Fendi 8BR000 serial tag and hologram

January 9th, 2008

From everything I’ve read, it appears the Fendi Baguette (#8BR000) does not include the Fendi Authenticity tag, style tag and hologram. Is this true? And if so, are there any exceptions?
Ellen

eStyleBlog Response

Hi Ellen
The 8BR000 is no different than any other Fendi bag. There should be a leather tag sewn into the interior lining with an embossed serial numer, and a hologram adhered to a fabric tag. If retailers do not list the fact that these exist on their Fendi’s it doesn’t mean they don’t. It is very common knowledge that Fendi has these identification markings and perhaps the retailers did not consider it imperative to list it in their descriptions.

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Fendi Ten Year Old Bag

January 9th, 2008

I found your information on the authenticity of fendi bags really useful. I recently bought a Fendi baguette from ebay. It looks like a fake to me-it doesn’t have an identification number on the bag anywhere. The seller said that it doesn’t have a number because its over 10 years old, and Fendi didn’t use authenticity numbers 10 years ago. I find this hard to believe. Do you know if this is true? I’d be really grateful for any information.
Many thanks
Tracey

eStyleBlog Response

Hi Tracey
The key here is that you think it looks like a fake. If you fell it is fake you’ll never be comfortable carrying it. We can’t tell you definitively one way or another if Fendi used authenticity numbers ten years ago.

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Another Fendi Hologram Question

November 16th, 2007

I had a few more questions about the Fendi Authenticity information you’ve provided on your site.  One is that the hologram that is on the opposite side of the Fabric tag, is this a sticker tag (removable) or a sewn in tag?  Secondly, on the interior leather tag, does the engraved number need to be exactly the same as the number on the Fendi authenticity/controllato card?  If not, does it need just the style number along with other numbers?  Your site and information are superb….Thanks for your information… it is so helpful.
Mary Ann

eStyleBlog Response

Hi Mary Ann
The hologram is a stickered tag if you will. More specifically, “a hologram with a sticky backing that adheres to the fabric tag that is sewn into the lining”. It is removable only in that it can come off, but is not meant to, of course.

The numbers on the leather tag should include the style number but I can’t say with complete certainty that it is ‘exactly’ the number on the Fendi authenticity card or not.

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Fendi Spy Bags and Babies?

November 16th, 2007

One of our customers at eStyleSense.com happens to be a good friend as well. She purchased a gorgeous leather Spy Bag from us back in March of this year. She told us she has used the bag everyday since and because she has a one year old, it has served as a diaper bag at times.

Recently, she was busy with things that Moms must do and the baby took a bottle of water and poured it inside the Spy Bag. No big deal except for the fact that there was an opened container of cherry cough drops inside that immediately became gooey and sticky from the water. It created quite a mess and our customer was afraid nothing could be done to make the bag usable again.

She let us know of the situation and I got her to bring the bag to me. After about 10 minutes using a white cotton towel and water, I was able to bring the Zucca Jacquard lining back to near new again. And the outside of the bag, even the bottom where the water no doubt settled, doesn’t have a mark or stain on it.

Three cheers for quality and paying for it. A lesser bag would have had to be tossed.

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Flavio Olivera featured at www.eStyleSense.com

November 16th, 2007

For the first time in the United States online shoppers can now purchase the gorgeous Flavio Olivera boot line. Flavio Olivera boots are exquisitely constructed with Italian calf leather, and are styled to receive attention.

The Lana and Lori styles are flat out sexy and hot. The Lana has a studded detail throughout the boot with a strap and buckle at the top of the foot. The Lori has a very unique diagonal pattern that gives a long and slender look. The Liz style is an ankle version of the Lori that looks incredible with jeans or dressier pants.

The Lea and Lara styles have an NYC urban chic and offer a much shorter heel for more serious walking.

To view the entire line visit www.eStyleSense.com/Flavio-Olivera-Boots.

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Looking for a Prada Corda Tote?

November 1st, 2007

I have been searching for a Prada tote made with the corda fabric. I noticed that you had one on your site but it isn’t big (wide) enough. Do you know where I can find one, or will you have others coming in for the holidays? Susan in Denver

eStyleBlog response

Hi Susan

Your email came and we really didn’t have an answer for you until we got word that a brand new Prada tote is making it’s way to our warehouse. The 3055B looks to be a beautiful bag and is larger than the other Prada tote made with the corda fabric. Get details including pricing here.

Prada Corda Tote BR3055B

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Must Have Handbags at Fashion Week in NYC

November 1st, 2007

If you thought the “Big Bag” era was ending we’re very sorry. It seems the “Big Bag” era not only won’t end but it will thrive with even bigger bags. And those bags will most likely be metallic all the way through the fall season. Listen to what the fashion gurus said at Fashion Week in NYC on You Tube. Did someone in there say, “Marc Jacobs Quilted?”

Marc Jacobs Black Quilted Venetia

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Some Tucker Paisley News

November 1st, 2007

Our friends at Tucker Paisley, Tracy Fredkin and Doug NeJaime, have launched their own blog at Tucker Paisley. They’re doing a great job of keeping folks up to date on the spread of TP throughout the country and the globe. More celebs are being seen with TP bags every day. See the latest at TP Blog Celebrities.Also, for the single ladies out there who live in and around Los Angeles, Tucker Paisley is going to give one of you the chance to win a Tucker Paisley Tote and have a date with a eligible bachelor in LA. For details visit TP Blog Bachelor Contest.

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Tips for Shopping for Anything Online this Holiday Season

October 30th, 2007

It occured to us at www.eStyleSense.com that even though there is a growing confidence in the ability to shop safely online, there are still folks that buy from web-based companies that are being run like a hobby, and not a business. 

We were pointed in this direction by one of our own customers who had a very bad experience with not just one, but a few sites when she was trying to buy a Prada key chain. You can read her entire email at http://www.estylesense.com/eStyleSense-Rave-Reviews-s/38.htm. The first site told her it was out of stock. This happens to us as well. A customers logs on at 2 am and buys an item of which we sold that last one at 10pm. We call our distributor the next business day and they are out as well. This can’t be avoided.

However, she then ordered the item from another site that sent her a confirmation that the item was in stock and would be shipped. Then she didn’t hear from them for weeks even after she tried to contact them via phone and email. No one was returning calls or emails for this company! These companies give all web-based etailers a bad name. The sites are not being run like a business with attention being paid to customers each and every day.

At eStyleSense.com, if you call us we are usually sitting next to the phone and will answer your questions, place your order, check on your order, etc. right them and there. If we are in another area tempoarily we will call you back within the hour with very, very rare exception. If we make a mistake we will tell you so that we can help you with another item or you can go elsewhere to find that item. We’ve even helped people find items at competitor sites because we couldn’t get it for them.

If you order an item this holiday season from a company you’ve never done business with before, call them. Either place the order over the phone with them and get the customer service persons name, or within a day of placing the order online give them a call to check on the status.

And just becuase it’s a well known company don’t assume that your order is being handled properly. In many cases traditional brick and mortar retailers have had to develop a web-based operation to be competitive. But running a web-based operation is a completely different animal. It is typically run by people that have no experience in the brick and mortar side and visa versa. The traditional retailer may be great, but they could have poor or non-existent customer service on the web-based side.

To give an example, I ordered one item with two parts from Levenger. Levenger is a catalog company with a web site that has high quality items and a very good reputation. The item was a lap top desk with an attachable light. I bought it for my son and had it sent to him at college.

After the initial order and confirmation of that order I gave it a week or so before I started thinking about my order. I contacted Levenger by email and received an email back saying that the light (that attached to the lap top desk) was being shipped, but that the desk itself would be shipped at a later date. Huh? What good is the light without the desk? The desk was eventually shipped and received a week or so later.

As mentioned above, Levenger has a great reputation for quality and the items that came lived up to that reputation. But if this were a gift for the holidays or a birthday, I would have been very dissapointed that it came seperately and it took so long. Not to mention the added hassle my son had to go through to pick up two items at their centeralized mail center instead of one.

So call the etailer about your order especially if it’s a holiday gift. The holidays create enough stress without having to worry about a multitude of items that aren’t coming in as fast as you want or need them.  

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Older Styles Might Be ‘In Style’

October 30th, 2007

In a never ending battle to come up with the next ‘IT’ bag, designers perhaps seem to be producing one bad design concept after another. What’s Haute, a handbag style blog, has posted comments about the lack of great new bags from Chloe since the Paddington, and poor showings from the LVMH in the Fendi and Louis Vuitton lines of late. See their comments at  http://whatshaute.blogspot.com/.

This begs the questions for those who can justify owning just a few designer handbags, “Is it better to have the lastest designer bag that ultimately won’t make the scene past the current season, or is it much better to own a bag that was introduced a season ago that has become a fashion staple?”

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