Thanks to your video and some other UA-camr I was able to go return my Chanel bag! I’ve been saving finally I’ve enough and decided to buy a Chanel bag for my bday so I called the local store first was Chanel chadstone Melbourne the Sa said we got one but someone is looking at it and he said sorry it’s gone! So I called the Chanel Collin city store the sa said she got one for me it’s on hold prefect condition! When I get there I feel really uncomfortable the security and the staffs there keep looking at me! I was so excited didn’t have a look at it probably ( I thought they would do that for me) purchase it lucky I video it unblocked just in case and there’s a scratch also the bag wasn’t standing straight. I quickly msg the sa told her about it she replied we check the bag was prefect so I end up sending her the video! After that she still try to convince me that’s the bag is super rare and am I sure to return it!?? Omg yes I told her I pay a lot for it I would like it to be prefect so disappointed ☹️ I thought the staffs of Chanel should have a look out for their customers
hello catwalk city thank you how are you? Hope you and everyone are doing well! Yes I was very lucky to have a SA from another Chanel store Chadstone Melbourne who’s amazing his name is Cristiano found me the prefect bag so if anyone who live in Melbourne and wanna buy a Chanel bag from boutiques I recommend look for Cristiano and go Chanel Chadstone don’t got city!! Please take care hello catwalk city and everyone around the world 🌍 god blessed our 🌍
I just purchased my CHANEL Classic flap circa 1990 and I am in love 💕. I saved 47% buying vintage Chanel and I’m blown on how lucky I was to score a lovely Chanel bag. Exceeded expectations
so happy for you! I won’t be wasting my time purchasing a Chanel bag in the boutiques - I’ll be checking out fashionphile. Thank you for opening up about your journey!
Congratulations on this beauty! You inspired me to locate and purchase the same bag but from 2009, and I'm thrilled with it. The lambskin is amazing, so soft, supple, luxurious, and it feels thick and durable too. I love your videos, you have beautiful hands and such a soothing voice and of course you're a bright lady with such wonderful things to say. xox Jesse
Yay !! You finally found one !! It’s beautiful ! Yes older bags are definitely superior when it comes to quality ! LV is the same.... quality 15 years back was far better than today ! Chanel prices brand new just don’t match the quality sadly! You got a great bargain with your bag 💖💖
I really can’t get over you experience a pop stitch & no apology from Chanel it’s self🤯 However, when I purchase my first Chanel it will definitely be pre loved! I find older bags are well made and actually worth the money due to how they are made. I’m happy you found a bag you love💕
Wow! Literally everything that you’ve said confirms my entire opinion about the quality of Chanel’s flap 😮 I also own a vintage medium flap but with gold ware hardware from early 2000’s, and I must say it’s holding up extremely well. I bought some felt from Michael’s to protect the bag... very inexpensive 😊 I’m honestly so happy to find your channel ! Thank you for this vid 🌸
I just purchased my first vintage Chanel from fashionphile and received it last week (September 2021). To my surprise, the prior owner’s things were still in the bag including a hair clip, straight pin, and a few candy/gum wrappers. In addition the bag had a strong smell of talcum powder. I’ll be calling fashionphile to discuss. I’ll need to figure out how to thoroughly clean the bag as well.
Great video. I’m so happy for you. She is gorgeous and I’m so happy you are making her famous with this video! She is still so beautiful after all these years!!!
Congratulations Hun! Now you have me all into the FP site. So happy you found your Chanel. To be honest with you, I actually live the vintage pieces. Even with your bag, I'm thinking of Only it could speak, the stories it would tell. Enjoy!!!💯💕
Congrats, it's a vintage beauty. I love mine in gold hardware from the 90s. So far I only bought Chanel rectangular and square minis from the Chanel boutique. My maxi and reissue I bought preloved, the older quality is amazing 🎄❤️
maggy permataria Yay!!! 👏 I would love to own a reissue and maxi too! I’m 99% sure I will go preloved again!! Thanks so much for sharing - and for watching!! 😉
Thanks for the video! I am thinking of a vintage Chanel as well. May I ask what condition did they list your bag (excellent, very good, good, etc)? Thank you!
@@hellocatwalkcity great, thanks for letting me know your bag was listed as very good. It will help me understand what Fashionphile refers to as "very good". Very good means almost excellent imo! Your bag looks beautiful and looks excellent to me! ♥️🥰 I forgot to ask, is your double flap the small or medium? It is hard for me to tell on the video. Thank you.
Such a helpful video! And your theory sounds very logical since I’ve not done heavy research and heard the same thing about quality being better on previous years which makes complete sense. You will be my go to when I’m ready for my first Chanel! And love the little calendar! How fitting! Thanks for sharing your whole saga and so happy you found your happy ending ❤️❤️❤️
Great buy!! I have a vintage calfskin Chanel from 1980s - same year of my birth year 😌 and it still holds up really well. Cos it is preloved i'm dont need to be too careful with it haha love the carefree feeling 🤣
Yes yes please upload a video of spa cleaning!😍 and if you know any information on how to spa clean a caviar bag.. even though yours is lambskin.. please share it with us! I'd really like to know because my bag is caviar😍
Never had such a close look on a pre-loved Chanel classics. Wonder how long does it takes for the diamond quilting to lose the puffiness and become flat like this?
I have just received my vintage flap bag. Thank you for mentioning The Handbag Spa! I think I will also order one of their Kits! I would love a video about it!
Hey! I don't know if the camera somehow distorts the picture of your bag. I just really get a lot of eye on the bag patterned "squares". it looks like they would not fit with the case lid and the case. so I mean the grids don't match. Especially on the other side of the bag?
Mari Hänninen It’s funny you mention that bc when I watched my own video after filming I noticed that too!! Oddly enough, in person, the bag lines up neatly. I think it showed up that way on camera bc of the way I was holding it from an angle!! Thanks for your concern!! 😊
I feel as though Vintage lambkins flaps are more common to find on the preloved market. Have you came across any/would you have gone with the vintage caviar or stick with the lambskin flap that you have now? 😊
I liked Fashionphile until I tried to resell them a LV Monty bag I got from them for around 700. It was exactly how I got it, I had only used it twice. They were offering me about 300 which really irritated me. I know they're trying to make a profit, but it was not even half what I paid for it.
Can I just say I LOVE how informative and transparent all your videos have been! I think your M/L vintage classic flap is beautiful and in such great condition. I have been on the hunt for one in EUC and finally stumbled across a lambskin double flap on fashionphile a week ago. I purchased it because the bag looked like it was in great condition for its age and the price was right! Everything checked out once I received it but did notice the burgundy interior seemed a little (very little) sticky. With your “experienced” opinion with Chanel bags, is this normal for an 8 year old purse? Did your vintage have a faint stick to it when you touch the interior of the bag? I’m worried that maybe over time, the interior will eventually start peeling?
Aw I’m so glad you’re enjoying my videos! As for the stickiness under the flap, I’ve not experienced this before but perhaps it’s from moisture? I would sit it next to some baking powder to see if the moisture gets absorbed... or try asking the Leather Surgeons for advice!
Congrats on your classic flap! Getting a deal always feels great. My tan lambskin 2015 CF was around same price, hence why I couldn't resist. It's a shame I know now I'm just not comfortable using lambskin, but you do you. Buffing sheepskin and calfskin works also, I did it for small dents. Takes longer with calfskin however. My favorite cleaner is Collonil cleaning foam and Cadillac Care conditioner. I was also successful renewing corners to an old lambskin single flap with Kiwi polish. But nothing worked with the tan CF corners or darkening on flap, maybe bc newer lambskin, maybe bc color. Try to stay warm. ⛄XO
Blow dryers are also life savers when it comes to scratches on a leather bag ! Anyway I’m so happy you found your chanel bag ! Buying pre loved can be a very good choice in that case, where the quality has decreased over the years. Also, yes I’m interested to see the spa treatment !
jay jay wow I’ve never heard that I have actually used a blow dryer cleaning Carrera marble heating the marble and rubbing it obviously the process is the same with the leathers thank you for your information
Yes yes yes to everything. I’ve purchased and returned THREE classic flaps in the past 2 years. Popped stitch, super dry flat caviar and then finally bc i didn’t like the gold tone hardware compared to the older 24k gold plating. I have an 8 series and an 11 series. They are perfection ♥️. Enjoy...she’s a beauty!!!
Is it an authentic piece ? I watched on UA-cam that the “made in France” for classic flap lamp skin should be opposite to the Chanel stamp .. only caviar skin classic flap would have made in France under the Chanel stamp.
Yenny Chan Yes, 💯 authentic. Unfortunately there are some myths and misinformation out there about how to authenticate Chanel bags. What you’re referring to is one of those myths. Some of the lambskin classic flaps have their “Made in France” stamp on the opposite side of the “Chanel” stamp and some of them are on the same side. It all depends on the year / series it was made in. For my bag, it is correct. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
Please share your thoughts on this video! Thanks so much for watching!! 😘
Thanks to your video and some other UA-camr I was able to go return my Chanel bag! I’ve been saving finally I’ve enough and decided to buy a Chanel bag for my bday so I called the local store first was Chanel chadstone Melbourne the Sa said we got one but someone is looking at it and he said sorry it’s gone! So I called the Chanel Collin city store the sa said she got one for me it’s on hold prefect condition! When I get there I feel really uncomfortable the security and the staffs there keep looking at me! I was so excited didn’t have a look at it probably ( I thought they would do that for me) purchase it lucky I video it unblocked just in case and there’s a scratch also the bag wasn’t standing straight. I quickly msg the sa told her about it she replied we check the bag was prefect so I end up sending her the video! After that she still try to convince me that’s the bag is super rare and am I sure to return it!?? Omg yes I told her I pay a lot for it I would like it to be prefect so disappointed ☹️ I thought the staffs of Chanel should have a look out for their customers
Nhi Huynh Oh no! 😔 Hope you were able to return and find the perfect one for you dear!
hello catwalk city thank you how are you? Hope you and everyone are doing well! Yes I was very lucky to have a SA from another Chanel store Chadstone Melbourne who’s amazing his name is Cristiano found me the prefect bag so if anyone who live in Melbourne and wanna buy a Chanel bag from boutiques I recommend look for Cristiano and go Chanel Chadstone don’t got city!! Please take care hello catwalk city and everyone around the world 🌍 god blessed our 🌍
Nhi Huynh I’m so glad it all worked out for you!! 👏
I just purchased my CHANEL Classic flap circa 1990 and I am in love 💕. I saved 47% buying vintage Chanel and I’m blown on how lucky I was to score a lovely Chanel bag. Exceeded expectations
Aw amazing! Enjoy yours!
so happy for you! I won’t be wasting my time purchasing a Chanel bag in the boutiques - I’ll be checking out fashionphile. Thank you for opening up about your journey!
Congratulations on this beauty! You inspired me to locate and purchase the same bag but from 2009, and I'm thrilled with it. The lambskin is amazing, so soft, supple, luxurious, and it feels thick and durable too. I love your videos, you have beautiful hands and such a soothing voice and of course you're a bright lady with such wonderful things to say. xox Jesse
Jesse Dana Thanks so much Jesse! Really appreciate your kind words and your support. 💕 Congrats on your new-to-you vintage piece!! 🥳 xo
Yay !! You finally found one !! It’s beautiful ! Yes older bags are definitely superior when it comes to quality ! LV is the same.... quality 15 years back was far better than today ! Chanel prices brand new just don’t match the quality sadly! You got a great bargain with your bag 💖💖
Tristy’s Bags Thank you!! 💕
I'd like to see the cleaning process.
I really can’t get over you experience a pop stitch & no apology from Chanel it’s self🤯 However, when I purchase my first Chanel it will definitely be pre loved! I find older bags are well made and actually worth the money due to how they are made. I’m happy you found a bag you love💕
my classic flap is vintage in caviar medium with gold hw & i will not sell it no matter what... i agree it's very well made!
Wow! Literally everything that you’ve said confirms my entire opinion about the quality of Chanel’s flap 😮 I also own a vintage medium flap but with gold ware hardware from early 2000’s, and I must say it’s holding up extremely well. I bought some felt from Michael’s to protect the bag... very inexpensive 😊 I’m honestly so happy to find your channel ! Thank you for this vid 🌸
Lily Lanh Thank you dear!! I hope to make more videos that you can enjoy! 😊
I just purchased my first vintage Chanel from fashionphile and received it last week (September 2021). To my surprise, the prior owner’s things were still in the bag including a hair clip, straight pin, and a few candy/gum wrappers. In addition the bag had a strong smell of talcum powder. I’ll be calling fashionphile to discuss. I’ll need to figure out how to thoroughly clean the bag as well.
What?!!!? That is crazy! 😱
I loved your information about how to purchase the beloved channel bag. I had no idea how I can purchase the real one. Very helpful. Thank you
I’m so glad it was helpful!
Great video. I’m so happy for you. She is gorgeous and I’m so happy you are making her famous with this video! She is still so beautiful after all these years!!!
Yes! Please show us how you to the spa treatment for your bag, I’m very interested :D
Congratulations Hun! Now you have me all into the FP site. So happy you found your Chanel. To be honest with you, I actually live the vintage pieces. Even with your bag, I'm thinking of Only it could speak, the stories it would tell. Enjoy!!!💯💕
MINDBODYSOUL 💯 😉
Congrats, it's a vintage beauty. I love mine in gold hardware from the 90s. So far I only bought Chanel rectangular and square minis from the Chanel boutique. My maxi and reissue I bought preloved, the older quality is amazing 🎄❤️
maggy permataria Yay!!! 👏 I would love to own a reissue and maxi too! I’m 99% sure I will go preloved again!! Thanks so much for sharing - and for watching!! 😉
$3495 is a great deal!!! specially it being from the year 2000. You are lucky! ❤️
Please make a video of spa cleaning.
Please show how you clean and condition the purse.
lvan12366 I made two videos. You can watch them here - ua-cam.com/video/sOOMvh2seXs/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/a4POg6-aHsk/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video! I am thinking of a vintage Chanel as well. May I ask what condition did they list your bag (excellent, very good, good, etc)? Thank you!
debbie h It was listed as “very good” on Fashionphile! 😊
@@hellocatwalkcity great, thanks for letting me know your bag was listed as very good. It will help me understand what Fashionphile refers to as "very good". Very good means almost excellent imo! Your bag looks beautiful and looks excellent to me! ♥️🥰 I forgot to ask, is your double flap the small or medium? It is hard for me to tell on the video. Thank you.
@@debbieh9009 Mine is the medium size!
@@hellocatwalkcity Thank you Hello Catwalk City!♥️🥰👍🏻🤗
Beautiful bag. Loving your channel 💞
Such a helpful video! And your theory sounds very logical since I’ve not done heavy research and heard the same thing about quality being better on previous years which makes complete sense. You will be my go to when I’m ready for my first Chanel! And love the little calendar! How fitting! Thanks for sharing your whole saga and so happy you found your happy ending ❤️❤️❤️
SueMae Everyday 😘
Great buy!! I have a vintage calfskin Chanel from 1980s - same year of my birth year 😌 and it still holds up really well. Cos it is preloved i'm dont need to be too careful with it haha love the carefree feeling 🤣
I love when people find their birth year bag! So special!
Yes yes please upload a video of spa cleaning!😍 and if you know any information on how to spa clean a caviar bag.. even though yours is lambskin.. please share it with us! I'd really like to know because my bag is caviar😍
Never had such a close look on a pre-loved Chanel classics. Wonder how long does it takes for the diamond quilting to lose the puffiness and become flat like this?
TheLifelongdream It’s a 20 yr old bag (from year 2000) and it actually still has some of the puff (looks flatter on camera)! Thanks for watching! 😉
20yrs wow! The previous owner has taken very good care of this bag!
The vintage bags were not made to be a puffy as the current ones. That was the design.
MRS_ Shineyshoes I find the current 2.55 calf is flat tho
I have exactly the same bag and I pass it on to my daughter.
I have just received my vintage flap bag. Thank you for mentioning The Handbag Spa! I think I will also order one of their Kits! I would love a video about it!
Spotless Mind Yay!! Congrats dear!!! 🥳
My dream is to find a good deal on a 80s-early 90s classic flap!!
Hey!
I don't know if the camera somehow distorts the picture of your bag. I just really get a lot of eye on the bag patterned "squares". it looks like they would not fit with the case lid and the case. so I mean the grids don't match. Especially on the other side of the bag?
Mari Hänninen It’s funny you mention that bc when I watched my own video after filming I noticed that too!! Oddly enough, in person, the bag lines up neatly. I think it showed up that way on camera bc of the way I was holding it from an angle!! Thanks for your concern!! 😊
What condition did they rate that bag?
I feel as though Vintage lambkins flaps are more common to find on the preloved market. Have you came across any/would you have gone with the vintage caviar or stick with the lambskin flap that you have now? 😊
Lily Lanh Love the lambskin and wouldn’t change for caviar!! 😉
I liked Fashionphile until I tried to resell them a LV Monty bag I got from them for around 700. It was exactly how I got it, I had only used it twice. They were offering me about 300 which really irritated me. I know they're trying to make a profit, but it was not even half what I paid for it.
Can I just say I LOVE how informative and transparent all your videos have been! I think your M/L vintage classic flap is beautiful and in such great condition. I have been on the hunt for one in EUC and finally stumbled across a lambskin double flap on fashionphile a week ago. I purchased it because the bag looked like it was in great condition for its age and the price was right! Everything checked out once I received it but did notice the burgundy interior seemed a little (very little) sticky. With your “experienced” opinion with Chanel bags, is this normal for an 8 year old purse? Did your vintage have a faint stick to it when you touch the interior of the bag? I’m worried that maybe over time, the interior will eventually start peeling?
Aw I’m so glad you’re enjoying my videos! As for the stickiness under the flap, I’ve not experienced this before but perhaps it’s from moisture? I would sit it next to some baking powder to see if the moisture gets absorbed... or try asking the Leather Surgeons for advice!
@@hellocatwalkcity thank you for responding! Looking forward to more of your uploads ❤️😍
Congrats on your classic flap! Getting a deal always feels great. My tan lambskin 2015 CF was around same price, hence why I couldn't resist. It's a shame I know now I'm just not comfortable using lambskin, but you do you. Buffing sheepskin and calfskin works also, I did it for small dents. Takes longer with calfskin however. My favorite cleaner is Collonil cleaning foam and Cadillac Care conditioner. I was also successful renewing corners to an old lambskin single flap with Kiwi polish. But nothing worked with the tan CF corners or darkening on flap, maybe bc newer lambskin, maybe bc color. Try to stay warm. ⛄XO
Becky Panda Thanks so much!! 😘 Appreciating your tips on cleaning and polishing too!! You stay warm too and have a great weekend!!
Hi ,do you have any leather lotion for recommend ?
pls share cleansing process and products
Omg that bag now is over 10K new in the us.
Blow dryers are also life savers when it comes to scratches on a leather bag !
Anyway I’m so happy you found your chanel bag ! Buying pre loved can be a very good choice in that case, where the quality has decreased over the years.
Also, yes I’m interested to see the spa treatment !
jay jay wow I’ve never heard that I have actually used a blow dryer cleaning Carrera marble heating the marble and rubbing it obviously the process is the same with the leathers thank you for your information
Leslie Craven you’re welcome ! I saved my ysl toy loulou this way, it was so easy and worked wonderfully
great video! How do you tell how old the bag is?
Alexandra Patrick Hi! You can tell from the series number!
hi the bag spa video would be great
Heyy, how much was it? sorry maybe you mention it in the video but I didn't catch it! thank you, its gorgeous and I love your voice xxx
Lovely bag, but also, lovely nail polish! May I ask what shade it is? :)
fwuffleclouds15 Thanks dear! The nail polish color is “berry naughty” from Essie! 😘
Cangrats finally I so happy for you.... did u purchase your bag with the authenticity card?
Aissatou Bah Thanks dear!! Yes, mine came with the authenticity card.
Great choice! cost per wear would be soooo much better than paying full price plus tax buy a new one and will get all your money back when resell it
Very informative 👍
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김미옥 👏 👏 👏 I am appreciating the vintage style more and more too! 😉
Yeahhh lambskin is also my choice. ❤️ I've learned so much from you. Thanks!
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Lovely video 💕 tfs!
Did you have a vintage musty smell with this ? Do you have tips on getting out smells out of leather ?
No odor except for leather smell! I made sure to check there was no odor on the Fashionphile listing as I’m pretty sensitive to odors.
Yes yes yes to everything. I’ve purchased and returned THREE classic flaps in the past 2 years. Popped stitch, super dry flat caviar and then finally bc i didn’t like the gold tone hardware compared to the older 24k gold plating. I have an 8 series and an 11 series. They are perfection ♥️. Enjoy...she’s a beauty!!!
guru EDIT Yay!! Thank you!! 💕 Hope you’re enjoying yours too! 😘
Is it an authentic piece ? I watched on UA-cam that the “made in France” for classic flap lamp skin should be opposite to the Chanel stamp .. only caviar skin classic flap would have made in France under the Chanel stamp.
Yenny Chan Yes, 💯 authentic. Unfortunately there are some myths and misinformation out there about how to authenticate Chanel bags. What you’re referring to is one of those myths. Some of the lambskin classic flaps have their “Made in France” stamp on the opposite side of the “Chanel” stamp and some of them are on the same side. It all depends on the year / series it was made in. For my bag, it is correct. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
Really put me off from buying a classic flap. There’s a few people saying this.
Ah yes. Each Chanel classic flap seems to come with its own drama and story! Lol!
Congrats!! $5,800.00 to $3,495.00. $2,500-ish savings.
Marta Villanueva Thank you!! 💕 I actually saved a little over $2500 bc of the difference in taxes!! 😊
@@hellocatwalkcity 20 years ago this bag cost around $2500..