VINTAGE KELLY BAGS? or older beaten up ones? anyone

[plilippé]

I am a newbie. I found an old handbag at a goodwill shop. It looks so much like a kelly bag. It is made in real ostrich, all sides are finished and the interior is leather. It does not have a mark I can see and after searching the threads I don't think it is a real Hermes because the tips on the ends of the strap (that goes around) are double sided. Was this ever an option? Also inside it says Genuine Leather Made in Italy(2 lines). It is an extremely well made bag. I would say from the 50s or 60s. thanks

lets have a look at the photo.... of your marvelous find

 

[plilippé]

I love my vintage kellys! I prefer them over my new ones!

1959 black box 32 cm retourne kelly

1970 navy blue 28cm box kelly

1989 rouge vif box 28cm

35 cm 1975 brown box rigide kelly

goodness - stop hoarding all the good vintage stuff!

 

[plilippé]

I have a 1974 BBKelly that I purchased from a love tpf member. It is in gorgeous condition and has a fabulous patina.

I adore this bag and would MUCH prefer BB in vintage rather than new - it has "soul".

beautiful! lets see it in action!

 

[Luccibag]

I dont think that vintage kelly bags have to be trainwrecks or old beaten bags. I have a combination of both new Kelly bags and vintage and you can hardly tell which is the vintage.

Some of these bags are from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and 90's along with some from 03-07! Can you tell which?? They are all in very nice condition. H bags last a lifetime if you take proper care of them!

 

[India]

Here's a picture of my gorgeous old lady taken by a previous owner who is a tpf member - hope it's okay to use it. She's just SO gorgeous! Pretty good for a 35 year old bag, no?

 

[Luccibag]

Here's a picture of my gorgeous old lady taken by a previous owner who is a tpf member - hope it's okay to use it. She's just SO gorgeous! Pretty good for a 35 year old bag, no?

Wow, that is absolutely AMAZING!! Its nice to see bags so well taken care of!

 

[doreenjoy]

thanks for the quick response. It is hard to believe some company would go to all the expense. Every other detail, including the stitching, the waxing, just to mention a few details. Just the 2 sided metal tips looked odd; I even removed one to see if there was a mark. There was possibly a faint mark but it was probably nothing. It was still worth buying. ($20)

It sounds like you have a lovely new bag at a fantastic price. Gosh that's a good price for *any* ostrich.

 

[plilippé]

I dont think that vintage kelly bags have to be trainwrecks or old beaten bags. I have a combination of both new Kelly bags and vintage and you can hardly tell which is the vintage.

Some of these bags are from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and 90's along with some from 03-07! Can you tell which?? They are all in very nice condition. H bags last a lifetime if you take proper care of them!

now that is a sight to behold! beutiful - do you use them on a daily basis?

 

[Rose100]

Here is my 1970 bicolor bleu marine/white Kelly.

 

[Rose100]

And here is the bag in my avatar: 1959 BBK:

 

[Luccibag]

now that is a sight to behold! beutiful - do you use them on a daily basis?

Yes I do rotate bags a lot.

 

[Luccibag]

Here is my 1970 bicolor bleu marine/white Kelly.

That is gorgeous. We are bag twins! I have a 1959 black box 32 cm kelly and also a 1970 bleu marine 28cm Kelly!

 

[wishingnhoping]

lets have a look at the photo.... of your marvelous find

Hi all, I keep lookng at all the fabulous pictures of the kelly bags. So great. I will post pictures of my find as soon as I return home. I think it is so interesting. It looks so much like the older bags even the inside with one zipper pocket(ykk) and one without, black wax on edges. Someone went to a lot of trouble to make this look real! I have really learned so much.
Thanks for asking!

 

[plilippé]

And here is the bag in my avatar: 1959 BBK:

this is THE ONE - for my imaginary bag collection! That is exquisite! Do you get lots of admiring glances when you carry that?

 

[Rose100]

^^^Thank you! She is the jewel of my collection.

I have no idea if I get admiring glances. Too busy admiring her myself, LOL! And I am sure most people have no idea what she is.

But carrying her feels unbelievably good, like having a precious secret.