An authentic Celine cabas costs £670 in Harrods. It is made of very soft lambskin. The lining is suede, that is why the leather is thin!
Surprisingly a fake is made of even softer lambskin! Here is a fake from ioffer!
ok, it is NOT “Paris”! It is “Made in Italy”!
I spotted the Celine classic box in Selfridges London the other day. It prices at £2300 ($3600) for the medium size: 23cm.
It looks like Hermes constance but slightly cheaper. The updated price for a 23cm Hermes constance is $8300 in 2011!
The lambskin on Celine classic box looks similar to Hermes box leather: smooth and glossy. If you want to have a feel of its leather check out Harrods: it is locked in a glass cabinet in Selfridges!
If you google Celine classic box you will find more replica than authentic “classic box” online. You cannot buy it online from saks fift havenue, Barneys New York, Net-a-Porter, Selfridges, Harrods, etc.
Wanna know how close a replica look? I saw a fake on the street before it hits department stores. It looks and feels the same. Be aware, ladies!
ok, check for these authentic signs from a Celine classic box :
The lambskin lining: it uses the same lambskin everywhere – even inside pockets have lambskin lining.
“Celine” is engraved inside the front lock.
A leather sticker embossed with something (it’s inside the smallest pocket I cannot see what it is but I can feel there is something on it).
Made in Italy.
Check out how to spot a Celine lambskin bi-color cabas here.
The leather on Celine classic box replica is not polish enough, you just cannot feel that luxurious look:
the wrong blue:
Authentic:
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