Gucci Vintage Information Thread

[Vintagegucciguy]

Looks as good as any museum.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful collection. Loving your Leonardo print pieces especially.

I 'only' have around 40 Gucci bags. You make me feel better about my 'capsule collection'

Thank you for sharing you knowledge and helping so many people. I'm knowledgeable about vintage pieces so I will try to help answer some questions to take the heavy load off you if you'd like.

 

[papertiger]

Thank you for sharing you knowledge and helping so many people. I'm knowledgeable about vintage pieces so I will try to help answer some questions to take the heavy load off you if you'd like.

That would be fantastic, thank you

Please contribute as you wish, just have fun, we're very pleased to have you with us

 

[Houdhoud]

I joined this forum many years ago and forgot all about it until I came across it again. I'm a collector with approximately 700 pieces in my collection. I'll share a few photos.

OMG, Is that paradise ? I thought I was crazy having almost 30 vintage Gucci pieces but this... wow

 

[Enjaby215]

Would they repair cracking/flaking on the outside of a vintage bag? My mother has a red coated canvas bag from the 80s and there are cracks along the sides, toward the bottom. Unfortunately the cracks are pretty noticeable since the material underneath is white. And it crumbles off leaving little red flakes on my clothes. The inside is leather and in perfect condition.

9. Can Gucci repair the inside of my canvas bag - it's flaking and the colour is comming off on everything in my bag.

9. No. This is a common problem in GAL bags and some canvas and leather trimmed 1980s vintage travel bags Gucci can do nothing about this, best to line the bag with protective acid-free tissue paper or tale or scrub/brush as much flakey top stuff off as poss to prevent further damage.

 

[doni]

Boar

Pecari are also from the pig family (hence the little spots on the skin from the coarse hair) but are smaller and their skins usually made into gloves and smaller items that need to be very both very supple and hardwearing. Pecari skins are even more very expensive than boarskin. Boar of course live in the wild in Tuscany.

Indeed, when I lived in Florence I loved going to the Sagre del Cinghiale

 

[doni]

Here's one more... I'll post more occasionally. Hope you guys enjoy the photos

Wow . Looking forward to seeing the rest of your collection!

Love the Leonardo print.

 

[jenniferelaine]

I’ve read this entire thread & have learned so much! Thank you @papertiger for sharing your knowledge with us! I’m 42 & my earliest memory of Gucci is of the Boston & other bags from the 1980s that inspired the current Ophidia collection. All my friend’s mothers had one! It’s been fascinating to go back even further to learn about Gucci’s history. My current bag is the Marmont camera bag & thought it very interesting that collection & the GGs came from the 70s. I also made my way through the entire series of Dynasty -the original & it’s on Amazon Prime video- & in one scene, Krystle was leaving Blake & she had everything she owned packed in a fabulous set of navy, mono Gucci luggage. I got so excited (watching it on my phone at work, at lunch), but I had no one to tell! LOL! Anyway, again, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! My idea of history!

 

[Marianasingsopera]

Slightly later. You'll need to feed it, it's very dry.

It would have been aimed at guys. Typical Gucci, not particularly rare and certainly not exclusive but very classic and lovely to have.

Thank you!

 

[Marianasingsopera]

Does anyone know approximately what year this bag is from?

 

[Aperture101013]

So I was given the “ok” on the wallet below that it is a real Gucci (photos below - scroll)
Now I am just wondering if anyone would have an idea on the circa of this fine wallet
It has no serial number (Vintage?)
Thanks to all who reply
Julian

 

[shoprat]

Does anyone have info on this bag? Year? Name? Thanks

 

[jbags07]

Here's one more... I'll post more occasionally. Hope you guys enjoy the photos

Your bags ate gorgeous Would love to see more of your beautiful collection if you feel like posting more....how long have you been collecting!?

 

[jbags07]

I pulled out my vintage Gucci bag today...this was actually the first designer bag i ever purchased....31 years ago....i’ve always kept it stuffed with the original tissue it came with...but now the inside lining is sticky and peeling in a lot of places....i know there isn't anything to be done, but i am wondering...if i get a bag insert for it and keep it in all the time, would that be a good solution? I dont want the sticky peely stuff to get on my nice slg’s, but i wasn’t sure if keeping an insert inside will cause the peeling to accelerate? Thank you so much for any thoughts of this!

 

[papertiger]

View attachment 4597598 View attachment 4597599 View attachment 4597600 I pulled out my vintage Gucci bag today...this was actually the first designer bag i ever purchased....31 years ago....i’ve always kept it stuffed with the original tissue it came with...but now the inside lining is sticky and peeling in a lot of places....i know there isn't anything to be done, but i am wondering...if i get a bag insert for it and keep it in all the time, would that be a good solution? I dont want the sticky peely stuff to get on my nice slg’s, but i wasn’t sure if keeping an insert inside will cause the peeling to accelerate? Thank you so much for any thoughts of this!

The insert will help. I have one in a TF era basket/bamboo handle bag.

 

[jbags07]

The insert will help. I have one in a TF era basket/bamboo handle bag.

Thank you @papertiger I will look for one on etsy that can be made to fit this size/shape...