile/alligator skin.
Mine also has a matching wallet/coin purse in it (although I am not sure it belongs as there is nothing that says Gucci in that at all) Anyway I will stop waffling & just show you the photos. Thanks so much for any info you can provide
I wonder if anyone can help me with details on a vintage Gucci I have had years & years & was given to me when an older lady died as they knew I liked my bags! I literally have scoured the internet trying to find details & stumbled across an ebay seller selling an identical one in black with a blue stone clasp. Buy it now price is over £1600 which I thought v ambitious! Doesn't say much about its history in description though except it is crocodile/alligator skin.
Mine also has a matching wallet/coin purse in it (although I am not sure it belongs as there is nothing that says Gucci in that at all) Anyway I will stop waffling & just show you the photos. Thanks so much for any info you can provide
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There is a whole sub-forum on tpf devoted to maintenance, here is our reference thread on specifically Gucci cleaning:
http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci-reference-library/gucci-care-cleaning-faqs-671670.html
You are very lucky, congrats on such a lovely bag. I have recently seen a croc of the same age for a similar price at a vintage store. It's not expensive when you consider how much a new Gucci croc bag retails for, and the vintage croc is so much better too.
The relative price of those bags when they were new was comparative to the huge amount they are now, that elderly lady must have thought a lot of you and knew you would value her amazing prize possession.
This is a 1950s model but they made them into the 1970s, the croc is TDF. Hard to tell from a pic but it looks like the stone is tiger's eye.
I don't mean to be bossy
but try to always have it covered in the rain or snow and and always leave it stored in a place neither too cold or hot or wet or dry and where it can breath.
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