A good way to inspect the hardware for authentic or phony brass is to look closely for evidence of silver areas. Dooney & Bourke utilizes a high quality brass for all their metal accents. Any evidence of sloppy and rushed stitch lines resulting in wobbly or asymmetric seams is a major red flag.Īlways check the hardware. There should be no crooked or uneven stitch lines along the rim of the piping leather. The stitch lines associated with the piping will also be high quality. The piping refers to the rounded edges of the handbag, and this feature will be a high quality leather. Coach has also made this change from the USA to China.Īfter checking where the handbag was made, check the piping. However, vintage D&B handbags should all say made in the USA. Many of the newer bags are manufactured in China. So for the record, a D&B that says made in China does not mean it is a fake handbag. But in fact, it is an authentic Dooney, and it was made in China. What? Dooney is supposed to be made in the USA, right? The buyer then starts to panic, assuming she had been duped by a phony handbag. The buyer purchases a Dooney handbag, takes it home, throws it over her shoulder and it looks great! Then she peaks inside and starts playing around with the interior zippers etc, and stumbles across a tiny tag that says those three little words: Made in China. And this can create a lot of confusion for the buyer.
Dooney and (&) Bourke handbags were once a staple of American quality and fashion, but like many other fashion designers, have went the way of cheaper manufacturing via Chinese labor.
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