Authenticity Guarantee
Fashionably Yours ONLY sells Authentic Designer Luxury items and does not accept, sell or condone the selling of counterfeit items. All items are authenticated by a third party authentication service before they reach our sales floor and double & triple checked by our experts. Despite this vigorous process, we offer a 100% Money Back Authenticity Guarantee for worry free in store & online shopping (including return & shipping costs).
In our continued effort in the fight against counterfeit goods in the marketplace, we want to help educate our customers on some of the ways to identify authentic items including the date & origin of our specialized brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel & Hermes. Feel free to check out our Authenticity Date Codes below before making your final decision to purchase.
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Louis Vuitton Date Code Guide
Louis Vuitton date codes or authenticity codes began appearing after the 1980's. Vintage Louis Vuitton manufactures prior to 1980 would not have any date codes, and can only be verified as authentic by looking at various factors: evaluating when the style was introduced, looking at the exterior leather, inspecting the lining/stitches etc..
Below is the table of the date codes used by Louis Vuitton on their products, which can be interpreted according to
- Date the product was manufactured
- Location of the manufactured product
Other methods of determining the authenticity of the Louis Vuitton product will be where the code is located for that particular item and the appearance of the code. For example, they can appear either on:
- separate leather tab that stick out of the inner lining with the code embedded
- directly embossed on the inner lining and close to the inside seam of the product
- directly embossed on the under side of the D-ring (typical of Speedy)
- directly embossed on Alcantara lining (suede material on inside of Epi leather bags)
- stamped on the inside lining close of the seam of canvas leather lined bags (usually in an offset dark colour)
Note: Fake bag manufacturers are getting better at replicating the authentic products so it is important to always evaluate the exterior, interior, grommets, hardware, lining etc.. as date codes can be easily replicated. However, fake bag manufacturers do not focus on quality made products and easily forget to include specific details as they typically mass produce their items.
Date Code | Description |
Early 80's | 3 or 4 digit date codes, representing the month and year that the product was manufactured. |
Late 80's | 3 or 4 digit date codes (as above) followed by two letters representing the location that the product was manufactured. |
1990-2006 |
First two letters represent the location that the product was manufactures. Followed by four numbers: - First / Third number = Month - Second / Fourth number = Year |
2007-onwards |
First two letters represent location Followed by four numbers: - First / Third number = Week - Second / Fourth number = Year |
Locations | Letter Abbreviations |
France | A0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DU, CO, CT, ET, FL, LW, MB, MI, NO, RA, RI, SD, SL, SN, SP, SR, TH, TR, VI, VX |
Germany | LP |
Italy | BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, RC, RE, SA, TD |
Spain | CA, LO, LB, LM, LW |
Switzerland | DI, FA |
USA | FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL |
Chanel Date Code Guide
Chanel will typically have an interior hologram sticker with date codes that correspond to the year of manufacturer, as well as "slashes" on the number zero corresponding to the particular year of manufactured and feet or font serifs on the number one.
Note: Hologram stickers do fall off on occasion and the lack of a sticker does not mean that the bag is not authentic.
Serial Number | Year Manufactured | Number labels |
14XXXXXX | 2011 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
13XXXXXX | 2009-2010 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
12XXXXXX | 2008-2009 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
11XXXXXX | 2007-2008 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
10XXXXXX | 2006-2007 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
9XXXXXX | 2005-2006 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
8XXXXXX | 2004-2005 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
7XXXXXX | 2003-2004 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
6XXXXXX | 2000-2002 | zero strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
5XXXXXX | 1997-2000 | No zero strikethrough on 52X* - 56X* |
4XXXXXX | 1996-1997 | zero strikethrough, 1 sans serif |
3XXXXXX | 1994-1996 | zero strikethrough, 1 sans serif |
2XXXXXX | 1991-1994 | zero NO strikethrough only until 27X*, 1 serif font |
1XXXXXX | 1989-1991 | zero NO strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
0XXXXXX | 1986-1989 | zero NO strikethrough, 1 in serif font |
Hermes Date Code Guide
Hermes will typically have an embossed stamp of the a letter and a geometric shape (either a circle or a square), which represent the year it was manufactured. Hermes made prior to 1970 will have no shape but just an embossed letter.
No Shape | Circle | Square |
1945 A 1946 B 1947 C 1948 D 1949 E 1950 F 1951 G 1952 H 1953 I 1954 J 1955 K 1956 L 1957 M 1958 N 1959 O 1960 P 1961 Q 1962 R 1963 S 1964 T 1965 U 1966 V 1967 W 1968 X 1969 Y 1970 Z |
1971 A 1972 B 1973 C 1974 D 1975 E 1976 F 1977 G 1978 H 1979 I 1980 J 1981 K 1982 L 1983 M 1984 N 1985 O 1986 P 1987 Q 1988 R 1989 S 1990 T 1991 U 1992 V 1993 W 1994 X 1995 Y 1996 Z |
1997 A 1998 B 1999 C 2000 D 2001 E 2002 F 2003 G 2004 H 2005 I 2006 J 2007 K 2008 L 2009 M 2010 N |