Identify this Balenciaga

[ksuromax]

Hello ladies, hope everyone is having a lovely day. I wanted to reach out about this beauty that I purchased back in 2014 from another tpfer in fantastic condition. I love her so much that I've only worn her out a handful of times! Can any of you let me know if there's anything I can do to continue to preserve the leather...also does any one know the year that it is from and type of leather please?

looks like agneau and from somewhere between 2008 and 2010

 

[muchstuff]

looks like agneau and from somewhere between 2008 and 2010

I'm thinking maybe 07 aquamarine...

 

[muchstuff]

Here's an 07 aquamarine from AFF, an old listing.

 

[ksuromax]

2010 Canard, perhaps?
or, was Canard darker??

 

[muchstuff]

2010 Canard, perhaps?

Canard is nowhere near that bright. Did you see the AFF pic I just posted of the aquamarine? Dead ringer. The pics of the aquamarines I found all had that same look to the leather.

 

[ksuromax]

Canard is nowhere near that bright. Did you see the AFF pic I just posted of the aquamarine? Dead ringer. The pics of the aquamarines I found all had that same look to the leather.

yes, i have seen it, after i posted and page refreshed
Yes, looks like it, colourwise
but it does not look like 2007 leather

 

[muchstuff]

yes, i have seen it, after i posted and page refreshed
Yes, looks like it, colourwise
but it does not look like 2007 leather

Maybe dye has something to do with it...I'm not that great at definitively identifying chevre vs agneau to begin with.

 

[ksuromax]

Maybe dye has something to do with it...I'm not that great at definitively identifying chevre vs agneau to begin with.

i have 2, Tomato and Sienna of 2007, leather looks different from this (but the same on both of mine)

 

[muchstuff]

i have 2, Tomato and Sienna of 2007, leather looks different from this (but the same on both of mine)

I don't know, it just looks too much like the other aquamarine bags I've looked at to be anything else..

 

[ksuromax]

I don't know, it just looks too much like the other aquamarine bags I've looked at to be anything else..

yep, the colour does, indeed
could be just a different dye causing the difference in finished look of the leather (kinda drier than red/brown)

 

[muchstuff]

yep, the colour does, indeed
could be just a different dye causing the difference in finished look of the leather (kinda drier than red/brown)

Or maybe the batch of hides they used for the aquamarine bags, who knows?

 

[ksuromax]

Or maybe the batch of hides they used for the aquamarine bags, who knows?

yep, that as well

 

[lovebags214]

I'm thinking maybe 07 aquamarine...

Hello and thank you all for the feedback. I recall that when I purchased the handbag the color was listed as "aqua"; however no year was included in the listing. With Balenciaga having so many color names over the years, I only suspected that it is the 2007 aquamarine. It would be awesome if it can be confirmed!

 

[muchstuff]

Hello and thank you all for the feedback. I recall that when I purchased the handbag the color was listed as "aqua"; however no year was included in the listing. With Balenciaga having so many color names over the years, I only suspected that it is the 2007 aquamarine. It would be awesome if it can be confirmed!

I think we've confirmed it as best we can, bags of that era didn't have specific codes to indicate seasons. The G21 gold HW was between 2007 and 2009 (although there apparently was some limited G21 gold after that). So, the bag is probably between 2007 and 2009 inclusive. Looking at the colour charts (which aren't always complete) and the examples we've found, I'd say it's an 07 aquamarine.

 

[lovebags214]

I think we've confirmed it as best we can, bags of that era didn't have specific codes to indicate seasons. The G21 gold HW was between 2007 and 2009 (although there apparently was some limited G21 gold after that). So, the bag is probably between 2007 and 2009 inclusive. Looking at the colour charts (which aren't always complete) and the examples we've found, I'd say it's an 07 aquamarine.

Thank you so much!