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Chanel Stamps and Patches on Inside of Bag

Both the name “CHANEL” and a “MADE IN” text will be imprinted inside Chanel Bags.  These authentic logos will be included by either:

*A sewn-in leather patch (oval or rectangular).

*A metal plate.

*Imprinted directly onto the lining itself, in a color matching the hardware -- gold lettering for bags with gold chains and zipper pulls; silver lettering for bags with silver hardware, etc.

*Fabric tag, sewn in. This will be black and may or may not have fine vertical lines on it. The CHANEL lettering should be white.

The "Made In ..." Tag

Authentic Chanel bags will be made in either France or Italy.  An authentic label will never say “Made in Paris”.  Most counterfeiters know these simple rules, so you need to really examine the placement and the font on these logo stamps.

Placement

In bags from 6 series to present, there will be a Chanel patch or lettering on the back side of the lining and the “MADE IN…” will be right underneath it.  See table directly below. Bags from series 0 – 5 have Chanel printed on the back side of the bag, with the MADE IN text directly opposite side of the lining. 

Authentic "Made In" Patches & Plates Series 0 - 5
This will be on the back side of the inside lining	This will be on the opposite side of the inside of the bag from the "Chanel"
4 series bags may have the Chanel CC logo under the CHANEL, as shown here  (*see farther below for the fake version of this with the CC's above the Chanel and the CC's are not in a circle)	3 series backpack.  Circled "Made In" on Same Leather tag.  This style is an correct exception to the rule of "Chanel" being on the opposite side from the "Made In" for 0 to 5 Series bags.
5-Series Back without the gold embossing.  Also acceptable.

6-Series to Present Chanel and "Made In" are always on the same tag.The Made in Italy or France text should be aligned properly under the CHANEL
Proper Alignment of "CHANEL" over "Made In Italy"	Proper Alignment of "CHANEL" over "Made In France"

Fake "Made In" Patches & Plates

“Made in France” is not aligned properly under “Chanel”	* CC not circled and above; should not say Paris
This metal with border is not correct	Zig-Zag Edges, CC's wrong
Never made in Paris (should be France or Italy)	This is subtle, but the font is shorter and wider than it should be
The letters are too tall and close together The lettering is also crooked (slanting upward to the right)	Not enough space between the left hand stitching and the "C" in "Chanel"

Zippers & Zipper Pulls

 

These large inside pocket zippers wil have "Chanel" on one side and the CC logo on the other.	Opposite side of a Zipper pull like the one on the left.
EP will be in Reissue bags, as well as a few other styles	These 3-circle pulls are in older bags only
Opti OMC	DMC
S-Symbol zipper pull	Lampo
Lampo	Lampo
Lampo
This is FAKE.  The style was not made, but even if it was, the CC's are too tall and thin

Inside Lining

Chanel bags have been made with a very wide variety of materials and styles.  I’m not sure I can pin down any rules that apply to all Chanel bags other than the fact that the lining should always fit properly in the bag and not have any bunching when the bag is opened fully.

Below are several examples of different authentic Chanel linings

Lining from various authentic Chanel bags
Satin lining from 11 series THE ROCK	Signature lining from 10 series Caviar
	Black Cambon lining (9 series)
Pink Cambon lining (8 series)
Leather Lining (series 1)	Orange Cambon lining.
Canvas Lining (9 series clutch)	Satin CC logo lining (9 series)

Quilting / Stitching

Many Chanel bags are quilted.  The symmetry and quality of this quilting is a strong indication of authenticity.  Quilting should be perfectly symetrical squares or diamonds -- the sides of each square or diamond should all be equal in length.  The lines of the quilting will line up exactly over pocket seems and flaps.  (The alignment over flaps may be difficult to discern in photos because flaps may not have been sitting perfectly straight when the photo was taken.).  

Quilting alignment should also match up on the front and the back of a bag.  In other words, if there is a ½ diamond on one edge of the bag, there should be a ½ diamond in that same area on the back side edge as well.
The quilting pattern may not line up with the stitching pattern along the bottom and sides of classic style bags.  As you can see, the stitching on the base of the authentic bags in the photos below do not line up with the lines of the stitching on the front of the bag.