Woman's £80 charity shop Dior bag turns out rare find, sells for £7,870
A woman in the UK discovered that a Dior handbag she purchased for £80 at a charity shop was a rare 2003 limited-edition piece. The bag subsequently sold at auction for £7,870, significantly exceeding initial estimates.
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The story highlights the value of archival fashion and the potential for significant financial windfalls in the secondary luxury goods market.
A Dior handbag bought for about £80 in a Cotswolds charity shop has sold for £7,870 at auction in Moreton-in-Marsh.The woman had picked up the bag because she liked its design, without knowing whether it was genuine. She later took it to Kinghams auction house, where specialists identified it as a rare Koi Saddle Bag from Christian Dior's autumn/winter 2003 runway collection, the Daily Mail reported.The bag was identified as a limited-edition Christian Dior Koi Saddle Bag designed by John Galliano for the brand's autumn/winter 2003 runway season.£80 charity shop find identified as rare DiorThe handbag had initially been estimated at between £800 and £1,200.
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