MJ Chat Thread

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Finally got my bag shaper for my MJ summer tote in the mail yesterday, from Etsy. It makes the bag so much more functional, and really fills it out so it doesn’t crease where it was folded in shipping. Love it!

 

[hachi29]

Hi, anyone own Marc Jacobs Natasha can help me here?

I’ve purchased this from my local thrift store earlier. My guts saying its not authentic

Hopefully those who own MJ - Natasha can give me a reference.

there’s no stamping on the magnetic, the zip is under YKK (i read somewhere it should be like ‘riri zipper’ and I can’t find anything with the code online.

 

[Mimmy]

Hi, anyone own Marc Jacobs Natasha can help me here?

I’ve purchased this from my local thrift store earlier. My guts saying its not authentic

Hopefully those who own MJ - Natasha can give me a reference.

there’s no stamping on the magnetic, the zip is under YKK (i read somewhere it should be like ‘riri zipper’ and I can’t find anything with the code online.

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I used to own a Natasha but sold it. Several years ago Marc Jacobs remade several of his older, popular styles and they were specifically sold at outlet stores like Saks Off Fifth and Nordstrom Rack. The brand/name plate on the outside of and leather label inside looked like the ones on your bag.

I think that your bag is likely authentic but not an original Natasha, rather one that was produced to be sold at outlet stores.

There is an MJ authentication thread somewhere on the forum but I am not sure if it gets responses anymore.

 

[Bag peace]

I think that your bag is likely authentic but not an original Natasha, rather one that was produced to be sold at outlet stores.

Yes, I was going to post the same.
I have 2 Natasha bags from the original line and my plates say MBMJ.
This MJ NY plate is from the range released after MBMJ and MJ lines were merged, usually sold through the outlets. I learned about this when an earlier poster asked a similar question and they had this new brand plate on their bag (I think that discussion was also on this thread).

Probably authentic, but from the recent outlet range.

 

[hachi29]

I used to own a Natasha but sold it. Several years ago Marc Jacobs remade several of his older, popular styles and they were specifically sold at outlet stores like Saks Off Fifth and Nordstrom Rack. The brand/name plate on the outside of and leather label inside looked like the ones on your bag.

I think that your bag is likely authentic but not an original Natasha, rather one that was produced to be sold at outlet stores.

There is an MJ authentication thread somewhere on the forum but I am not sure if it gets responses anymore.

thanks Mimmy! Yes, but that thread has officially closed due to no active authenticator available anymore

 

[hachi29]

Yes, I was going to post the same.
I have 2 Natasha bags from the original line and my plates say MBMJ.
This MJ NY plate is from the range released after MBMJ and MJ lines were merged, usually sold through the outlets. I learned about this when an earlier poster asked a similar question and they had this new brand plate on their bag (I think that discussion was also on this thread).

Probably authentic, but from the recent outlet range.

Thanks dear! I sure wish not to walk around with fake bag

 

[IntheOcean]

I just saw that the Authenticate this Marc Jacobs thread is closed and there seems to be no new one... So is no one authenticating MJ at the moment? I was just thinking of purchasing a bag, but I only ever had one MJ bag and my knowledge of the brand is quite limited.

 

[RueMonge]

I just saw that the Authenticate this Marc Jacobs thread is closed and there seems to be no new one... So is no one authenticating MJ at the moment? I was just thinking of purchasing a bag, but I only ever had one MJ bag and my knowledge of the brand is quite limited.

Sadly there is no authenticator at this time. You could always post it here and maybe someone could compare with one in their closet which they know is real. There are also some resource threads at the top that you might look through for clues, also you could search the old authentication thread for that bag and compare.

 

[IntheOcean]

Sadly there is no authenticator at this time. You could always post it here and maybe someone could compare with one in their closet which they know is real. There are also some resource threads at the top that you might look through for clues, also you could search the old authentication thread for that bag and compare.

Thank you! I'll do that, if I decide to go through with the purchase. Not sure just yet.

 

[Mimmy]

Finally took a photo of my three pairs of MJ studded flats, silver, camo and black.

 

[ElainePG]

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Finally took a photo of my three pairs of MJ studded flats, silver, camo and black.

Soooooo pretty!

 

[Mimmy]

Soooooo pretty!

Thank you, Elaine!

 

[midniteluna]

HI, I meant to get this in the authenticate thread but just read here that its closed Maybe someone can spare me their expertise or knowledge on the authenticity of this bag. Also, is this worth $300? Sorry for the spam >.< but really appreciate any feedback on this.

 

[RueMonge]

HI, I meant to get this in the authenticate thread but just read here that its closed Maybe someone can spare me their expertise or knowledge on the authenticity of this bag. Also, is this worth $300? Sorry for the spam >.< but really appreciate any feedback on this.

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Without an authenticator, unless a member chimes in and knows for sure, what you have to go on is the seller. Do you trust them and what’s their track record?

As to price, if you love it and you have the money, it’s always worth it! Good luck.

 

[Lct08]

Just sharing...
I like how Marc Jocobs Softshot can be easily transformed into the look of MJ Snapshot with a nice and simple thick guitar strap.

(I got the strap from Amazon. I like how it turned out.)