Burberry authentication help

[Cathy86]

Hi all,
I found this great forum while researching how to identify real vs fake Burberry trench coats.
As there are SO many labels and tags from different decades I am still unsure and need your help!
I bough a trench second hand and it’s supposed to be 100% original (of course), although a receipt did not exist.
On the first glance the coat looks good but at home I looked at some details which make me doubt.
For example: the lining of the arms is made out of really cheap polyester. The lining of the pockets is just canvas/cotton and feels rough. The label inside the pocket looks strange. The tag inside the coat is on the right side not on the left (I believe 99% of jackets have it on the left side). Inside the pockets, you can clearly see material cut offs (see detail pic) and they are just not sawn nicely.
Is there any expert in this forum who can give me some advice? I just don’t know how to proceed, if I should report this person as selling fakes is illegal? And I don’t want to resell a fake coat myself! Thank you!!

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Hi all,
I found this great forum while researching how to identify real vs fake Burberry trench coats.
As there are SO many labels and tags from different decades I am still unsure and need your help!
I bough a trench second hand and it’s supposed to be 100% original (of course), although a receipt did not exist.
On the first glance the coat looks good but at home I looked at some details which make me doubt.
For example: the lining of the arms is made out of really cheap polyester. The lining of the pockets is just canvas/cotton and feels rough. The label inside the pocket looks strange. The tag inside the coat is on the right side not on the left (I believe 99% of jackets have it on the left side). Inside the pockets, you can clearly see material cut offs (see detail pic) and they are just not sawn nicely.
Is there any expert in this forum who can give me some advice? I just don’t know how to proceed, if I should report this person as selling fakes is illegal? And I don’t want to resell a fake coat myself! Thank you!!

I’m by no means an expert but the details look right. The coat is certainly worn. I wouldn’t worry about the cloth inside the pocket and the pocket lining is supposed to be a heavier cotton.

However, there’s a dedicated thread for such questions:

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

Hi Recently picked up two pairs of vintage OP Maceo off of Ebay. Any Oliver People experts able to authenticate these for me? Thank you!

www.styleforum.net

best of luck.

 

[Cathy86]

Thanks! Posted there