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In this guide we have illustrated some details about Hermes that will help you weed out the fakes. This is in no way a conclusive or complete guide to every detail about Hermes, but it has enough information to highly increase you chances of spotting the fake Hermes handbags. Combining some of these brand specific points with the universal tells we have listed should help keep you insulated from many of the fake Hermes handbags in the open market.

Note: Many of the images we show to highlight a specific tell, also have another tell within the same photo. When this occurs we will try to point out the secondary tell also. 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 to help increase your spotting skills.

We recommmend that you read our tutorial Spot Fake Handbags first, to learn the universal tips essential to build a foundation for spotting fake handbag tells. Then reinforce that foundation with the brand specific tells we highlight here.

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Hermes Tutorial Sections:

Hermes Part one

Hermes Part Two

Hermes Colors

Some Hermes authenticiy points:

The Birkin bag comes with a lock and key, as well as an engraved code.
Current Hermes dustbags as of 2007 are tan herringbone toile.
Hermes bags do not have a paper tag. Avoid any Hermes bag with a paper tag attached.
An authentic Hermes Birkin or Kelly has an engraved lock and key set. The lock will say "Hermes" on the bottom and the keys will be numbered to match the number of the lock and some sets with vintage bags also say Hermes on the reverse side.
Hermes uses a very specific series of embossed markings on their bags. They will never use a metal nameplate inside the bag. If you see this, it's a fake.

More Hermes tips:

The blind stamp under the strap is usually the first giveaway. Hermes uses the alphabet in chronological order to date the bags:
2004 H
2005 I
2006 J
2007 K
2008 L
2009 M

Hermes Date Codes:

Each year is indicated by a letter of the alphabet: i.e. 2006 was J, 2005 was I, 2004 was H and so on. For identifiying a year a bag was made in, you simply go backwards with the alphabet.1997 has the letter A, the previous year will be Z. Once you hit Z, it starts again from A.

Geometric symbols used for dating:

A-N in a square (rectangle) : 1997 - 2010, respectively
A-Z in a circle: 1971 - 1996, respectively
A-Z no goemetric symbol: 1945 - 1970, respectively

Hermes Birkin info:

Birkins sizes: 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45cm. The 45 is a travel Birkin with slightly longer straps. There is also a similar bag called a Haut au Courries, (means High Belts in French) that is slightly taller with shorter straps. These come in sizes 27, 32, and possibly 37. This is still considered a Birkin.
Kelly sizes: 20, 25, 28, 32, and 35 cm. The most popular sizes are 28 and 32. The Kelly bag is either going to be rigide (outside stitching and more expensive) or souple (softer feel, inside stitching). Same HW and leather options. Kelly also comes with a shoulder strap.
Leather: There are texured and smooth varieties. The most popular leather for Birkins right now is Togo, a scratch resistant textured calf leather. You can also get smooth leathers, and goat leathers, as well as exotics. Some leathers -Togo, Clemence, Natural Barenia, Chevre - (goat,) Box (very smooth and shiny) Chamonix, are always around. Other leathers are produced for awhile, then get discontinued (Veau Graine Lisse, Courcheval for example.) These are usually the pressed leathers with a bit of texture and sheen. Some new ones that I'm not familiar with are Swift and Rodeo. I can't wait to see them.
Hardware: You can get 24K plated gold, silver palladium, a more burnished ruthenium and/or one called guilloche. This is palladium hw with a diamond cut pattern on it.