Gucci Vintage Information Thread

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#875
CarolineStau said:
Hey, I have an bag from the Accessories Collection, and I woundred ig you could take a look at it too se if you could authenticate it or not ? :D
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CarolineStau,

You can provide the info and I can at least look at it. I am not too familiar with GAC but I know most fabrics and hardware. Also, possibly PT can take a look at it as well.
 
#878
retrostreet said:
I have a 1970's Gucci bag that says Made in Haiti on a cloth tag inside seam. Interesting.
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Welcome to tPF retrostreet

Paolo Gucci reportedly had some of these made 'on the side' without anyone else knowing within the company. They are not actually considered to be Gucci by Gucci, but since Paolo was working for the company at the time it's obviously a grey area.
 
#879
Hello everyone! I love seeing all these old photos- I really feel I was born in the wrong time period :)

I wanted to post a recent acquisition that I am very excited about. I love the details and design of the bag. The adjustable shoulder strap is more modern than the typical holes I feel you see in older bags. It also has two great compartments. Any information would be super (I did post this in the authenticate thread, so I deeply apologize if anything turns up negative there. I will certainly try to update this post if that is the case.)

Here it is :)

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#880
cocobean1793 said:
I have recently added 2 vintage Lady Lock handbags to my collection and am going to post a series of side by side pics for comparison. I'm not sure why the details are different, if it's the ages of the bags or because they are different sizes, so experts, please feel free to weigh in:)

In the posts that follow, details of the small ( 9.5 inch wide x 8 inch high) dark navy bag will be on the left and details of the larger ( 11 inch wide x 10 inch high) black bag will be on the right. Both are lined in red leather. The front of the bags
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I love these bags. I missed out on a beige one almost a year ago and I am STILL kicking myself [emoji22]

Thank you for sharing your's :)
 
#881
amstevens714 said:
Hello everyone! I love seeing all these old photos- I really feel I was born in the wrong time period :)

I wanted to post a recent acquisition that I am very excited about. I love the details and design of the bag. The adjustable shoulder strap is more modern than the typical holes I feel you see in older bags. It also has two great compartments. Any information would be super (I did post this in the authenticate thread, so I deeply apologize if anything turns up negative there. I will certainly try to update this post if that is the case.)

Here it is :)

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Mstevens714,

Cool handbag - In my opinion it seems it might be from the 1980's because of the impressed front logo and the interior attached gold GUCCI Made in Italy tab.
 
#882
papertiger said:
The Gucci Accessory Collection was created in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was under control of Gucci's Perfume division. Although it was supposed to only cover key-rings and cosmetic bags etc many coated canvas handbags were also produced.
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Papertiger,

If I may - Also in the 1980's is when the company, with its family division, started going awry and things such as 10 billion skus for the company got them into some deep issues. Not only did the Gucci parfums part of the company started making more and more, but also this is when they started making items in several different countries. Gucci Parfums at the time was a totally separate division, like a sister company. Then there was also the watch making company, Sevrin, which not only handled the watches, but if I recall correctly they also handled the sunglass division.

It was a mess and having to deal with it as an employee in a regular retail store in the US was difficult sometimes to explain to a client.
 
#883
papertiger said:
Vintage names

Most vintage bags do not have names only model numbers

Some vintage bags do have names such as:

The Jackie or Bouvier, named after Jackie Bouvier/Kennedy/Onassis

The Bardot named after the French actress Brigitte Bardot

The Britt named after the Swedish actress Britt Ekland

There was also a Gucci Kelly style named after Grace Kelly (even though the Kelly is more associated with Hermes) which meant a box shape with single top handle and a staple for Gucci and could be made to order.

Grace Kelly also inspired the original Flora pattern and it was made especially for her in the 1966. 40 years later the print inspired the 2006 S/S collection.

All of the ladies who inspired these bags were regular customers of Gucci long before the bags were made.
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Papertiger,

As far as the Gucci Flora, do not forget the inspiration for the mini-flora bags/accessories in the 1980's, such as the large tote I have, which I purchased while being employed with Gucci.


(I have been MIA for a bit now and I am trying to catch up on all these posts, ahhhhh...)
 
#884
Dear Authenticators

Please can you authenticate the following:

Item: vintage authentic Gucci clutch bag
Listing Number: 181791421483
Seller: kbyrne-1994
Link: http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/181791421483?nav=SEARCH

Thanking you in advance!
 
#885
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