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#16
lavenderjunkie said:
Before I forget I wanted to discuss leather corners on Dooney handbags.
In years gone by Dooney used a lot of large leather corners on a variety of handbags...
hobos, satchels, etc. Many of the designs were pebbled leather and the corners
were a smoother vachetta leather in a caramel or darker brown color.

Aside from the design element (you either liked the look or you didn't),
the extra leather corner (bumper) did protect the bag from corner wear.
It was a second layer of relatively sturdy leather that kept the piping and
pebbled leather from being damaged by use and abrasion.
Have you ever seen a used bag where the leather covering the piping is worn
away and the corners of the bag are almost worn thru?
Yes, the corner bumpers could be scratched and their surfaces could be
damaged, but the underlying structure of the bag was protected.

And I think the leather used for the corner bumpers was thicker and
stronger than the leather used for the piping and the rest of the bag.
(Might not have been an issue for AWL in the olden days, but for
the more modern 'pebbled leather' its certainly a factor.)

And, just venturing a guess here.... theoretically corner bumpers can
be replaced a lot more easily than piping and main leather of a handbag.
Don't know if Dooney did any of this as part of a repair request... even
for a fee.
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Hmmph. That makes a lot of sense. I have seen the plastic coming thru the corner piping. I don’t even know if they could fix that. Bumpers is what it’s called huh? Thanks for that.
 
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#18
mushroomNgrass said:
Hmmph. That makes a lot of sense. I have seen the plastic coming thru the corner piping. I don’t even know if they could fix that. Bumpers is what it’s called huh? Thanks for that.
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This seems to be a problem with a lot of vintage coach bags. I’ve been watching videos on restorations, and a lot of DIY is using a fabric mender or filler, and using acrylic paint over it.
 
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KiltyR45 said:
This seems to be a problem with a lot of vintage coach bags. I’ve been watching videos on restorations, and a lot of DIY is using a fabric mender or filler, and using acrylic paint over it.
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I say once I get some time I would put some work into my vintage coach colection… My off days just seem to fly by. Too many errands and round the house work.
 
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#25
mushroomNgrass said:
It’s beautiful. Is this vintage or new?
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Gladstone collection is vintage from the 90s.

Authentic Dooney & Bourke Small Gladstone Satchel Bone and British Tan

Authentic Dooney & Bourke R90 small Gladstone Satchel Bone and British Tan
www.horsekeeping.com

Another one to look at is the hand-fitted collection. The bottom of the bags are reinforced.

Hand Fitted Cases | Vintage Dooney

Vintage Dooney Bourke Hand-Fitted Cases feature a sturdy hand-crafted base. How Vintage Dooney Bourke Hand-Fitted Cases were made: Dooney Bourke craftsman first saturated harness leather with water, then gently stretched the leather piece around a wooden form. When the leather was...
vintagedooney.com
 
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#26
KiltyR45 said:
Gladstone collection is vintage from the 90s.

Authentic Dooney & Bourke Small Gladstone Satchel Bone and British Tan

Authentic Dooney & Bourke R90 small Gladstone Satchel Bone and British Tan
www.horsekeeping.com

Another one to look at is the hand-fitted collection. The bottom of the bags are reinforced.

Hand Fitted Cases | Vintage Dooney

Vintage Dooney Bourke Hand-Fitted Cases feature a sturdy hand-crafted base. How Vintage Dooney Bourke Hand-Fitted Cases were made: Dooney Bourke craftsman first saturated harness leather with water, then gently stretched the leather piece around a wooden form. When the leather was...
vintagedooney.com
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That Gladstone looks new like it came from the awl 3.0 collection. Very nice bag.
I like the look of the hand fitted collection. Very nice variety of colors. Quick question, with this vintage leather is there a lot of color transfer from clothes, and if so can you get it off?
 
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mushroomNgrass said:
That Gladstone looks new like it came from the awl 3.0 collection. Very nice bag.
I like the look of the hand fitted collection. Very nice variety of colors. Quick question, with this vintage leather is there a lot of color transfer from clothes, and if so can you get it off?
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Not that I’ve noticed. But I could see that being a problem specifically with the color “bone”. I’ve cleaned up both of these bags. The smaller Kilty, I did a complete cleaning saddle soap & conditioning. I got it really clean from what it was. The white equestrian, I used one of the leather wipes on it, and everything came off. These are really easy to clean bags.

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They look great. I don’t have any light colored bags in my collection mainly because of color transfer, and I have no clue how to keep a light bag clean. I love the look of them tho.. I don’t have many textured, or pebbled leather either. I guess growing up with only smooth vintage coach has influenced my style. I never had a dooney growing up, but coach, dooney and liz Claiborne were all we carried in high school. Maybe an occasional L.V or gucci were seen. What ever happened to Liz Claiborne???
 
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#30
mushroomNgrass said:
They look great. I don’t have any light colored bags in my collection mainly because of color transfer, and I have no clue how to keep a light bag clean. I love the look of them tho.. I don’t have many textured, or pebbled leather either. I guess growing up with only smooth vintage coach has influenced my style. I never had a dooney growing up, but coach, dooney and liz Claiborne were all we carried in high school. Maybe an occasional L.V or gucci were seen. What ever happened to Liz Claiborne???
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Personally, I think the pebbled leather is easier to clean, and doesn’t show marks as easily as Flo does. Now we gotta remember, there is a huge difference between vintage AWL and the newer ones. If you do buy one, you’ll immediately notice difference in quality.

If you are looking to purchase a vintage AWL, definitely post here to authenticate it.

But a few tips, most bags will have the made in US tag inside it. Late 90s they (like Coach) started production overseas. I have 1 vintage AWL that was made in Costa Rica. You’ll notice a difference in the tags. The overseas bags, will have where they were made behind the DB tag. But made in US bags will always say that on the front of the tag.

Some bags will have the tag cut out, you should be able to still see remnants of the threading. Typically those bags were sent to the outlets to be sold, and will have IRREGULAR stamped inside. My white equestrian has that. There’s nothing wrong with the bag either.

Some bags have plastic zippers. This tripped me up quite a few times, because I thought D&B always used metal zippers. Specifically the zip top bags have these. They are legit LOL.
 
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