Vintage Jacket Labeled Chanel Boutique

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Hi, I am trying to learn more about this jacket. It belonged to a family member who had it stored away for a very long time. When it was discovered, it was slightly discolored, but not other damage was found.

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It was originally a teal-like color and I had it professionally dyed black. The leather dyeing expert told me the leather is likely hippo or elephant except for the section with the C's. He said that is likely calfskin.

Any help on authentication and period is appreciated.

Thanks!
 
Sorry. I forgot that I should not request authentication here. Any assistance on when this jacket was likely to have been made is appreciated. The label on the interior is the only label attached to the jacket. I found another leather Chanel jacket previously listed on eBay that had the same type of zipper. Can anyone tell me for sure if riri zippers were used in Chanel jackets?
 
No idea if this is the real deal or not, but I would say the fact it has a riri zipper makes it more probable in my view that it is the real deal. riri is a Swiss company and they have been producing zippers since 1924. Check out their website http://www.ririmayer.ch. This is a quality product that I would expect to see in a designer garment (even if it's a ready-to-wear line, which I assume something called "boutique" is) but not really in a knock-off - in that kind of thing they would probably use a cheap no-name zipper.

Karin
 
Hi Karen,

Thanks for responding. The zipper makes me believe there is a good chance the jacket is authentic as well. Additionally, the fact that the leather guy believes it might be hippo or elephant skin also makes me feel more sure because I don't imagine anyone would use either for a knock-off.
 
Hi Claire,

I see no signs of the label not being original to the jacket. It feels very secure, but I'm not sure what else to check. It contains no other labels. The green stitching bordering the label is a slightly lighter representation of the original color of the jacket.

My research indicated that it may have been made during the early 80's or 90's. I just wanted to get a more expert opinion. Thanks for your response!
 
Was the label removed during dyeing? If not, and the stitching has retained the original colour, that suggests polyester thread was used, but it's odd that the other stitching has taken on the colour of the dye (suggesting it's cotton).

I'm impressed with the dye job - it's even and looks good. I haven't - and wouldn't even consider - trying to dye leather black, as it's hard to get a good result.

Your jacket looks early '90s to me. I doubt it will be elephant hide, which has a different texture, is very thick and rare. I wouldn't expect it to be in a RTW garment. I'm also not sure about hippo - I suspect it could be an embossed leather but someone handling the garment would know better.
 
Hi Nicole,

I'm not sure what technique was used to dye the jacket. The patch looks exactly as it did prior to dyeing. The lining was already black and it does not look like any seams were loosened at all. It appears the dye was very carefully applied with the lining still attached. When the lining is stretched away from the seam, I can get a glimpse of the original teal color. As the jacket was dyed black to match, I imagine that made it an easier job. The work was done by Tulsa Leather Care and I agree--they did a terrific job. As I said in my original post, the jacket was discolored so I figured it was worth the risk to dye it.

I know nothing about exotic leathers. The leather guy said he owns a pair of hippo cowboy boots and the jackets texture is very similar to those. I plan to check with a couple of other leather experts to try to confirm.

Thanks for the info!
 
I should add that the separate panel at waist area with the CC logos was already black as well which probably accounts for the lining being black as well as the contrasting colors of the label.
 
Circa Vintage said:
Was the label removed during dyeing? If not, and the stitching has retained the original colour, that suggests polyester thread was used, but it's odd that the other stitching has taken on the colour of the dye (suggesting it's cotton).

I'm impressed with the dye job - it's even and looks good. I haven't - and wouldn't even consider - trying to dye leather black, as it's hard to get a good result.

Your jacket looks early '90s to me. I doubt it will be elephant hide, which has a different texture, is very thick and rare. I wouldn't expect it to be in a RTW garment. I'm also not sure about hippo - I suspect it could be an embossed leather but someone handling the garment would know better.
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This is a photo of the label prior to the dye work. The original jacket color and discoloration I previously mentioned
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are pictured as well.
 
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