Is this fake Armani Collezioni suit?

[AmusedToD]

Hi everybody. I wonder if you can help me with this suit. It's supposed to be Armani Collezioni, but the tags look kinda fake (maybe I'm wrong though). The tag first says "100% pura lana", and just beneath it says: "95% wool, 5% something else". The pics are horrible, but the seller couldn't offer better ones. Thanks!

 

[Icehawk]

Originally Posted by AmusedToD

Hi everybody. I wonder if you can help me with this suit. It's supposed to be Armani Collezioni, but the tags look kinda fake (maybe I'm wrong though). The tag first says "100% lana vergine", and just beneath it says: "95% wool, 5% something else". The pics are horrible, but the seller couldn't offer better ones.

Thanks!

I'm not giving you an opinion either way but those tags are nothing like the ones on the AC piece I have.

 

[rach2jlc]

Fake. Very fake.

 

[AmusedToD]

Thanks guys. I thought so. Nobody would sell a "worn once, as new" original Armani suit for 50 EUR, since the retail prices here go well over 1000 EUR.

 

[bleachboy]

Does the tag really say "5% something else"? Because if so, that's awesome.

 

[AmusedToD]

Originally Posted by bleachboy

Does the tag really say "5% something else"? Because if so, that's awesome.

The letters appear blurry when I zoom in because the pic is of low quality. The word consists of 5 or 6 letters, whereas I can recognize the first and the last 3 letters only, something like "S..CKY". Have no idea what that material might be.

 

[ebmk3891]

Originally Posted by AmusedToD

Thanks guys. I thought so. Nobody would sell a "worn once, as new" original Armani suit for 50 EUR, since the retail prices here go well over 1000 EUR.

Unless that's the Buy It Now price, I find most sellers do better when they're asking price is lower and dumb people will continuously keep bidding.

 

[texas_jack]

Vestimenta does make for Armani but that doesn't look like a Vestimenta tag that I recognize.

 

[AmusedToD]

The price is a buy it now price, no bidding. The inner tag looks original (white "Armani Collezioni, Made in Italy" with zig-zag stitching).

My concern was the tag with sizing and material info. But I've given up after a few comments here.

 

[Klobber]

It could, in a very strange way be partially legitimate. There are sellers out there whom have old brand label suits, replace old labels with something newer looking, and then sell suit on as if it were nearly new. This happened to me where the cloth label of the suit looked old and wizzened, but the brand label looked brand new. The giveaway was how the newer looking label was stiched into the garment.

Originally Posted by AmusedToD

The price is a buy it now price, no bidding. The inner tag looks original (white "Armani Collezioni, Made in Italy" with zig-zag stitching).

My concern was the tag with sizing and material info. But I've given up after a few comments here.

Then what I said above is null and void in this case. Item must be fake or seller stupid. I will tend to believe seller bought a fake, found out it was fake, and now is trying to recoup some of his losses.

 

[Icehawk]

I'd love to see what the white AC label on the inside looks like.

Check it out, this guy has a lot of good fake spotting info - this suit looks a HELL of a lot like the one you have pics of:

http://reviews.ebay.com/The-Best-Fak...00000003938572

 

[rach2jlc]

Regardless of all of the above, this suit is fake. The tags are off for Collezioni, and the suit bag is WAY off, and a hallmark of fakes.

AC is made in collaboration with Zegna, and mainline Armani USED to be made with Vestimenta, though I believe the whole Vestimenta company has been out of business for years (correct me if I'm wrong.)

This suit is fake from the start. I'll look around and see if I can snap some pics of tags and labels from some Collezioni stuff I have. Even the older stuff tags don't look like this.

 

[AmusedToD]

Hey guys, thanks for all the info. I have a definite confirmation the suit is fake. Check the pic in the attachment, it's a pic of the suit's lining, and it has an eagle on it.