The Official RRL Thread - Page 740

I've always sized up one on the western shirts (from a large to an XL). 

Or a member of the 2ID circa WWII

I'm checking out this rrl jacket on ebay. Are there fakes around, or do you guys think they are mostly legit?

Fakes of RRL exist.

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.29&id=15314206319

Interesting... $34 too - almost tempted to buy a pair and check them out to see how bad they are.

I'm sure there are some fakes but I would say 99.9% of the stuff you would ever find is legit. It's still a relatively "unknown" brand as far as the bootleggers are concerned, so if you see something that you think is fake, it's likely just old. It's worth remembering that the C1993 RRL and current logo had a very similar design - the main difference being in the ends of the scroll. In 1993 they pointed upwards and currently they are pointing down...

1993:


Current:

I'm surprised at how much trouble they went through to do the logo on the tag. I wonder if the tags came from the same factory as the real clothing.

You'd think they could at least center it, though..

Interesting. This might sound like a naive question, but how do you actually know they're fake? It almost looks like they used materials from the same factory because they got a little of the details right. Just curious... 

I guess it comes down to what you consider fake then? If they're using materials from RRL factories in China and selling them (unauthorized) outside of the "Ralph Lauren Brand Universe" then I (and I imagine others) would consider that fake / bootlegging. It might be good quality, but it would still be fake.

Haha - just saw these on the same website...



http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.10.83&id=15225985136

posting here since the Rugby thread doesnt get much traction...

this is the Rugby Naval overshirt i purchased at the outlets, i got 1 Small and 2 Mediums. i'm going to keep the mediums so the Small is up for grabs. no proxy fee, just cost ($25, retail was $128) plus shipping to you. truly a great piece, heavy, 100% cotton, and could have very well been in the naval-inspired RRL collections as of recent.

pm'd

and please use the Rugby thread.. i'm all over that...but its mainly just me with the occasional hello from rkd, namor, alex, and tv

so I got the new murdock boots today. A lot of differences with the julian boots. The finish is better on the julian boots, but the new design fits like a glove. 

ok, so what do y'all think about this...real or fake?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320736379465