I am writing this guide to help fellow eBayer’s identify counterfeit Salvatore Ferragamo belts. I have noticed that counterfeiters from all over the world are producing better quality replicas by focusing their energies on the small details. With better replicas, eBay deal seekers are now at a higher risk of buying a knock off. I am fully aware that this guide might get in the wrong hands, but am still publishing this guide because I wished there was some sort of reference for me to determine between real and fake Ferragamo belts.
So instead of telling you exactly what to look for, I have used pictures of authenitc and fake belts side by side that clearly show the shortcomings of the fakes; I will also give you pointers on where to look so you can see these shortcomings. I will not describe the details of the flaw. Again, please use this guide as a reference only and not as a sole means of verifying the authenticity of goods.
I take no responsibility on how you use this guide. This guide can not be referenced in any claim (of any sort).
If you like this guide, please vote for me. If you find any flaws please share them, if you like something please tell me, if you think I need to change something please tell me. So let’s get started: 1. Overview of all belt buckles being reviewed: In the above picture the buckle on top of the white bag is fake.
The other three are real. Things to look for: Front Side: 1.
Tail of the 'o' at the end of Ferragamo (look at the pictures see the details I am leaving out) (tail leaving the top = good tail leaving in the middle of the 'o' or at the bottom or the 'o' = bad) 2. Size of 'Ferragamo' engraving with relation to the place and size of object (' ' means empty space) 2a. It is always centered to the flat portion of the plate (look at the pictures see the details I am leaving out) 3.
Look at which parts of the buckle are shinny (chrome finish) or dull (matte finish or brushed nickel finish) Back Side: 1. Notice what is engraved on the top side of the teeth flap (blank or engraving) 2. Notice the type of teeth being used (square or pointy) (part the holds the buckle to the belt) 3. Type of screw being used (this is not a big give away - minor detail) 4. Serial numbers under teeth plate (not all belts have to have this, but the newer ones do) 5.
Type of pin (the part that holds the belt in the hole) being used (this is not a big give away - minor detail) (Different variations) 6. Look at which parts of the buckle are shinny (chrome finish) or dull (matte finish or brushed nickel finish) The next few pics are close ups. First set is fake: For the Real sets: Please view Part II of the guide to see the other buckles Please view Part III of the guide to see the belt straps being compared.
How to spot original Salvatore Ferragamo Shoes. How to distinguish fake Ferragamo shoes from genuine ones. Top features you need to keep in mind while checking for ingenuity of Salvatore Ferragamo. Salvatore Ferragamo is a high-end Italian designer of luxury goods.
Ferragamo opened his first store in the United States in 1919 in Santa Barbara, California, where he quickly became a shoemaker for celebrities and movie stars. He soon opened a shop on Hollywood Boulevard, where he continued to design and sell shoes vigorously, often inspired by events or the world around him.
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Ferragamo continues to be a symbol of high quality and craftsmanship, and celebrities still wear his products. However, Ferragamo is an often-mimicked brand. With some smarts, you can distinguish between authentic Ferragamo products and the fakes. Salvatore Ferragamo products have superior craftsmanship.
Step 1 Check the lining of your bag or tie. The lining should have 'Salvatore Ferragamo' stitched into it. Fakes often have blank, solid colored lining.
Step 2 Check the tags of your product. An authentic product should have one to several tags, one of which has the serial number underneath. Fakes never have a serial number. Step 3 Examine the font of the tags. The tags or labels should proclaim 'Salvatore Ferragamo,' and the font should match the font of this designer exactly: some of the letters should touch, others should not.
Visit the official Salvatore Ferragamo website to double-check. Step 4 Check all the hard or metal-based items attached to the item, if any. They should all have 'Ferragamo' engraved on them. Check closely for misspellings.
Step 5 Look for a small white dust-bag, complete with a red drawstring mouth, if you are examining a handbag. Non-authentic bags rarely have this small trinket.
Hello, I recently bought two pairs of Ferragamo shoes. I browsed the threads here and also the label resource. It seems when it comes to Ferragamo, dating the shoes isn't really easy. I don't want to break the rules to post only one item per thread. But in this case I have a question for two pairs of shoes from the same maker and form around the same era (I guess). So I thought it would be more comfortable, especially for the comparison between both, not to separate them into two threads. I hope I have your understanding, otherwise please tell me.
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From the label resource I understand that the words 'Creations' or 'Salvatore' might be important for dating Ferragamo shoes. But here I get a bit confused with my shoes.
These black sling back pumps sport the 'Creations' label. They have a small stiletto heel (which Ferragamo used quite earlyas I read) with a leather heeltip. The second pair is this coloured suede sling back peep toe. It has the 'Salvatore' label and also a leather heeltip. It isof the same design as these shoes from Victoria & Albert Museum So the design might be that early as around 1945 but the label indicates a date of making after Mr. Ferragamos death?
What I read here is also, that Ferragamo kept making some designs for ages with a change in some details. Interesting details for dating Ferragamo shoes might also be until when they used still leather for the heeltip. Also until when they did this style of insole design at the back with the additional colored leather piece for sling back shoes. And I wonder what we can make of the handwritten number inside the shoes.
Isn't it some kind of production number, maybe stating the craftsman and a consecutive number? So anyone might help me with dating these? Thank you very much! Thank you for that. I heard and read about that exhibition and I bought the book 'Killer Heels'.
Sadly I live to far away, in Germany. But instead I saw the exhibition 'Shoes: Pleasure & Pain' at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. In fact the connecting detail between the golden leather stripes on your picture looks likewise made as the rim detail on my black ones.
Both also have the 'Creations' label. But irritating instead is for me that the back of the insole has no additional leather piece as mine. Ah, questions over questions.;-). Yes, I felt lucky to visit the exhibit twice, so far. There was a copy of the book, set out on a table for all to peruse, along with other shoe books, so I had a chance to look through it.
Nice that you have a copy! Certain similarities are present, for sure. The black joining on yours is a whipstitch type joining, and on the red museum ones, it appears to be a different variety of joining stitch. In the Killer Heels book, what exact year is given for the gold and red wedges? Thanks for your post, Thomas!
I love Ferragamos. Waiting to hear from Jonathan.
You are right about Ferragamo repeating styles and designs. The black pair has the stiletto but the toe is almond shaped - typical of 1956/57 as the new style of pointed toe/stiletto heeled shoe comes into fashion. The other pair could date almost anywhere from as early as c.
1948 until c. 1956, the peep toe and thicker heel in combination was around throughout that time. Ferragamo was doing patchwork uppers during the war in Italy and afterwards, but the war shoes are wedge heeled or platform, as are most of the immediate post war shoes. He liked thicker walking heels a lot, in fact I think he is better known for his sturdy heels than his stilettos. If I had to pick a date, I would go for c.
1949-50 on the patchwork pair. Click to expand.Thank you, Jonathan. I might be right because I have that information from a reply from you here somewhere.;) I thought a bit like that too. But what might speak against the colored being older than the black ones is the label: The black ones' label says 'Creations', the coloured ones' label says already 'Salvatore'. Shouldn't be the 'Salvatore' label be younger than the 'Creations' label?
And can one confirm the information I read somewhere that 'Salvatore' was used only after Mr. Ferragamo's death? The label source here shows also a 'Salvatore' label said to come from a 1950's shoe. Are there others here owning this old shoes from Ferragamo?
I would like to compare the handwritten numbering inside the shoes to see if we can make something of that. It is not about trying to date a pair of shoes to the exact year (that won't be possible I think) but just to have other information one can rely on for dating beyond the style and the label. I will begin here with mine: This pair has the numbering 'IN2041 18SX 6%B' This pair has the numbering 'IN8060 7SX 6Bi' I have just a slight idea about the numbering: First column might be the the model (or production?) number, then might follow the craftsman (or shoe last?) number, last is of course the size including width. I remember the 'Creations' and 'Salvatore' discussion came up once before. It might be a difference between made in his atelier and made off-the-rack, which is why it appears more frequently after his death in 1963. Not sure how to explain it otherwise because there is nothing about those shoes that looks post 1963 to me - the leather top lift, the type of finishing, the shape of the heel, the peep toe essentially disappears in the late 1950s and doesn't show up again until the mid-late 70s, but these just don't look 70s to me.
I don't know. I am pretty sure the patchwork pair appear in the Salvatore Ferragamo book, where shoes held in the Ferragamo collection are dated (circa) and the inside marks are also noted in the details, so it's worth looking at if you can get hold of a copy. Unfortunately I only borrowed a copy from the uni library a few years ago (it is a huge tome) so I can't check right now. You might be able to see, by comparing the manufacturer's codes if it were the original design or a later re-make perhaps.
There is something off about the patchwork pair for me. Although I agree the style is 50s, I have only ever had this label on post 1950's examples. The lining colour matches 50's examples, the silver colour buckle is more unusual for Ferragamo shoes (it's usually gold, to match the label), the shape of the buckle right for 50's to early 60s though.
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The main sticking point for me is the printing of the label looks newer than 50s to me. Older Ferragamo labels are well impressed, you can see the gold goes into the stamped shape, this is a quite a light surface printing, more like that I have on 1960s+ Ferragamos. I suspect these are either from around 1960 - I have seen some odd looking sandals from this period, because the fashion is for a pointed toe, and that can't be achieved in a sandal, or they could be a custom order reproduction, as they are faithful to the earlier period design, but the label is newer, yet the manufacturer's markings are handwritten, which past the point they start using stamped markings, usually indicates custom made to me.
It could be a good pair to contact the Ferragamo archives about and see if they can/will tell you anything about them. I've never seen the style of the black pair before, but it is worth noting they appear to have been dyed - quite well, but they may not have been black originally.
Here are my Ferragamo shoes: 1940s Ferragamo's Creations for Saks Fifth Ave patchwork leather wedge sandals: These looked very close to a pair of 1930's shoes I saw in the book mentioned above, however due to the thin heel I plumped for early 1950s revival in the end.though I'm still not sure. The threaded leather 'ribbons' are original, the laces are not. 1950s Ferragamo's Creations for Harvey Nichols Navy blue leather and suede contrast court shoes: 1950s Ferragamo's Creations 'Emma' gold kid evening sandals (This is the only original box I have): late 1950s Ferragamo's Creations lizard skin stilettos: late 1960's Salvatore Ferragamo contrast leather court shoes: late 1960's/early 1970's Salvatore Ferragamo cross-strap shoes: mid 1970's Salvatore Ferragamo leather court shoes. First let me thank all of you for taking the time to reply and your efforts.
It is highly appreciated form my side and really helpful. Maybe I love vintage stuff also for the little deduction game that goes with it. Jonathan had a good point with the atelier and off-the-rack idea for the label.
I will try to that idea a bit further. And I also don't think they are a remake. Would they (or did they) really something like a facsimile, meaning using leather heel tips nails with three nails in the 1970's for example? By the way: I bought both from the same eBay seller and they are the same size. So that give me the idea that they are form around the same era worn by the same woman. Thank you for the hint to the book, Melanie. I definately will try to get a copy, that should at least be a bit helpful.
The patchwork design was used for different styles as I found out by online search. Therefor also the included the link to the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in my first post here. But if lucky I will find this exact style in the book. Thank you also for the helpful pictures! Especially the numbering is interesting: Your first pair IN 5123 fits perfectly in between my two shoes.
The other two already begin with different letters. The silver buckle looks like being from aluminium or zinc, the black ones have a golden buckle. I don't know what to make of that.
It is in fact like that: The 'Creations' label is imprinted deeper, obviously with more force, than the 'Salvatore' label. I can follow the argument on that. Also the later gold color is also more shiny then on the black shoes. For the black ones I definately can say they have not been fully dyed black.
I too see the spots on the back of the insole and I also believe that someone tried to dye them there later. But I was able to spy a bit under the outer sole and the insole. There the upper leather is also black.
This 'spying' was only possible by some kind of deformation of the shoes (which also made these two 'gaps' I spyed into). The insole shows of some kind of shoe stretcher which must have looked like this little beast: I think these were specially made for sandals or slingbacks. Inserted it will let your shoe look like this (lifting the ball area) because of the strong steel spring: And after 'excessive' use your shoe will stay like that even without the stretcher inserted (I bet the vamp is stretched also): So don't use these nasty stretchers anymore on your beloved vintage shoes. Ok, so next will be browsing the Ferragamo book for dating and for general admiring his styles.
Thanks again! Such a great collection, Melanie! Thank you for taking the effort to show them. My black ones come the golden evening sandals closest. Not only the numbering is quite near (IN 2041 to IN 2054) but I would say they sport the same heel and even would be made on the same last. So by all that I know so far I would date my black ones to the 1950's and my coloured ones later, around 1960's maybe.
I will see if the book can reveal more. You also made a nice timeline with your shoes. Just one additional question: Which ones of yours have an original leather heel tip and which have a rubber tip? P.S.: A 10B was certainly a big size back then in the 1950's.;). They all had leather tips until the 1960s shoes, when they tend to be plastic/resin rubber/nylon. The Brown suede stilettos had the tips replaced with nylon before I got them (badly:( it changed the shape of them and now they look like hooves, but then somebody was clearly wearing these) The heel tip material is only useful in dating if you are sure it hasn't been changed.
I get missing heel tips replaced (if you've ever seen the earlier heels missing the leather, they won't stand up properly on a screw sticking out the heel!) and my cobbler will do it in leather if I ask - the only difference is cost, which, presumably, is why they stopped capping shoes in leather a long while ago. The only exception does tend to be Italian shoes, which seem to go on using leather soles until the 1980s. The 10B is a joke, I paid more than I would usually for those thinking I could have a wearable pair of Ferragamos - but they fit like a 9, maybe even 8.5B absolute vanity sizing! It's not that I don't fit a 1950's 10B either - I have some really well fitting 1940s shoes in a 10A and go up to 11 1/2 AA in a c.1960 winklepicker. They are just really short and high cut.:( The box for the gold shoes repeats the lettered code on the end, so I think it's same to assume this is the style code: It's looking like the combination of letters might be the year then, and the numbers that follow are the style number, which is possibly created in order through the year - seeing how much higher the number on the pointed court shoes is compared to the rounder styles. I thought it worth mentioning the contrast leather heel sock isn't exclusive to Ferragamo shoes - I see it most often on high quality 1950s footwear - I think it was another aspect of fashion when open heel footwear was popular and more visible due to evening skirt lengths.
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Apart from Tangerine, SuperGlamourous' Gilles Velour and Louis Velour are one of the most decorous and aesthetic designs in the market. SuperGlamourous has worked on derbies, sneakers and slip-ons, espadrilles and sandals but what stands out the most happens to be their exotic slippers and other designs in various skins including python like their sophisticated Dominique Stone. To check out SUPERGLAMOUROUS or own a bespoke slipper. First of all, note that Gucci is one of the best luxurious brands in the market. Guccio Gucci ensured that Gucci doesn't produce faulty products and Gucci has maintained its accumulating calibre ever since. Good things come in good packaging and same goes for the fine sunglasses designed by Gucci.
Note that most of the Gucci sunglasses come with an envelope which has an authenticity card in it, a brown cloth and if the frame you've purchased is made of acetate, you will also receive a booklet regarding how to adjust acetate frames, all of this will be in the gold Gucci box. About all the accompaniments, the color of the items are known to vary.
Look below and compare these to the packaging your Gucci sunglasses were in! All sunglasses by Gucci are made in Italy and no where else, if you're holding the sunglasses in your hands and you see that the temple has written 'MADE IN SPAIN' or anywhere except Italy, it is most likely that you're holding a fake. Also, the temple would have 'CE' written on it which stands for the 'Conformite Europeenne' also known as 'European Conformity', they are a declaration by the manufacturer that his product meets all the requirements listed by the European directives.
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The marking is highly important since it gives companies a far more accessible way into the European market and permits them to sell this product without rechecking. The font in which 'Gucci' is written on the temple is often very hard to forge so compare that font with other products from their website, a key to authenticate it. The GG represents Gucci and the 1827 or any numbers in that case state the model number whereas the 'S' simply stands for Sunglasses.
Followed by that, you will see a 5 digit color code, in this case the code only comprises of letters but at times, it also consists of numbers as well. The first three digits are the color code for the frame whereas the last two digits are the color code for the lens.
Most of the sunglasses have the same size but this fact may not implement to all sunglasses. The first two numbers are the lens width, the second two numbers are the bridge width and in the last, the digits state the temple length. However, the last numbers may not be present in some authentic sunglasses so don't be disappointed if you don't see any. If your Gucci sunglasses claim to be polarized, do not heed what they say. Why don't you just see it for yourself? If your sunglasses are polarized, place them in front of your monitor, rotate 60 degrees and if the screen turns darker, it means that you're glasses are polarized! For further assurance, you can try this simple test here.
Use the polarized lens simulator below to see what your view should look like. If your lenses are polarized, glare disappears, colors brighten, and visibility comes crystal clear.
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Louis Vuitton Belts are well-packaged as good things come in good packaging. The belt comes in a bag which has Louis Vuitton embossed on it, it is in a dark brown color and has two ropes on it, the ropes are slightly lighter in color than the bag. The bag consists of a box which has Louis Vuitton written on the right of it. The box is a little more than or slightly less than 5 inches. It has a leather rope which is slightly revealing, if you pull it, it slides open showing you a dust bag. The dust bag is light yellow-ish mustard color. It has Louis Vuitton on the bottom of it.
It consists of the same ropes which were on the bag. You pull the ropes and there is your Louis Vuitton Inventeur Damiere Ebene/Graphite Belt.
Guccio Gucci has been producing his fine products since the time of 1921 when he started in Firenze in Italy. His products are, no doubt, of high quality which represent heritage and nobility. In today's time, Gucci's products are highly faked and there are tonnes of knock-offs in the market which makes it quite difficult to authenticate the genuine products from the fakes. It can be really hard but nothing is impossible, right?
No matter how hard they try, they can't make their fake products match the original ones, they always leave a mark which separates the fake thing, from the real thing. Today, I'll be guiding you on how to authenticate shoes by Guccio Gucci. Note: This authentication guide is only for men. Gucci Lace Up Sneakers The Designs First and foremost, you have to spend some time on the website of Gucci in order to know what different designs of these loafers are on the market. You can also go through the magazines which comprise of the designs of their shoes. The main key to authentication of these shoes is that you know that the design you're purchasing is actually a real one, you can make sure of that by going through the website, if it is. Then, it's perfect!
You've probably gotten your hands on an original one but just to make sure of that, you'll have to go in details and ensure the fact that what you're buying is actually the genuine thing. The Price If you're going to buy these shoes from an official Gucci store, you don't have to worry about authentication but make sure that the store you're purchasing it from is listed in their store finder. These loafers are of extremely high quality and high quality, plus, a well renowned brand means nothing more than 'expensive', you're never going to get these shoes on a low price, you'll never spot them on sale and if you do, they're probably going to be fake, luxury branded products rarely go on sale and if they're genuine, you're lucky. These loafers will start from $300 and they range to $2000 so you can expect something extremely good from this. The price itself defines the product that you're purchasing. The Packaging Good things come in good packaging, the packaging itself is going to be very attractive and temping. Theloafers come in a bag which is dark brown and consists of two ropes on the top, the ropes will be of good material and you can feel that the belt is worth something just by touching the bag.
The bag has the G pattern engraved on it and it will have GUCCI written on it in capital, in silver color. On the bottom of the bag, there would be written Firenze 1921.
The handbag would consist of a box with GUCCI written on it in capital in silver and on opening the box, you'll see your shoes in a type of dustbag, as you open the box, you can smell the fine scent of perfect leather which assures you that the loafers are worth it. The Stitching The stitching is one of the most vital things about their products. Their stitching is visible to the naked eye and less like their fake products, their stitching won't be in the zig zag formation or done by a sewing machine. As you all must know, one thing about Gucci is that their stitching has no or very less capital involved and it's all the product of fine workmanship. The Receipt If you're buying these shoes online, make sure you always ask for the receipt. Most of the people might say, 'I lost it' or something along the lines of that. The receipt is one of the main keys to authenticating the products, the receipt would have the price listed on it, the store where you bought these shoes from, the clerk's name and the product.
It is kind of an authentication card of every product. The sole wouldn't just be glued to the shoe but would be stitched to it. Make sure that the sole is of leather, the sole would be made of fine leather which is stitched to the shoe and not just glued to it.
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The sole would have GUCCI engraved on it in capital letters followed by the 'Made In Italy' which would be written underneath it. The Serial Number If you're still having a doubt, you can always use the serial number! The serial number would be located inside the shoe, probably on the left side of the shoe just above the sole, it is located to the left of the place where the size of it is stated. The serial number would be 8-digit, if you insert the serial number on Google, it would direct you to the Gucci's official website and the product. Louis Vuitton is one of the most faked brands and it's belts and wallets' copies are getting produced more and more. In this guide, you'll learn how to authenticate wallets by Louis Vuitton.
If you're going to buy a wallet from another source, make sure that the design is available on the website of Louis Vuitton to see whether or not this design was ever introduced to Louis Vuitton, this is for all the products by any brands. In order to see whether it's a copy or an original, you must first know the product you're buying. Know the parts of the wallet, check for pictures on their website for the interior and the exterior of the wallet. One must know where the monograms should be placed, how it should be stitched and where the Louis Vuitton text should be i.e in the belts, you can see it on the inside, perfectly centered. If you're buying the wallet, make sure it only comprises of one canvas, if the wallet is in the Damiere Ebene Canvas, the lining would also be in the same canvas. Make sure you know what canvas the design is made in, study the canvas, the canvas will help you authenticate the wallet from it's exterior.
The lining would also be in the same canvas. Louis Vuitton's text is very different and unique, although the people who fake products are getting very close to it, they still haven't perfected it yet. Study the text that Louis Vuitton uses and make sure that the wallet is made in Spain, France, Germany, Italy or USA. The wallets wouldn't be cheap, Louis Vuitton is a luxurious brand and a high-end company, the wallets would never go on sale. If you're getting it for a very low price, it is more than obvious that the wallet is fake. The wallets are highly expensive and they would never be sold so cheap.
Louis Vuitton tries it's best that their products are not being sold that cheap. If you're going to buy a wallet, make sure you do it right!
Buy the wallet from authentic Louis Vuitton stores. The stores are listed on their websites.
Buying the products directly cuts down risks of buying fakes and ensures you that you're getting hooked up with an original product. When you hold the wallet, make sure that the wallet is heavy and not of light material. Cheap, tawdry and light material is the key to authentication, if the product comprises of that, it is a definite fake. The wallets are well-packaged.
The wallet comes in a bag which has Louis Vuitton embossed on it, it is in a dark brown color and has two ropes on it, the ropes are slightly lighter in color than the bag. The bag consists of a box which has Louis Vuitton written on the right of it. The box is a little more than or slightly less than 5 inches. It has a leather rope which is slightly revealing, if you pull it, it slides open showing you a dust bag. The dust bag is light yellow-ish mustard color. It has Louis Vuitton on the bottom of it. It consists of the same ropes which were on the bag.
You pull the ropes and there is your Louis Vuitton Wallet. Gucci wallets, often faked, many copies are being sold so it's hard to differentiate between the original ones and the knockoffs. The best way to get through it is to buy your wallets from the authentic Gucci stores. This guide will help you in authenticating most of the wallets by Gucci. Lets start off with the usual, make sure you do your research, in order to authenticate the wallet, you must know what design you're authenticating and how an authentic wallet looks like.
Go through the Men's Wallets section in order to see different designs, open a specific wallet and check their details. There are many different designs and these wallets range from $150 - $1200. One should know how the designs are and what the logo looks like. Study the Gucci print, the Gucci print with interlocking G's that is on most of the wallets, belts, caps and other products. Most of the wallets would comprise of that. Pay diligent attention and see whether the wallet's print has any imperfections, if it does so, it's a fake, it shouldn't fade and there should be no smudges.
Like all the other products, wallets themselves are made out of high quality and expensive materials too. They're extremely well crafted. The wallets should feel heavy and not light, light signifies cheap and tawdry. The wallets would be well-sewed, consisting of no imperfections.
The fake wallets wouldn't be as well-sewed as those authentic ones, there would be mistakes. The monograms would be poorly applied and not in the correct order. When you get the wallet, compare it with the original one to see whether the monograms are in the right order. Check the price, like I said wallets by Gucci are highly expensive and that they range from $150 - $1200. Different wallets are made out of different expensive materials but they're extremely well-crafted like all of the other products by Gucci. When you get your hands on the wallet, check whether the wallet came with the authentication card and an identification card. This helps signifies whether the wallet is original or not.
If you're not buying it directly from the Gucci store, be sure to inquire about the receipt. The receipt is one of the keys to authentication, it's easy and not time consuming. The receipt would also consist of warranties and guarantees. It would be stated which store the wallet has been bought from.
The receipt would help a lot. The packaging, make sure you double check the packaging of the wallet.
The wallet would come in a small dust-bag like all the other products by Gucci. The dust-bag would have Gucci written on it and it would be dark-brown in colour.
It would come in a box. If it is wrapped in plastic, the wallet is a definite fake. Always buy your products from authentic stores. In this case, buy your wallets from the authorized dealers, the stores are listed on their.
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