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Celine
Photos: Celine handbag Macadam, Triomphe bag comparison!
80s Celine pre-loved handbag Vs new Triomphe how to choose?
In contrast, although the new version of Triomphe has the same canvas print, but the leather part is "glue-like", take a closer look and you will find that there is no texture, the color is dead, probably the second layer of leather is convenient for mass production, and the honey color is dyed, not the natural "aging" of the past, and it is absolutely impossible, because this kind of leather is now chemically aged, which will not change its charming color with years of use, and the texture is always the same dull.
So It's hard to say, they have their own strengths, but generally speaking, the time and cost of vegetable tanning are several times that of chrome tanning, so almost all handbag brands are now skinned with chrome. If you want to find a lustrous first layer of vegetable-tanned cowhide in a luxury brand, it's basically either LV or vintage Celine Macadam.
70'-80's Macadam has a lot of high quality details. Check the inside of the workmanship, at that time with pigskin as the inner structure, the texture of the texture is unique, even if it is not expensive leather, but compared to today's man-made fiber lining has been much more precious, and the pigskin is solid and durable, decades later can still be new and intact.
Another feature is that the inner bag zipper adopts the Switzerland brand 'riri', which is basically the certification of high-end fashion products, this zipper factory specializes in small batch custom orders, with fine lines and special electroplating chromatography. Its cost triples than that of YKK zippers. 'riri' is more common in Hermes, Dior and other first-line luxury brand products.
Many may think that second-hand luxury items are not as good, but the trick is, the high-end products of the past are of higher quality and more genuine! The real value can be much higher than the current new products. Purely because the consumption experience is different, the luxury experience of visiting vintage stores and IG shops is of course far less than walking into a famous store and having someone to serve you, which is understandable, and whether it is worth spending ten times more the money is a matter of opinion.
Vintage bags lovers, what will be your choice? 👵🏻
History of Celine
In 1945, Céline Vipiana and her husband Richard opened a children's custom shoe store at Rue Malte 52 in Paris. As business grew, in 1966 she added leather accessories such as handbags, gloves and belts, and sought out the best tanneries in Florence in order to provide the highest quality products for women.
So how can this brand, which has been more than 50 years old and has launched 10,000 items, verify the authenticity?
Let's start with their logos.
1960s
From the 1960s CELINE print advertisement, we can see that their logo mainly uses the American Sulky carriage logo, which Céline Liveana designed to pay homage to her husband at that time.
1970s
In the 70s, CELINE boutiques were all over the world, including Hong Kong. From the print advertisements at that time, the carriage logo began to disappear, and only the word CELINE remained.
At the same time, in order to expand sales and increase brand awareness, CELINE created a secondary line "CELINE DIFFUSION". The price of this secondary line will be a little lower than CELINE, but it will maintain the quality and characteristics of the brand, so that more customers can buy CELINE's products, so as to increase the popularity. HOWEVER, WITH THE POPULARITY OF ONLINE ADVERTISING, THIS SECONDARY LINE HAS ALSO DISAPPEARED, SO THE CELINE DIFFUSION IS NOW OUT OF PRINT IN THE PRE-OWNED MARKET.
1980s - 1990s
In the 80s, LVMH acquired CELINE, and from the print advertisements at this time, it can be seen that the CELINE logo font is significantly thinner than in the 70s, and the unchanged is that the line in the middle of the E word is still the shortest. It is worth mentioning that before 1997, Vipiana was still the designer of CELINE until his death, so if you like Vipiana's design, you can choose pre-loved products from 1997 or earlier!
1990s - 2008
After Vipiana's death, at the end of the 90s, Michael Kors became the chief designer of CELINE, bringing to CELINE its signature luxury and exoticism. From the print advertisements at this time, it can be seen that the spacing between the words of the CELINE logo has become wider, and the only thing that remains unchanged is that the middle stroke of the E word is still the shortest.
2008 - 2018
After Michael Kors left CELINE in 2004 to start his own brand, CELINE went through two designers, but CELINE did not make any leap forward. After United Kingdom designer Phoebe Philo came into battle in 2008, he gave full play to minimalism based on the aesthetic of founder Vipiana. And she also changed the CELINE logo, which can be seen from the print ads at this time, CELINE.
Celine's monogram Pattern
Like LV, CELINE's monogram has always played an important role in the second-hand market. Since CELINE's new director Hedi Slimane brought the 50-year-old Triomphe back to the stage in 2019, he has pushed the pre-owned CELINE to the peak of fashion, and the price has also skyrocketed!
✨ If you want to talk about CELINE's monogram patterns, you must first tell the story of the Triomphe logo. The symbol was inspired by the brand's founder, Celine Vipiana, who applied to the government to create the logo in 1970 when her car accidentally broke down in front of the Arc de Triomphe.
✨ However, in fact, before the birth of the Arc de Triomphe pattern, the founder had already used the letter C and the carriage on the logo to form a group of earliest monogram patterns! Then, after the design of the Arc de Triomphe was completed, the arrangement of the pattern was redesigned, and the symbol of the Arc de Triomphe and the letter C were used in an arrangement. In the end, it gradually extended to the permutations and combinations of only the triumphal arch pattern, which is also the classic monogram pattern that everyone recognizes.
✨CELINE's monogram pattern has been repeatedly modified and designed through history, each with its own characteristics, which one do you like best?
Louis Vuitton
LOUIS VUITTON is probably the most counterfeited brand on the market, and some counterfeit products have reached the level of fake on the surface, but if you look closely, it is not difficult to find a clear quality gap between the original and the fake. Here, we have integrated a fairly comprehensive knowledge and identification key points to share with you:
1) Leather Tag
Genuine: The fonts are all standard size, the R's leg opening and closing degree is large, and the R of PARIS is not separated.
Fake: The fonts are not standard size, the R leg opening and closing degree is small, and the R leg of PARIS is divided.
2) Texture
Genuine: The texture is mostly irregular and granular, without a fixed arrangement, and it is relatively random
FAKE: The texture is relatively neat, mostly in the form of long strips
3) Year code
All LVs from the 80s have date codes through which we can identify the place and date of manufacture.
The statement that "each LV bag has a unique and exclusive serial number" is wrong!!!!!!
Within the same origin and the same week, LV can make more than one bag, so it is possible that they just entered the same date codes for those products, and the serial numbers can be exactly the same for the same batch, don't mistaken it as a fake!
In addition, the new LV in 2021 has used a hidden microchip to replace imprinting codes on bags, and there is no longer a visible year code.
