Gucci Vintage Information Thread
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This label was used 1960s and 1970s but people do pull them off worn out items and re-stick them on items of a more dubious 'parentage' so for future hunting (and I say this to everyone) be careful to not assume authenticity lies only with the label. Likewise, items can be authentic without their label.
General note. Many of Gucci's labels and symbols get recycled in different eras and even then some markings are not similar across the board of items (e.g. a Gucci silk evening bag may still have a stamp from an earlier time than a leather bag from the same year).
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge in such great detail, PT!
Here are some pictures of the bag in question. I purchased it from a Japanese seller & if I'm not wrong, this design is not very common.
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Hard to tell if it was common or not back then for us now as we don't have family sales ledgers, I'm sure most '70s Gucci are rare now. The G-print in Japan was HUGE BTW!!!
You're right. Actually I meant to say this design isn't common these days but I guess it's more accurate to say 70's Gucci are rare now.
Hello. I recently bought this Vintage Gucci after it has been authenticated by our lovely Authenticator here. If anyone has more info about this Vintage? Which year, type of leather etc, please share with me. Thank you so much.
I have one too, as do a few others.
Name: Answered you in 'Name that Gucci'.
Date: Early-mid 1990s
Leather: The leather is hi-shine box (calf) so it can scratch but it wears well. Keep out of direct sunlight when storing and since it's a structured stuff and pad out, the shape must not get squashed.
Tip: When new, they all had a key cloche, mirror and a strap but these often get lost. Keep your strap and cloche safe, even if you don't always use them.
Moving this quote from 'name this Gucci'
Yours isn't pigskin (actually 'pigskin' or 'porc' is what it's called in France, more accurately called boarskin in Italy because of the the traditional Florentine/Tuscan material/animal). In the UK it is offered referred to as peccary or tunstall (I think so they don't have to say pig or boar
). Anyway, pigskin/boar would have tiny pore marks all over the skin not smooth like yours.
I'm supposing that this model could have been special ordered in boar in the 1990s though I've yet to see one and it would have been more fashionable for polished calf. The 1950s versions were often made from boar, so perhaps the other one was a much older version, the predecessor to ours. Sometimes these were also with the newly incorporated and now iconic Web-stripe.
Check out this thread, I think we have some 1950s versions :reading:
Yours isn't pigskin (actually 'pigskin' or 'porc' is what it's called in France, more accurately called boarskin in Italy because of the the traditional Florentine/Tuscan material/animal). In the UK it is offered referred to as peccary or tunstall (I think so they don't have to say pig or boar
). Anyway, pigskin/boar would have tiny pore marks all over the skin not smooth like yours. I'm supposing that this model could have been special ordered in boar in the 1990s though I've yet to see one and it would have been more fashionable for polished calf. The 1950s versions were often made from boar, so perhaps the other one was a much older version, the predecessor to ours. Sometimes these were also with the newly incorporated and now iconic Web-stripe.
Check out this thread, I think we have some 1950s versions :reading:
Moving this quote from 'name this Gucci'
Yours isn't pigskin (actually 'pigskin' or 'porc' is what it's called in France, more accurately called boarskin in Italy because of the the traditional Florentine/Tuscan material/animal). In the UK it is offered referred to as peccary or tunstall (I think so they don't have to say pig or boar
I'm supposing that this model could have been special ordered in boar in the 1990s though I've yet to see one and it would have been more fashionable for polished calf. The 1950s versions were often made from boar, so perhaps the other one was a much older version, the predecessor to ours. Sometimes these were also with the newly incorporated and now iconic Web-stripe.
Check out this thread, I think we have some 1950s versions :reading:
Thanks so much PT! You are so knowledgeable. After buying that Gucci, I think I want to get another Vintage Gucci lol. They are so classy yet affordable for my budget. Haha
I'm presuming you didn't buy it new or you wouldn't be asking. You'll have to post pics, inside and out to date it.
Do I post here or authentication.? I have not posted pics in many years so I will need to figure out the best way.
Yes, I bought from someone a long time ago who told me it was authentic. I believe it is as it has great stitching, and good hardware. But I guess you never know. It does need to be cleaned though. Thanks, will post pics as soon as I figure it out.
Yes, I bought from someone a long time ago who told me it was authentic. I believe it is as it has great stitching, and good hardware. But I guess you never know. It does need to be cleaned though. Thanks, will post pics as soon as I figure it out.
