This, coupled with a focus on stylish design, made the brand stand out and placed it firmly in the high-end handbag market. Dooney & Bourke’s rise to the top of the competition, however, began in 1983 when it incorporated the use of all-weather leather. Its first handbag makes were the Equestrian Bag and the Tack Case, and, like every other Dooney & Bourke handbag, they were of excellent quality as they were made of bridle leather.
It was not until 1981 that the company set its sights on the handbag market. It started by making only two products: classic suspenders and surcingle belts. The brand was started in 1975 by friends Frederic Bourke and Peter Dooney, but it was not initially focused on making handbags. With over 40 years of experience, Dooney & Bourke now makes dazzling and durable handbags that make their owners stand out. I’ve been reading your website and hoping you could help me.Dooney & Bourke is one of the most respectable brands in the handbag market, and, ideally, one of the best. I purchased a vintage Dooney and while I’m confident it’s authentic, I’m hoping to try to find a date for it. It is an all-brown A6 zip top shoulder bag and in impeccable condition!! I’ve read a few articles, specifically about the zipper, that lead me to believe it’s rarer than some others of the same style. The zipper is a small round zipper, circular with a hole in the middle, and reads “riri.” I can’t find a date of production but I found an article stating these bags are rare. The inner tag reads A6 254983 on the underside and I was also hoping you could help me date it using the numbers.įirst of all, I have never heard of a Dooney & Bourke bag with the number A6. Nor of one with the name “Zip Top Shoulder Bag”. Dooney & Bourke names are very specific and while there are Zip-Top bags and Shoulder Satchels, I don’t know of a “Zip Top Shoulder Bag”. Your “all brown” bag has the official Dooney & Bourke color designations of If you could provide the source for your information, it would be interesting. This bag first appeared in 1996 as far as I know. It had a name change to Large Zip-Top (keeping the same number) sometime between 1996-1999. Here is an example of a bag just like yours.
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