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  Below are some basic, rule of thumb guidelines to remember when trying to spot a fake handbag. More detailed information is available by clicking on a specific designer in the left navigation column.

    1. Price: This is an obvious cliché' but we will say it anyhow: If the price seems to good to be true, it probably is. This rule alone will protect you from a majority of the fake handbags on the market. But for the rest of them, more detail is needed.

    2. Stitching
  Sloppy stitching is a dead giveaway. A bag with stitch lines that look like they were stitched by a drunk in the less visible areas is a red flag. Stitching on the underside of the bag and inside pockets are details to scrutinize immediately. Also take notice of the "stitch per inch" count. Quality designers usually have more stitches per inch than the fake handbags. Authentic handbags are meticulously hand crafted. They are built with much more complexity and therefore cost more. Counterfeit handbags do not have the quality construction an authentic handbag has.


  If the stitching looks sloppy, it's likely to be a fake handbag.

  In the stitching example on the left, the stitches on this fake Burberry handbag are already coming undone, and you can clearly see the unevenness of the stitch lines in accordance with the edge of the "leather".


    3. Materials
  Many counterfeit handbags feel stiff and may have some discoloration. Make certain the leather does not have an uneven look that is inconsistent with the wear. However, some fakes are made with reasonably good leather, even lambskin. But even so, the leather will not be as top notch as the leather Prada, Louis Vuitton, or Chanel would use.
  If the leather feels cheap, too stiff, smells funny or looks discolored, it’s likely to be a fake

  The leather on the fake Louis Vuitton bag on the left was unpleasantly stiff. The interior of the bag (pictured), was also lined, the real ones are not. Shoddy stitch lines are also noticeable, along with a cheap looking label, another tell that we will address next.

    4. The Label
  Fake labels are cheaply made, unclear in impression, and have poor quality stitching and fastening. Search for misspellings on label and the tags. In any quality product, the label is stitched in, but in some counterfeits, the counterfeiters will simply throw on a cheap hangtag around the handle. Or they may even use a cheap sticker label. Study the labels of authentic handbags and it will be much easier to spot the fakes.
  If the label looks cheaply made with unclear impressions, has poor quality stitching, misspellings and is not attached to the bag, it is probably a fake.

  On the left is a photo of a label inside a fake Coach handbag. Notice the words on the interior label. There is blatant misspellings "commitmen", and a number of the words run together in a word crunch: "superiorcraftsmanship", and "thefinestmaterials." And in a final glorious example of poor craftmanship, we have a misspelling combined with a word crunch: "ourcommitmen."

  The image on the left is a label inside a real Coach handbag. Notice the words, are spaced, they are spelled correctly, and the impressions are deap and clear. Even the Coach logo on the top of the label is more clearly set.





    5. Packaging
  Top luxury designers put an enormous amount of care into packaging their products. Including: Tissues, wrapping paper, shopping bags, dust bags, etc. Look for items that have their original packaging. It's important that the box or bag the item comes in is neither too big nor too small, and is of the same brand. Luxury designers do not stuff their merchandise into small boxes or flimsy dust bags. Luxury dust bags are made of thicker, soft cotton or flannel and will always have the logo on the bag. (Small items like wristlets or wallets usually come in boxes.)
  If the dust bag or the packaging is cheap, flimsy, the wrong size or does not showcase the designer’s logo, then it’s probably a fake.

Note: The above images are examples of authentic Versace packaging. A Versace box, Versace dustbag, and the Versace tag. Notice the quality and detail on the Versace tag. It is not a simple print out, it is a raised gold seal with texture and detail. The sticker in the next image on the right shows the original Italian outlet's barcode sticker. The Italian words on the sticker are very clear, which were partially covered up by the current American outlet, and the current American outlet's original price sticker can be found on the other side of the box (image on far right). These are clues to the origination of the handbag, and how it got to America. The various outlet stickers act like stamps on a passport. The sticker map tells us the bag originated from a factory in Italy.
Note: on Care books: Many of the care booklets that accompany the bags have misspellings. Several of these care guides are written by foreign counterfeiters, thus the wording in these booklets might be a bit off. They'll have typo's and/or out of sequence wording. A quick skim through the care book should illuminate any of these errors and quickly indicate that the bag is a fake.

Note: A receipt is (sometimes) a good indicator of the handbag's authenticity. However...

Beware: Just because a seller claims to have a receipt, does not automatically mean that the bag is real. There are several ways to obtain authentic receipts (or copies of). A seller may buy an authentic bag from a retail store, copy the receipt and return the bag. And they may use the same receipt copy for more than one sale. Also, there are real receipts available for purchase by scammers on the web. So never consider the receipt a slam dunk tell. It is only only one piece of the puzzle.

The image below is a Gucci authenticity card: It is similar to a credit card, with white areas for product information to be filled in on the back. The authenticity card should be written in Italian and English.









Beware: Authenticity cards alone will not tell you if the bag is real. Like packaging, authenticity cards are not part of the physical bag, it is just part of the package. All these packaging items can be faked too. Or real authenticity cards can be obtained and sold along with the fake handbags.
There is no substitution for a thorough inspection of the physical bag.
    6. Details
  It’s the accumulation of the intricacy of threads, leathers, fabrics, buttons, zippers, lining and stamping that make a luxury bag expensive. Look for things like uneven handles or straps, zippers that are difficult to work, or snaps that don't match up.
Note: Look for the tiny designer details on zippers and buttons and other metal accents on the handbag. These may be some of the best tells that a handbag is fake.
Below are examples of snaps and metal accents on authentic handbags. From left to right: Coach snap, Gianfranco Ferre decorative button, and the metal tip on the end of a decorative leather strip on a Versace handbag.
Note: the quality impressions, and the detail in the logos:



Below is an example of a snap on a fake Gucci handbag:
Note: The numbers and letters. These are markings of the originating factory. There is no Gucci logo:




  This concludes our fundamental tutorial on spotting fake handbags. Arm yourself with these power points, and you should be able to weed out most fake handbags.
Note: These are basic guidelines to follow. If you need more information with more detail on a specific brand, we have tutorials and links to expert guides on specific designer details in the left navigation box.