Any Radley experts on here?

brians_daughter

I have this very purse, its from Debenhams. Looks ok to me
AFAICR they've not come with storgae bags for a while now.

anguk

My daughter has a Radley purse bought from Debenhams and it didn't come with cleaner or storage bag and I have to say I think the stitching and finishing isn't brilliant. But that may just be me being a grumpy old woman moaning about paying money for the name and not the quality.

HannahIOW

unixgirluk wrote: »

is the Silver dog on the purse flat or has detail on it?

The one on my purse is flat. All the photos of purses the same style as mine (but in black or blue) have the detailed dog. The pink purse on the debenhams website has the same flat dog as mine. And yet smaller versions in the 'border stitch' style also have the flat dog. I wonder if the detailed dog is for the newest ones?

hayley11

It looks authentic to me....I haven't bought anything from Radley for a while *sob* but everything i've got came with a dust bag, they were pretty useless though! You used to be able to sell them on eBay but not anymore.

brians_daughter

anguk wrote: »

I have to say I think the stitching and finishing isn't brilliant. But that may just be me being a grumpy old woman moaning about paying money for the name and not the quality.

Sadly i feel that Radley is failing to keep up their previously good workmanship. For Xmas I treated my Mum to a radley handbag over £200 :eek: But she has the kids loads whilst i work so wanted to treat her and we ended up taking it back to swap it last week... the stitching looked like a blind man had downed a bottle of whiskey and had stitched it whilst wearing a blindfold and juggling:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

meece

I have around 12 Radley bags and one purse, the quality of the finish on the purse isn't as good as the bags. I got a signature bag for Christmas and the lining was the same as your purse. It certainly looks the real deal to me.

hayley11

I love the lining inside my Radley purse, it's soooo pretty. Is this message a little bit random?? :rotfl:

donnac2558

For me that does look real as well.

I have two Radley purses not this design from a few years back in a sale,(the shop was closing down so I bought the lilac and the tan), small zip no fancy stitching. I do like to stop and look at Radley bags in House of Fraser and Debenhams and honestly they don't look as well made as before. No doubt the actual bags are made in India etc and workers paid a low wage for their work.

HannahIOW

donnac2558 wrote: »

No doubt the actual bags are made in India etc and workers paid a low wage for their work.

Funny you should say that, there is a tag inside the purse which says 'Made in India'... anyone know where Radleys are usually made?

meece

HannahIOW wrote: »

Funny you should say that, there is a tag inside the purse which says 'Made in India'... anyone know where Radleys are usually made?

My bag says made in India too, and has the exact same lining.