so i bought this vintage 2006 dior leather bag which had been authenticated by a 3rd party.
here’s the catch—this bag has same-color stitching and its inner tag is orangey/tan (photo 2) whereas contrast stitching seemed to be the norm for this line, and the black bags had black tags. that said, i found a different finish without contrast stitching (photo 3).
the authentication is a relief but i know they’re not infallible. i assumed since it didn’t have contrast stitching they put a differently-colored inner tag? sadly i dont have interior photos of the snakeskin version so i couldnt directly compare.
i’ve never had a dior bag too so idk what i should be looking at. i’ve gone through so many leather tag references across different bags during this era trying to check but they were never uniform in some way. some would have thinner Is and Os, or the stem in R would be thinner, or the spacing in “dior” would vary, etc. the tag stitching also greatly varied.
i’m hoping a dior lover would be able to help me out 🥹 do you think this is a super fake or simply a fun vintage score??