Tell replicas from authentic without careful examination.
But recently I manage to find some differences after the comparison with authentic bags. The following is only examples showing you the easiest ways to distinguish, not all methods. You on longer have to feel jealous if someone shows off their newly bought designer handbags in front of you, and you can immediately expose their lies—it is only a counterfeit, what’s to show off?
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Method 1. Smell
In fact all of Louis Vuitton’s leather products have a unique smell. If
you are really familiar with Louis Vuitton, you will immediately know
if a handbag is authentic or counterfeit. The smell mentioned here is
like the one you smell once you walk in a
exclusive shop, very special odor. But not every people can distinguish
it by mere smell, there is certain skill and experience is required.
Method 2. Monogram
In the past, people think that by checking the monogram on the fabric
can give us a hint, but this method is now much too outdated. The
monogram on the replicas nowadays is almost the same as that on
authentic handbags and so this is not applicable any more. But if you
have sharp eyes, then you will find that the monogram on a replica is
coffee color and that on an authentic handbag is deep and light coffee
colors mixing together.
Method 3. Stitching
Stitching is also an important clue. The thread used by authentic Louis
Vuitton handbag is made from resilient fiber, so friends with attentive
eyes can find that authentic Louis Viutton bags have striped stitching
and replicas use general threads with poorer flexibility so the
stitching is different.
Method 4. The fabric of the lining
Authentic handbags use canvas with clear texture for the lining, but the canvas used by replicas has less apparent texture.
Method 5. Number check
Inside an authentic Louis Vuitton handbag, there is a small piece of leather and a unique number only recognized by
is printed on it, which can’t be found on a replica, even though you
can find a number, the place is not right. Besides, the leather used by
authentic ones, including this small piece, have natural texture, which
the leather used by replicas doesn’t.
Method 6. Light print
On the authentic Louis Cuitton handbag there prints “Louls Vultton
Parls made in France” on a small piece of leather. Pay attention that
the characters are evenly and lightly printed on. Yet the letters on a
replica is not as nicely printed (for example, there may be misprint of
LV and U).
Method 7. Metal accessories
Besides the leather parts, even the metal fasteners have replicas. Authentic metal accessories are dull bronze in color while the replicas are in shinny gold color and glistening.
Method 8. Buttons
Moreover, even the buttons are printed with the letters of “Louls
Vultton” in gold color. If there is no letter on the buttons or only
abbreviation is printed, then it is replica without question.
Additionally, the zipper of authentic Louis Vuitton handbag is of
certain thickness.
Method 9. Bag size
Finally, there is a secret many people may not known that on the other
side of the small piece of leather where printed “Louls Vultton Parls
made in France”, the size of this particular handbag is printed. As for
the leather accessories, there are hidden serial numbers on the seams’
edge which denote the manufactured place and date of this handbag. The
product code has been greatly changed since 1990. The present code is
arranged according to the factory name, year and month of production,
which results in a new interpretation of the serial numbers that the
first and third odd numbers starting from left hand stand for the month
of production, and the second and forth even numbers stand for
production year. For example, MI1021 means the product is made in a
French factory in December, 2001.
In addition, limited editions use another set of product code, and so do those custom-made leather products.
Production place implied by product code:
made in France：AN. AR. AO. AS. A1. AC. CA. CT. FL. FR. MB. MI. NO. ND. RA. SL. SP. TH. VI. VR.
made in U.S.A：FH. FF. OS. SD.
made in Spain：LM. LO.
made in Italy：SA.