Most ladies out there would want oto own an authentic Louis Vuitton purse for its luxurious design. If you seek a genuine authentic Louis Vuitton purse and you don’t want to be ripped off by purchasing a fake one from dishonest sellers then here are a few tips and guidelines in knowing how to spot those fake imitations.
If you want to buy you “LV” Louis Vuitton handbag from a fifth avenue high end department store such as Neiman Marcus, Saks or Holt Renfrew then most likely your purchase will be safe. The place you make your purchase counts!
But sometimes it’s reasonable to go look for reasonable prices. Places such as Auction, eBay and other online stores have many listing of handbags and purses of all the designer brand names you can think of and out of the many daily listings, a portion of them are fake replicas.
There are good deals there. But try to read on the list below to learn few things about this unique designer brand handbag so that you can spot a treasure and scope out the fakes and thus makes your shopping effective.
Tip #1:
Like other designer handbags, you should know the hardware of the brand as well. For more information about a particular handbag or purse style, you can check the Louis Vuitton website or ask a local boutique about it.
One example, you should find the product’s date code as well as where it’s located, what the particular style is supposed to be lined in, whether it should have feet, if it should have a d-ring inside and where. For example if you find a Speedy LV with a lining other than a brownish cotton canvas lining, you should question its authenticity because the lining of a LV Speedy has never came with other linings than the browning cotton mentioned above.
Try to look at the zipper and its pulls, purse snaps, and buckles and the material; they all should have LV branded on them. The Zipper pulls should be brass hardware and heavy feel to it. If you have any LV monogram in a crease, then it’s a fake.
Crooked branding or faulty stitching is another factor saying it’s a fake. Louis Vuitton has a passion for perfection for each of their handcrafted purses for years. LV handbags are made of canvas with cowhide leather straps and sidings, the edge of the leather will be dyed red. They carefully design where the LV should be place on the bag and the LVs are always positioned with balance.
After weeks of use, the leather oxidizes and the color fades and becomes brownish. If you are buying a used handbag, ask how long the bag is used and ask for picture of the bag to see if the leather has began to fade.
If this isn’t present, avoid it. One critical thing that you can miss when checking a LV handbag or LV purse is the stitching. The Louis Vuitton handbags contain the same number of stitches on all similar compartments of the handbag. For example, if you count the number of stitch on the stitching of the handle or strap, count the stitch on both sides of the bag and also on both sides of the same patch.
If one side has four stitches, the chances are the other side will have four stitches as well. If not, it is very likely that the piece is a fake. Remember that the seam and stitches are always perfectly even, so if you find one that’s uneven, then it may be a fake.
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