Real versace?

[Jsimmons86]

Alright, I inherited a versace coat from a messy divorce.
At the moment, I CANNOT post a picture of it. It will be added shortly.
This jacket is made of Corduroy (spelled right?), has one tag on the inside, saying:
Versace, jeans couture, and below some numbers 964616.
Additionally, it has a single pocket, on the right side, with versace in silver lettering printed above it.
It is a zipper pocket.
The coat zips up, as opposed to buttoning.
It is a solid dark blue, except for the lettering.
Keep in mind its old, and other tags MAY have been removed.
Currently, it is a suspected fake. (from the guy with no real experience)

 

[SpooPoker]

My guess is that the stitching on the jacket forms a V in the middle of the pocket? There is a tag inside that says "Made by Ittierre"? The zipper pulls might be finished with small silver medusas? Taped (glued) to somewhere inside the jacket, by the Ittierre tag is a hologram?

 

[Klobber]

+ 1, as the great man says

 

[pvrhye]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

My guess is that the stitching on the jacket forms a V in the middle of the pocket?
There is a tag inside that says "Made by Ittierre"?
The zipper pulls might be finished with small silver medusas?
Taped (glued) to somewhere inside the jacket, by the Ittierre tag is a hologram?

This is the dude with a ton of vintage Versace in his ebay store and WAWRN pics at the Versace mansion. That's as close of an expert opinion as you're gonna get on these boards.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by pvrhye

This is the dude with a ton of vintage Versace in his ebay store and WAWRN pics at the Versace mansion.

If you only knew what else that lies behind the camera.

 

[Jangofett]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

If you only knew what else that lies behind the camera.

Are you naked behind the camera when taking those pictures?

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Jangofett

Are you naked behind the camera when taking those pictures?

my wife takes the pics

 

[uhurit]

...And it's worth about $40.00, if real.....$39.99, if fake...

 

[Klobber]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

If you only knew what else that lies behind the camera.

Hey Spoo, is it just me or was Versace once upon a time ago a half decent label? I recently took a punt at a F/W 2010 Versace Collection suit (got it cheap online), and the construction was absolutely ****. Nothing like the old Gianni Versace suit I used to have.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by uhurit

...And it's worth about $40.00, if real.....$39.99, if fake...

Originally Posted by Jsimmons86

Alright, I inherited a versace coat

Thats all profit, kid.

 

[Jangofett]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

my wife takes the pics

Was she naked behind the camera when taking those pictures?

 

[JDMills]

Originally Posted by Jangofett

Was she naked behind the camera when taking those pictures?

Lawl one can only hope

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by Klobber

Hey Spoo, is it just me or was Versace once upon a time ago a half decent label? I recently took a punt at a F/W 2010 Versace Collection suit (got it cheap online), and the construction was absolutely ****. Nothing like the old Gianni Versace suit I used to have.

Versace Collection has always been ****. It used to be the V2 line, which from 95-98 did reprinted silks ala Biggie from the Couture line, diffused one season down, and slightly dumbed down to keep costs lower. For suits and tailored clothing, no way.

Versace tailored clothing is actually stronger now then it ever was, from a construction standpoint. The couture line is made by Zegna to XXX standards, just like TF. The design is much more modern and slim than what is SF approved, but still, you have to appreciate the work. 2000-2005 was a dark time for the brand, going through major transitions trying to identify themselves under Donatella's leadership.

They tried to rebrand themselves as an Italian Dior Homme (IMO) and hired Alexander Plokhov from Cloak to do some sober, gloomy menswear which was a complete antithesis to the brand and alienated virtually all of their menswear clients. They are still trying to recover from that.

 

[Jangofett]

Originally Posted by Klobber

Hey Spoo, is it just me or was Versace once upon a time ago a half decent label? I recently took a punt at a F/W 2010 Versace Collection suit (got it cheap online), and the construction was absolutely ****. Nothing like the old Gianni Versace suit I used to have.

Yah. Versace used to be a marque brand back in those days.
The GV boutique was like something out of Louis XVI wetdream.
I recall some actress wearing a gorgeous lime green or yellow gown in some award show.

Now, they look like some cheap stuff.

I bought a yellow GV polo years ago. GV not Versace or V2.
The colour at the collar faded to white after a few washes.

I tried some GV stuff at GV. Their boutique was small and the SA not snooty.
A far cry from Prada.

I accidentally and easily damaged a polo shirt with a zipper on it.

A white GV shirt I bought which cost me a bomb always get brown stains despite me not wearing it unless for special occasions.
The dry cleaner said its because it was wet and some fungus or mould is created.
I told her, after I collected it from you, I stored it in the cupboard with the dry clean cover, until I decide to wear it.
I think its probably because of the crappy material used.
So I dont wear it now because its such a hassle to dry clean the stains all the time.
I doubt it can fetch 100 on ebay.

I hope with Plokhov manning the helm, the designs would be edgy and good like Balmain or Givenchy.

I really dont know why Spoo, who spends so much, is big on Versace.

 

[Klobber]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Versace Collection has always been ****. It used to be the V2 line, which from 95-98 did reprinted silks ala Biggie from the Couture line, diffused one season down, and slightly dumbed down to keep costs lower. For suits and tailored clothing, no way.

Versace tailored clothing is actually stronger now then it ever was, from a construction standpoint. The couture line is made by Zegna to XXX standards, just like TF. The design is much more modern and slim than what is SF approved, but still, you have to appreciate the work. 2000-2005 was a dark time for the brand, going through major transitions trying to identify themselves under Donatella's leadership.

They tried to rebrand themselves as an Italian Dior Homme (IMO) and hired Alexander Plokhov from Cloak to do some sober, gloomy menswear which was a complete antithesis to the brand and alienated virtually all of their menswear clients. They are still trying to recover from that.

Cool to know that, cheers for that insight

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Zegna seem to do a lot of work for the fashion brands, I have noticed that YSL and Gucci seem to have been "Zegnified" assuming the made in Switzerland tag is indicative of Zegna (the YSL in particular had impressive enough construction I bought two of their suits in one hit). I will scope around Versace couture line - if their tailored clothing is up to scratch, it adds an extra degree of freedom to my clothes buying.