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Red Prada padded nylon hat, red Prada leather biker jacket and Prada reptile print stiletto pumps at Berlin Vintage Corner
Vintage Prada: How to Read the Triangle, the Nylon and the Labels
From Mario Prada's 1913 shop to Pocone nylon, the triangle plaque, interior stamps, cards and the Prada Sport line: how to date and check vintage Prada, and what it sells... Read more...
Vintage outerwear with a leather collar on the rail at Berlin Vintage Corner
The Vintage Winter Coat: What to Check Before You Buy
What a Berlin winter actually demands of a coat, why older coats are often better built, how to read a wool label honestly, and what the damage you cannot repair... Read more...
Burberrys Nova Check bucket hat, white leather trench coat and white quilted Burberry handbag at Berlin Vintage Corner
Vintage Burberry: How to Date the Label and Check the Check
Why one letter on the label dates most vintage Burberry, what Prorsum, Brit and the Japanese Blue and Black Label lines tell you, what the check proves, and what vintage... Read more...
Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene briefcase, Monogram long wallet and Vernis Ikat tote at Berlin Vintage Corner
Louis Vuitton Date Codes: How to Read Them and What They Prove
Where to find the stamp, how to read the four formats from the early 1980s to 2021, which factory letters belong to which country, why a missing code is often... Read more...
Vintage Hermès taupe riding boots, a yellow silk bow tie on its orange box and a black studded leather belt at Berlin Vintage Corner
Vintage Hermès: How to Date It and What It Is Worth
The blind stamp letters and frames from 1945 to today, the pattern mark that dates a silk tie, why Made in Italy is right on Hermès shoes, and what pieces... Read more...
Pleated vintage skirt with a slim leather belt on a dress form at Berlin Vintage Corner
Vintage Escada: How to Date It, and the Label That Fools Everyone
Margaretha Ley built the loudest, best-made German label of the 1980s. Here is how to tell her work from what came after, why the label bearing her name proves nothing,... Read more...
Three vintage suits on hangers at Berlin Vintage Corner: a grey Yves Saint Laurent suit, a navy two piece suit and a houndstooth Escada suit
Buying a Vintage Suit in Berlin: Fit, Cloth and Fair Prices
The shoulders decide, the rest can be tailored. How to check construction, read cloth and labels, decode German suit sizes and judge what a vintage suit should cost. Read more...
Leather brand lozenge, snap fastener and zip on a vintage jacket, the details authentication depends on
How to Spot a Genuine Designer Piece: What Actually Proves It
Care labels, date codes, blind stamps, zips and edge finishing. What actually proves a designer piece is genuine, what the brands changed in 2021, and what no photograph can show... Read more...
Pre-owned luxury at Berlin Vintage Corner: a black Louis Vuitton Epi leather bag, a grey Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche suit and a green Jil Sander leather shoulder bag
Luxury Second Hand in Berlin: How It Works and What to Pay
Consignment, outright purchase or platform: who sells a pre-owned luxury piece decides your rights. How to check authenticity and condition, and how to judge the price. Read more...
Three vintage Etro pieces at Berlin Vintage Corner: a blue paisley patchwork shirt, a red houndstooth coat and a mustard paisley shirt
Vintage Etro: How to Read the Paisley, Date It and Price It
Etro's paisley has barely changed since 1981, which makes the house easy to recognise and hard to date. What the documented history proves, how to check a piece, and what... Read more...
Original size label inside a vintage Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche jacket, marked size 40
Vintage Sizing Explained: Why a 1990s 38 Is Not Today's 38
Sizes have been quietly growing for decades. Here is what the numbers on old labels actually mean, and the five measurements that tell you whether a piece will fit. Read more...
Berlin Vintage Corner storefront on Elisabethkirchstrasse in Berlin Mitte
Designer Vintage in Berlin Mitte: A Guide to the Neighbourhood
Where to look for designer vintage in Berlin Mitte, how to get here, and what the Rosenthaler Vorstadt is actually like on a weekday afternoon. Read more...