Brand: Balenciaga
Type: bag
 

Knowledge: 1

Title: LEATHER TYPE


Leather Type: Chevre (goatskin) Leather


  1. First started using distressed goatskin for Balenciaga bags
  2. Discontinued using it in Spring/Summer for 2008
  3. Chevre was reintroduced in 2013 and is used for limited edition such as the 'Metallic Edge' line

Leather Type: Agneu (lambskin) Leather


  1. Introduced in Fall/Winter of 2007.
  2. Lambskin is very soft and wears well.
  3. Most Balenciaga handbags are made of Lambskin leather.

Leather Type: Veau (calfskin) Leather


  1. Calfskin leather is durable and has pebbled grains.
  2. Veau leather is used for the Balenciaga Papier line and some limited edition pieces including the Balenciaga Metallic Edge line


 

Knowledge: 2

Title: YEAR CODE


CODE

YEAR

SEASON

C

2004

SUMMER/SPRING

B

2004

FALL/WINTER

A

2005

SUMMER/SPRING

Z

2005

FALL/WINTER

Y

2006

SUMMER/SPRING

X



W

2006

FALL/WINTER

V

2007

SUMMER/SPRING

U

2007

FALL/WINTER

T

2008

SUMMER/SPRING

S

2008

FALL/WINTER

R

2009

SUMMER/SPRING

Q

2009

FALL/WINTER

P

2010

SUMMER/SPRING

O

2010

FALL/WINTER

N

2011

SUMMER/SPRING

M

2011

FALL/WINTER

L

2012

SUMMER/SPRING

K

2012

FALL/WINTER

J

2013

SUMMER/SPRING

I

2013

FALL/WINTER

H

2014

SUMMER/SPRING

G

2014

FALL/WINTER

F

2015

SUMMER/SPRING

E

2015

FALL/WINTER

D

2016

SUMMER/SPRING

C

2016

FALL/WINTER

B

2017

SUMMER/SPRING

A

2017

FALL/WINTER

Z

2018

SUMMER/SPRING

Y

2018

FALL/WINTER

X

2019

SUMMER/SPRING

W

2019

FALL/WINTER

V

2020

SUMMER/SPRING

U

2020

FALL/WINTER

T

2021

SUMMER/SPRING

S

2021

FALL/WINTER

R

2022

SUMMER/SPRING

Q

2022

FALL/WINTER


 

Knowledge: 3

Title: COLOR CODE


CODE

COLOR NAME

EXAMPLE

1000

Nero / Black

1160

Griss Fossil

1211

Gris Taupe

1360

Gris Acier

1560

Gris Haussmannien

2765

Beige Tapioca

3802

Vert Porroguet

4065

Bleu de minuit

5619

Rose Flamingo

6310

Rose des sable

7960

Rose Blush

9060

Blanc Clair, Clear White


 

Knowledge: 4

Title: SERIAL NUMBER


EXAMPLE: 281770.1000.F.002123


Models: 281770

Color Code: 1000

Year Code: F

Production: 002123


 

Knowledge: 5

Title: BRAND STAMP


2004-2013

  1. Balenciaga products typically have the word [.paris] after their brand name, such as BALENCIAGA.PARIS
  2. The font is low and wide


2014-2018


  1. Balenciaga and Paris are on separate lines.
  2. [E] has unequal lengths, and the middle line is clearly the shortest.
  3. [C] is similar to the C from Chanel, but the ends do not curve inward as much as Chanel’s.



2018-Present


  1. Balenciaga rebranding at the end of 2018.
  2. The logo was changed to a bold font style.


 

Knowledge: 6

Title: HARDWARE DOUBLE TWISTED BALE


The surface should be smooth, and the ends should be even, with no parts appearing to be cut.


 

Knowledge: 7

Title: HARDWARE NOTCHED RIVET


The Notched Rivet will have a smooth, deep inward curve, not sharp edges.