Vocabulary Related to the Video

Buying an authentic Chanel bag can be a mind field -there are so many fakes or replicas, so we might not know what to look for when buying expensive luxury bags 

Lamb's leather, leather from a baby sheep, rather than calf's leather leather from a baby cow.  The lamb's leather has a buttery softness and is delicate meaning it is as soft as butter compared to the calf's leather which is durable and hardwearing. 

Turnstile lock and hardware - The recognisable two Cs.  On an original Chanel bag the right C is always over the left C. The C is wide and long with flat edge finish.  The markings mean the country of origin, if there is a marking it was made in France if not it was made in Italy. The plate behind the lock should have flat head screws.

Stitching - high stich count, 10 stitches per 1 inch.  This is very costly as the needles go through a lot of wear and tear.  The replicar is puffy and too padded signs of low stich count 

Lining - often overlooked - The original lies flat, fits snuggly.  The fake is baggy and loose 

Stamping - Sits 1 and half centimeters below the quilted C with the other stamp, made in france,  mirroring it on the opposite side.  The gaps between the double C should all be of equal distance.

Chain/Leather Straps - gilded with 24 carat gold, heavy in weight

Shape of Bags - Replicar version the corners are rounded a sign it has not been turned out properly.  The original the corners are squared.

Quilting - Always maintain a consistant diamond pattern even when closed.  Some replicar versions have loose threads, or marks of glue 

Serial Stickers - First introduced in 1984.  6 diget code 1984 -1986, 7 diget codes 1986-2004, 8 diget codes 2005-to present day.  These are found in the bottom left hand corner 
Customers sometimes get hung up on (over worried) serial stickers and authenticity cards , but they shouldn't because these are the easiest things to copy and styles from the mid 80s were literally just stickers, so could have rubbed off.

Authenticity cards - Don't have hologram sheen and the consistency of a credit card.  The grey symbol was introduced after 2005 

How to spot a fake 2.55 chanel bag

Chanel and the Diamond

https://vimeo.com/57853073

This video is beautifully told with many wonderful adverbs to make the story more intriguing.  Let's take a closer look at some of the vocabulary?

Curiously - strange or unusual 
Serendipitously - occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way 
Resolutely - admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
Poetically - like poetry 
Symbolically - involving the use of symbols or symbolism
Audaciously - showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Furiously - extremely angry

Other eloquent language used in the video include? 

Ephemeral - transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term; fly-by-night.
Legendary - remarkable enough to be famous; very well known:
Fluidity - flowing freely 
Sparkle - shiny, glittering like a star
Lightness -  the noun of the adjective light 
Timeless - always in style, never out of fashion, classic 
Exaggeration - overstatement, overemphasis, magnification, amplification, aggrandisement; dramatisation  elaboration, embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole, overkill, gilding the lil