Fake Chloe [1] Fake Chloe (labels) [2] Fake Chloe (leather) [3] Fake Chloe (hardware) [4] Fake Chloe (serial #'s) [5] Label/logo/font: The interior of authentic
should generally
have the logo, Chloe, and Made in Italy, embossed into the leather. This emboss should be a
clear and crisp impression. This is a universal quality detail for all designer bags. The
labels and the embossing should always be of high quality. If there are signs of a blurry,
sloppy, or crooked lettering, then that is should always raise a red flag.
The real Chloe image (left) shows how the Chloe logo should be centered within the brass plate. This is
true for all Chloe embossed logos. They should be stamped evenly within their respective
backing areas, leather, brass etc. One of the quality details that will be lacking in many of the
fake Chloe handbags is this. On many fakes, the Chloe stamped logo will be off-center in relation
to the backing material, or the stitch lines. The logo may be too far right, too far left, too high
etc. This is due to the way counterfeits are generally made: rush jobs with lower quality materials.
Even if the materials are higher quality, the bags will still be rushed, or made by non-expert
manufactures, people without the skill of Chloe proffesionals.
The fake Chloe label left illustrates what an uneven, or non-centered logo will look like. In
this image the Chloe stamp is not centered within the stitch lines. The logo is stamped in too high
towards the upper stitch line, leaving more room between the bottom of the stamp and the lower
stitch line. However, there is no exact science when determining if a logo is too far off center to
be a real Chloe, but generally Chloe keeps their stamps centered with high accuracy within the
fame of their backings. So use your own judgement. If a logo is stamped in way that is all too
obvious that it is crooked or not centered, that may be a red flag. However, if a Chloe label is
stamped in but not perfect, but does not throw of the symmetry of the bag, is not a glaring mis-stamp,
and does not detract from the look of the section of the bag, it may not need be a red flag.
Chloe Font: The image (left) shows the correct Chloe font, and how it generally gets
embossed into the leather backing. Notice that is is crisp and clear, with no signs of crooked or
sloppy lettering. Many times fake Chloe handbags will have subtle or minor imperfections in the
font, that at quick glance would go unnoticed. But usually upon further inspection, they
will be illuminated. Since a quality embossing procedure is a skill, it is not suprising that
many of the counterfeiters, due to lower quality labor and materials, would leave traces of their
poor quality labor and materials. And the logo font is usually the place to find such clues (this
is univerally true of all high end fashion designers and their counterfeit counterparts). Made in Italy: Also notice the made in italy stamp on the fake (two above) compared to the real
stamp (above). The fake is a blurry mess, and the real is crisp and clear. Many times it will be the
secondary lettering that will hold the clues, as most people are only concerned with the primary
"Chloe", and will ignore the lesser details.
The fake Chloe label (left) is an example of a slightly crooked stamp impression. The first
problem might be the stamp itself. Chloe generally heat stamps their logo into leather, and this
logo is a gold foil embossing, but this may
not be a universal practice. That being said, the logo is slightly crooked regardless. This is why
defering to the quality details can be the best course of action when dealing with brands like Chloe,
Coach etc, that do not have a universal blueprint for their handbags.
The logo stamp on the left is not centered within the top and bottom stitch lines perfectly. The
stamp starts out in a fairly decent position, but and it reads from left to right, it begins to
slant down. This is noticable by comparing the "e" in relation to the top and bottom stitch line
as illustrated. The "e" is much closer to the bottom stitch than top, almost to the point of
touching the stitch line.
Another clue is the "L" in Chloe. The L appears to be a little lopsided. Slighlty thicker at the
top of the letter than at the bottom. This is a subtle tell, but an uneven letter
is something that an authentic Chloe would not display. Also, by comparing the authentic font
(two above) to the fake font (above), you will notice other subtle differences. But the L in the
real font is clearly uniform from the top to the bottom, and the L in the fake is not.
The fake Chloe stamp (left) is an example of a hardware etching, or stamp that is irregular. The Chloe
stamp into the metal shows the "e" to be way off the mark. It is almost like the e was stamped apart
from the rest of the stamp. This can be common with counterfeiters. Instead of having pre-made logo
stamps the way Chloe would have, sometimes they stamp the characters individually. This usually happens
when the brand has something in the font that is specific only to them, in which case the counterfeiters
would have to manufacture that specific font attribute, and apply it seperatly from the rest of the
letters. In the case of Chloe, the accent mark over the "e" is unique. Therefore it would have to be
made especially for Chloe fakes. So keeping an eye on the "e" in the stamp is a good idea. If you
remember, the problem in the fake stamp (above) was also with the placement of the "e". Whether it is
for the same reason, we are not sure, but it is something to take note of.
This can be seen on many of the fake handbags. There may be one or two letters that are slightly off, which would
be impossible if the stamp was one complete unit. A single letter slightly tweaked is a
subtle sign that the stamp was done seperatly, and this should always give rise to
caution.