About The Atelier Index

The Atelier Index was founded in London to bring institutional price transparency and rigorous archival serial format inspection to the British pre-owned luxury handbag market.

Every week, thousands of UK collectors, personal shoppers, and consignment buyers inspect pre-owned pieces across eBay UK, Vestiaire Collective, Knightsbridge showrooms, and private sales. Historically, buyers had to piece together fragmented forum threads to decode a Louis Vuitton factory tab or Hermès blind stamp, while guessing whether a seller's £4,800 asking price represented fair value or a 25% markup.

Our Four-Domain Network

To serve collectors at the exact moment they research a stamp or valuation, The Atelier Index operates an integrated UK domain network resolving to our central workbench at https://theatelierindex.co.uk:

• theatelierindex.co.uk (and defensive international domain theatelierindex.com): Our flagship UK Luxury Handbag Price Index, 10-brand designer archive, and Under-Market Arbitrage Desk.
• bagdatecode.co.uk: Direct high-intent gateway for decoding Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Celine, Gucci, and Saint Laurent workshop date codes.
• serialvault.co.uk: Direct gateway for checking Chanel hologram serial series, Hermès blind stamps, Mulberry Somerset brass fobs, Bottega Veneta tags, and Prada factory numbers.

Editorial Independence & Legal Structure

The Atelier Index is operated by a UK sole trader (Carly Litwin trading as The Atelier Index; ICO Tier 1 Data Protection Fee registered, Application Reference: C2068406). Correspondence / service address: The Atelier Index, 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom (correspondence and service address only, not a Companies House registered company office; full proprietor details are provided on all invoices and membership agreements, or on request via hello@theatelierindex.co.uk).

• Legal Entity: Carly Litwin trading as The Atelier Index
• Correspondence Address: The Atelier Index, 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
• ICO Data Protection Registration: C2068406
• Concierge & Member Support: concierge@theatelierindex.co.uk
• Editorial & Index Desk: editorial@theatelierindex.co.uk

Third-Party Marketplace & Affiliate Disclaimer: Outbound links on The Atelier Index direct you to independent third-party marketplaces and luxury consignment houses (such as eBay UK Authenticity Guarantee, Vestiaire Collective, Sellier Knightsbridge, The Handbag Clinic, and Farfetch Pre-Owned). The Atelier Index is never the seller of record, never holds physical inventory or buyer funds, and is not a party to any sale transaction. Any purchase contract, return right, or authenticity guarantee rests solely between the buyer and the respective third-party platform. When you click through to a marketplace, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you (UK ASA / CAP Code disclosure).

Strict Trademark & Non-Affiliation Notice (UK Nominative Fair Dealing): The Atelier Index is an independent editorial publication operating under UK nominative fair-dealing principles and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, authorised by, or sponsored by Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Mulberry, Gucci (Kering), Christian Dior, Céline, Bottega Veneta, Prada, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Fendi, or any of their parent groups (including LVMH, Kering, or Richemont). All trademarks, brand names, and model names belong strictly to their respective owners and are referenced solely for informational archive and secondary-market price reporting.