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

[MikeDT]



That is not from 1973. Versace did not start designing even until years after that

Many people make this mistake but its just an internal code numbering, not a date.

The jacket is from somewhere between 1996-2002.

Yeh, the tag was printed with a dot matrix printer, doubtful if garment makers were using them in 1973(unless they were exceptionally advanced and computerized).

 

[mr usneun]



Yeh, the tag was printed with a dot matrix printer, doubtful if garment makers were using them in 1973(unless they were exceptionally advanced and computerized).

I also doubt that Chinese fake factories were that advanced in the early 2000s.

 

[bboowwyy]

Louis Vuitton pants, legit or fake?
Seems odd that there is no fabric composition tag, & i can't see any signs of a removed tag.
The engraved buttons are spares on the inside, the ones on the back pocket aren't engraved.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/46357735@N08/sets/72157633750806641/

 

[thatkid888]

Is this an authentic Dolce & Gabanna leather jacket?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271214665836

 

[mr usneun]

Ask for a receipt

 

[FlaneurNYC]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271214665836

Fake. Look at the embroidered tag. The shape of the G is all distorted and the ampersand is choppy.

 

[mr usneun]

Fake. Look at the embroidered tag. The shape of the G is all distorted and the ampersand is choppy.

I just gave it a little editing. The "G" is totally off!

 

[codhead]



I thought 26.11.1973 was the original date of an Italian law??

You are correct, it is an Italian law relating to garment labelling

 

[bobjones]

Francesco Smalto Paris
Does anyone know how to tell if my francesco smalto button up is authentic, I've looked online and found that there are alot of sites selling "replicas"

 

[mr usneun]

Maybe with a picture?

 

[szebrows]

Is this Hermes tie real?
I bought a used tie off eBay and was wondering about the "thread loop" because mine looks different than other pictures I've seen. The rest of the tie looks to be authentic. Here are two pictures of what might be the loop:

Fig. 1: Stitch of thread loop in question. Goes through to the back of the tie.



Fig. 2:Thread loop in question. Comes out of the space between the front and liner and returns there, tying down one of the sides of the tie.


Fig. 3: What made me question the authenticity is how badly centered everything is.

I haven't seen any that go through all the layers of the tie, and are this short. Does anyone know if this is fake or not?

 

[szebrows]

Bump

 

[taxgenius]

Post a picture of the labels that say Hermes and also show the front of the tie.

 

[szebrows]

I'm pretty sure everything else about it is characteristic of authentic Hermes besides the odd stitching.

 

[Chrenetique]

I don't know well Hermès ties, but it looks authentic indeed. If it's a fake, it's a worthy fake that deserves to be worn.

More importantly, you need to know that the pattern of your tie is inspired by Jean de La Fontaine's Le Corbeau et le renard, a famous fable that virtually every French child knows by heart: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Raven_and_the_Fox