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Fake or Real (Authentic, Genuine, etc.) -- Official Authentication Thread

Camilo

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Real Borrelli or not? Everything looked OK to me but then I saw the typo on the little manual pinned to the sweater, "according to business rules, there is non [bolded error] chance to get a lot paying a little". Not sure if authentic but I don't have any other to compare it to.





 

Roger Mellie

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Bought this Yves Saint Laurent jacket. I am suspicious because of the low quality of the metal used for the zipper. Also, the labels on the inside have some Chinese company and writing which is obviously weird. The rest of the jacket seems to be of a very good quality including the material which feels like a very soft cashmere wool.

Is this a Chinese high quality fake made for the Chinese market??

The labels would indicate that it might be. I can't see that Yves Saint Laurent would be making jackets in China for a chinese market with these labels in?? :confused:

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Bought this Yves Saint Laurent jacket. I am suspicious because of the low quality of the metal used for the zipper. Also, the labels on the inside have some Chinese company and writing which is obviously weird. The rest of the jacket seems to be of a very good quality including the material which feels like a very soft cashmere wool.

Is this a Chinese high quality fake made for the Chinese market??

The labels would indicate that it might be. I can't see that Yves Saint Laurent would be making jackets in China for a chinese market with these labels in?? :confused:

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think those giant YSL letters are sown into garments for the "pour homme" line. I think they are only for the main line (Rive Gauche, Saint Laurent, etc...). But again, I could be mistaken.

Made in China not a good sign.
 

papamarg

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I recently bought this from Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121160767889

It looks like the real deal, I bought it for $240 plus shipping. I have not received it yet, how do I ensure it is original? I can always take it to the Ralph Lauren boutique I guess, but I would prefer to do this on my own.
 

barrelntrigger

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I recently bought this from Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121160767889

It looks like the real deal, I bought it for $240 plus shipping. I have not received it yet, how do I ensure it is original? I can always take it to the Ralph Lauren boutique I guess, but I would prefer to do this on my own.

The tags are very consistent with all the PL I've come across.
 

barrelntrigger

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Hello, are those real or fake?

1.- Ralph Lauren RRL jeans (no tags inside)

RRL real but really old. Did you get those on ebay?
 

FerX

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RRL real but really old. Did you get those on ebay?
Hi, no, I found them on a outlet sale of diferent brands on my country, they look new and I paid less than 50 usd so I think its fine, now I just found another label inside that says made in usa 34x34, other jeans I founded on ebay with the tag that says ring spun on it are made in japan.
 

Man of Wealth and Taste

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Bought this Yves Saint Laurent jacket. I am suspicious because of the low quality of the metal used for the zipper. Also, the labels on the inside have some Chinese company and writing which is obviously weird. The rest of the jacket seems to be of a very good quality including the material which feels like a very soft cashmere wool.

Is this a Chinese high quality fake made for the Chinese market??

The labels would indicate that it might be. I can't see that Yves Saint Laurent would be making jackets in China for a chinese market with these labels in?? :confused:

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The Pour Homme line (and that label) predate the YSL embroidery. When they started doing that it was white lable "Yves St. Laurent" and white label "Yves St. Laurent -Rive Gauche-". Sorry
 

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While on the topic of YSL, is there any chance this travel bag is real?

 

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