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Stories from LuxDesignerBag on design, product finds, and living well - from the experts.
Every Louis Vuitton date code format from the early 1980s to the microchip, with worked examples, the workshop letters, and what a code can and cannot tell you.
Elena Rostova
Oct 1, 2026
Every Hermès bag carries a small letter that dates it. Here is the full year chart, where to find the stamp on each model, and what it really tells a buyer.
Elena Rostova
Oct 1, 2026
The sticker inside a Chanel bag dates it to within a year or two. Here is the full year table, where to find the number, and why it is never proof on its own.
Elena Rostova
Oct 1, 2026
The numbers inside a Gucci bag are a style code, not a date code. Here is what they mean, where to find them, and how to use them to check a pre-owned bag.
Elena Rostova
Oct 1, 2026
Codes, cards and packaging are copied routinely. These are the checks that still tell you something, and the point at which to stop and ask an expert.
Elena Rostova
Aug 20, 2026
