About 10 years ago I was in a money crunch and took a batch of bags to a upscale vintage resale shop. I have no idea about where to go for authentication.

If so, where? I just have a feeling that if it is real, the fact that it's never been used and has been stored in dark closets for decades and is vintage means I could get more for it than if it's a knock-off. Would you recommend I take it somewhere to have it looked at to determine authenticity? And now that I think about it, I do think it's possible that my mother received it in the 80s rather than the 90s. But from the little that I know of them, this feels like a quality bag. I am not a purse girl, so I've never bought D&B. It's hard to explain, but if you has a fake on in one hand and a real one in the other, you would easily be able to tell from the feel and the weight. The fakes don't have the same quality feel and heft from all the brass, and the leather feels different. I don't know what year they added the fabric tag, but I do know for a fact that not having the tag doesn't automatically mean the bag is fake. The bags way back then didn't have serial numbers or special sewn-in fabric tags. I bought many D&B bags over the years, starting in 1983 or so. However, I cannot find any sign of the sewn-in red, white, and blue label that all Dooney & Bourke items supposedly have. The hardware is all brass, and the trim is the classic British tan color. It does have the oval leather duck logo sewn on the outside, and a leather Dooney & Bourke tag on the inside, as you can see. I was looking to sell it, but in my research, came across some information that concerns me that the purse is a knock-off. She gave it to me in the late 90s, and I have never used it. My mom received this as a gift in the early 90s (I think), and never used it. Image & Etiquette Consulting in Miami, Fla., which is a full-service provider of image consulting, professional and personal etiquette. Expert: Gabriela Garzon Contact: Bio: Gabriela Garzon is the principal of G.G. Look for a classically shaped bag from Dooney and Bourke with tips from an image consultant in this free video on designer handbags. Spotting a fake Dooney and Bourke handbag requires looking for a bag made of mostly hard leather, identifying the wide stitches of Dooney and Bourke, and checking for the monogram.

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