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At Maison Vivienne, we understand the allure and timeless elegance of a Chanel bag. However, with copyright items flooding the market, it's essential to know how to authenticate a Chanel bag before making such an investment. Here’s a detailed guide to help you confidently identify an authentic Chanel.

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This guide is a comprehensive resource for discerning the authenticity of Chanel goods, addressing concerns about copyright products .

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A felt cloth protector is an additional inclusion designed to preserve the quality of a Chanel bag by safeguarding the leather from any potential damage caused by the chains during storage.

If you'd like a taste of luxury without breaking the bank, opt to borrow a Chanel bag from a subscription service like Cocoon Club. It'll also enable you to try the designs before investing.

Recognizing real Chanel takes skill, like knowing its smell, feel, weight, and how vintage bags age over time. Keep scrolling to find out the key features to distinguish between real vs fake Chanel.

Each 'C' in the Chanel logo is of equal width as the space between the 'C's, indicative of Chanel's attention to detail. The edges of the 'C's in the Chanel logo are flat, with rounded edges suggesting a copyright.

with the Mademoiselle lock/straps as “Reissue”, and all flap bags that have the interlocking CCs

Chanel is known for its high-quality products. The brand mostly uses luxurious lambskin leather or caviar skin which gives the famous bubbly appearance to Chanel bags. 

Let’s say you’re authenticating a Chanel bag that has the serial number 28794237. Can you identify the date it was manufactured? It is an eight-digit number, so we take the first two digits: 28. Look that up in our Chanel date code chart, and you can see Chanel serial number guide it was manufactured in 2019.

It is far easier to copyright the card than to make an entire bag of convincing quality. In an attempt to stay ahead of the counterfeiters, Chanel began using microchips in 2021, with all the bag’s authenticating details digitally embedded inside the bags.

It goes without saying that the stitches should be impeccable without any loose threads, inconsistencies, or irregularities.