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How to Spot Fake Balenciaga Bags
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in no way a conclusive or complete guide to every detail about Balenciaga, but it has
enough information to highly increase you chances of spotting the fake Balenciaga handbags.
Combining some of these brand specific points with the universal tells we have listed should
help insulate you from many of the fake Balenciaga handbags in the open market.
Note: Many of the images we use to highlight a specific tell, may also have another tell within the same photo. When this occurs we will try to point out the secondary tell. However, on occasion we may miss some of the secondary tells in the photos. So we encourage you the reader to inspect the images for other tells, this will help increase your spotting skills. We recommmend that you read our tutorial: Spot Fake Handbags first, to learn the universal tips essential to building a solid foundation of fake handbag spotting knowledge, and then reinforce that foundation with the brand specific tells we highlight here. As we get more details we will add them. Whats hot on ebay:
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3. Shoulder strap and bale: The shoulder strap of an authentic Balenciaga bag should be one solid piece with small openings at the ends where the hardware fits into. The leather on the shoulder strap of many fake bags is folded over the hardware (bale) and wrapped around it, creating a double layer of leather. The "bale", (the hardware at the end of the strap) should have a rounded, curved appearance to it, while most of the fake Balenciaga bags have a more squared off bale. There should also be a small eye hook that connects the hardware together. The tip of the eye hook should have a flat head and should be pushed up through the corkscrew shaped hardware. It should not stop just below it, as it does on most of the fake bags. Below is an image of an authentic shoulder strap vs. a phony strap: Below is an image of a fake shoulder strap: Below is an image of the rounded Balenciaga bale vs. a fake strap: Counterfeit Balenciaga handbags ususally have a more squared off bale, as pictured in the above images. (In this picture the fold over fake shoulder strap is more clear) 4. Handles: The handles are weaved, or braided with leather. Balenciaga calls it "sueded leather", which has a raw appearance to it and looks more like rope or a shoelace. It should not be finished leather, coated or protected. Below is an image of fake vs. real Balenciaga handles: Note: The braiding on the fake bag looks like it has a protective coating or seal (shiny) over it. 5. Labels:
Below is an image of an authentic Balenciaga label (front): Below is an image of an authentic Balenciaga label (back): Model/style numbers and label material: The numbers matching front & back of bags with metal tags. On the leather labels, they are on the back of the label:
Date codes (concerning metal tags, as seen in the above image of the metal label front): Each of the tags that have a metal tag only, will additionally have an alpha indicator at the end of its serial number. This alpha indicator designates the season that the color/bag comes from. Balenciaga is working its way backwards through the alphabet, so its fairly easy to determine what season your bag is from, on bags with a metal tag, it is based on this letter. Example:
So you can fast forward or rewind, to identify the season indicator that you're looking for. (The letter "x" is not used in the series.) In the above example, for the next season: SS08, the indicator would be a "T". [04/22/10] Available here is an updated Balenciaga model/style numbers list and corresponding serial numbers, along with the handbag dimensions. Some handbags listed also have the price in US dollars (Prices for Canada, Europe and Singapore. Note: Balenciaga moto styles prodominantly have the leather style tag throughout the line. The most popular consumer styles seem to have the silver metal tag, with style serial number indicators on the front. Regular leather tags with say, "Balenciaga.Paris" on the front, with serial information on the back. Note: Many fake bags have one set of numbers on the silver plate, with another bag's model number on the backside of the leather tag. The numbers and "made in italy" should be evenly centered on the backside of the tag. On many of the fake bags, these numbers are printed too high on the tag, or sometimes printed unevenly. Below are images of fake Balenciaga labels: Note: Notice the font's of the "B" and the "P" in comparison to the authentic label previously pictured. The fake handbag has incorrect fonts. It is a very subtle tell, but the authentic Balenciaga font has a slightly longer horizontal loop in the "B" and "P". The loops on this fake label are slightly shorter and fatter. Another font problem is the size of the B's loops. A real Balenciaga "B" has a ever so slightly longer bottom loop than top loop. On this fake, both "B" loops look to be the same length. (Not to mention a poor imperssion. Poor impressions are universal tells we discuss in our Spot Fake Handbags tutorial) Also, the number on the front of the label does not match the number on the back. So on this fake label we have two tells: Incorrect fonts, and mismatched model numbers. Below is an image of another fake balenciaga label: Note: Notice how the number is crooked in comparison with the top edge of the label. (A scroll bar is located at the bottom of the guide if you need a complete view of the top right corner and the poor stitching.) Below is an image of an authentic Balenciaga label: In this picture we have identified several authentic Balenciaga tells:
[12/28/09] Below is an image of a fake Balenciaga label: Note: Notice the sloppy, weak stamp impression, specifically the "E", and "A" in Balenciaga, and the "S" in Paris. Also, the stitch lines are much larger than on the authentic labels pictured (above), meaning the fake has a lot less stitches per inch. In the label below, we counted about 16 stitches above the stamp impressions.
Also, note the "Do not copy" warning on the image. We also found it rather amusing that a company selling fake handbags online does not seem to have a problem copying other designers trademarks, but does have a problem with having their pictures copied. trending(ebay) Balenciaga Handbags Balenciaga Motorcycle Handbags Balenciaga Twiggy Handbags Balenciaga Weekender Handbags Balenciaga Black City Handbags Balenciaga Green City Handbags Balenciaga City Handbags Under $499 Balenciaga Part Time Handbags Balenciaga Tutorial Sections: Balenciaga Part One Balenciaga Part Two ← Balenciaga Zippers(+) Balenciaga Model Numbers |