Please help Identify this Handbag!
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Hello,
I've been referred to this thread from the Luis Vuitton forum...
The purse I am selling is for a friend of mine who is scared to use ebay; she's 78 years old and the Internet is scary for her. She's fallen on hard times, and I'd like to help her out.
These are the facts that I know for sure:
My friend purchased this purse in the 1980's from Nieman Marcus.
She said she paid $800 for it.
The purse is red leather and says "French" on it.
It comes with a dust bag that says "French company" on the tiny ribbon drawstring.
It is 14" x 10" by 2" (measurements are approximate, but I can get absolutes if need.)
There were no markings on the grommets or anything other than what is here.
<edit > I just saw a marketing on the keyring snap thing that I've never seen before...I will find out what it says...
I can't find *anything* on "French company purse" in google. I did find a thing that Louis Vuitton paired with the French Luggage company in the late 1970's to the early 1990's to make purses.
Is this a Louis Vuitton from the French Luggage company? Or is it something else? What information can you give to me about it? I know absolutely nothing.
Here are photos of it.
Thank you.
I've been referred to this thread from the Luis Vuitton forum...
The purse I am selling is for a friend of mine who is scared to use ebay; she's 78 years old and the Internet is scary for her. She's fallen on hard times, and I'd like to help her out.
These are the facts that I know for sure:
My friend purchased this purse in the 1980's from Nieman Marcus.
She said she paid $800 for it.
The purse is red leather and says "French" on it.
It comes with a dust bag that says "French company" on the tiny ribbon drawstring.
It is 14" x 10" by 2" (measurements are approximate, but I can get absolutes if need.)
There were no markings on the grommets or anything other than what is here.
<edit > I just saw a marketing on the keyring snap thing that I've never seen before...I will find out what it says...
I can't find *anything* on "French company purse" in google. I did find a thing that Louis Vuitton paired with the French Luggage company in the late 1970's to the early 1990's to make purses.
Is this a Louis Vuitton from the French Luggage company? Or is it something else? What information can you give to me about it? I know absolutely nothing.
Here are photos of it.
Thank you.
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^Hello,
You were answered already in the LV thread where you posted the same question. It's by the French Company of Covina, CA, and is not a Louis Vuitton bag. The French Company made its own line of bags, and they were not terribly expensive. Your friend significantly misremembers what she paid--there's nearly no chance it was $800 in the 1980s.
If you search eBay for "vintage French Company bag" you will see their market value today. As examples, here's a black leather in poor condition that recently sold for $61
http://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Comp...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
A red leather bag in nice condition is currently being offered at $125, although it remains to be seen if it sells for this price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Comp...270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4637598c7e
Hope this helps.
You were answered already in the LV thread where you posted the same question. It's by the French Company of Covina, CA, and is not a Louis Vuitton bag. The French Company made its own line of bags, and they were not terribly expensive. Your friend significantly misremembers what she paid--there's nearly no chance it was $800 in the 1980s.
If you search eBay for "vintage French Company bag" you will see their market value today. As examples, here's a black leather in poor condition that recently sold for $61
http://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Comp...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
A red leather bag in nice condition is currently being offered at $125, although it remains to be seen if it sells for this price:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/French-Comp...270?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4637598c7e
Hope this helps.
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I am so sorry, I must have misread the post. I thought I was to repost the question here. I really don't try to be "that annoying one on forums who stirs the pot and p*sses everyone off." Because I hate that person.
And yes, you've helped me so much. Thank you.
So, to be clear, is "The French Company" the same as the company that is the luggage company?
When I do a search on "Vintage French Company Bag" everything that comes up is Luis Vuitton...?
(I also learned that I need to use the term "bag" and not "purse"...)
And yes, you've helped me so much. Thank you.
So, to be clear, is "The French Company" the same as the company that is the luggage company?
When I do a search on "Vintage French Company Bag" everything that comes up is Luis Vuitton...?
(I also learned that I need to use the term "bag" and not "purse"...)
Glad to help.
Definitely, if you search eBay for the term "vintage French Company Bag," you will turn up the non-LV bags as well. I just tried it.
The company was called The French Company. Here's what the old LV label looked like when it had that partnership--note that it says "French Co." and not "French Luggage Co."
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Hello,
Could anyone tell me the designer of this bag on the Sartorialist?
http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2015/03/3515parisC5914.jpg
Thank you!
Could anyone tell me the designer of this bag on the Sartorialist?
http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2015/03/3515parisC5914.jpg
Thank you!
It's by KARAHi, found this on Pinterest, please help! TIA
http://www.shopbop.com/classic-mess...xtid=affprg_CJ_SB_US-2936164-Lyst+Ltd-3852549
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