How to differentiate among a authentic and counterfeit LOUIS VUITTON BAG
Louis Vuitton is a popular brand in luxury luggage. The products of Louis Vuitton come with some exclusive features like elegant & luxurious design, stylish, high-quality, long-lasting and provide value for money. Louis Vuitton is mostly recognized for it’s series of luxury handbags.
But, there are lots of counterfeit designer handbags emerged in the market and the customers are cheated to purchase the counterfeit for a discounted prices from various online stores, secondary market or at consignment shops in spite of purchasing them from authentic boutiques of Louis Vuitton or departmental store counters.
The customers can’t recognize whether they are purchasing the real one or not. In the other word, it is very hard to recognise which bags is authentic or counterfeit. That is why i wrote this article, hope it is useful for you.
In this article, some valuable suggestions are given to differentiate an authentic Louis Vuitton luxury handbag and a counterfeit one.
Materials
The Louis Vuitton bag is made of top-quality leather, there should be coated canvas with leather trim and it must sense dry except oily, slippery or glutinous. An authentic Louis Vuitton feels rough, stiff, smooth and soft.
The handles or zippers should be smooth whereas in counterfeit bags connecting pieces and ring hooks are normally rounded. The authentic Louis Vuitton bag contains a D-ring. For a square piece, the edges of it should be completely smooth and not sharp at all.
All the zipper & zipper pulls, purse snaps, buckles and other constituents in purse should contain the LV labeled on them. Zippers should move smoothly & easily without any stop.
Each metallic piece on a genuine purse should comprise of a Louis Vuitton engraving. It should be crunchy, precise and perfectly crafted. The logo demonstrating “Louis Vuitton” on round rivets should be properly circled.
As the ages passed, the authentic Louis Vuitton bag tans usually, that is because cowhide leather oxydizes, the colors of the straps will be changed to darker brown with time, while the counterfeit one will not change with age because they are done in a light tan trim.
Craftsmanship
The stitching should be completely smooth devoid of any loose threads or back-and-forth stitching at the end of a seam. In the logo of Louis Vuitton, the letters should not be separated in a seam. When the pattern is shown on either side of the seam, it should match perfectly. You never see any sloppy craftsmanship or loose stitching on the authentic Louis Vuitton bag, if you do, that should be a counterfeit.
In classic brown Louis Vuitton bags, the color of the stitching should appear as mustard yellow except of a bright yellow color. It should be properly uniform in the size of the stitch along with its distance and quality. Any suspended threads should be a red flag.
In authentic Louis Vuitton luxury bags, the number of stitches on one side of the handle should conform with the number of stitches on another. For example, in a Speedy bag, the top line of stitches on a handle should be five.
No stitches should exist on the bottom of a classic Speedy bag, except for a special edition or variation.
Lining
On the authentic Louis Vuitton bags, as soon as a line from the stitch starts with a fleur-de-lys, it will be completed with the fleur-de-lys. When the pattern starts from the half-circle, it should be completed with a half-circle. The classic Speedy bag are produced with one piece of leather, therefore the logo on one side of the handbag should be upside down from another side of the bag.
Date code
Almost authentic Louis Vuitton bags has its won date code, it shows where and when they are made. But it is not guarantee the bags must be the authentic even if they have the date code, since many counterfeit items have date codes as well. A valid and properly stamped date code is just one of many parameters that are checked to guarantee the authenticity of a Louis Vuitton handbag. Here is some information about date code. (that is from
Bags was made in prior to early 1980s have no date codes.
Early to late 1980s, the date code contains three or four numbers followed by two letters with the first two numbers showing the year, the next number(s) showing the month and the last two letters showing the factory location (see the following factory location codes). For example, "836TX" would mean a manufacturing date of June, 1983 and factory location in the United States. Late in the 1980s, the letters representing the factory location came before the three or four numbers representing the manufacturing date. For example, “BC895” would mean a manufacturing date of May, 1989 and factory location in Spain.
1990 to 2006, the date code consisted of two letters, representing the factory location, followed by four numbers, first and third numbers showing the month and the second and forth numbers showing the year. For example, “VI1014” would tell us a factory location in France and a manufacturing date of November, 2004.
2007 to the present, the date code is with two letters followed by four numbers. The first two letters show the factory location, the first and third numbers show the week of the year, and the second and forth numbers show the year. For example, “LP1059” would say a manufacturing date is the 15th week of 2009 and the factory location is Germany.
Note this is not a complete list.
France A0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AH, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DR, DU, DR, DT, CO, CT, CX, ET, FL, LW, MB, MI, NO, RA, RI, SA, SD, SF, SL, SN, SP, SR, TA, TJ, TH, TN, TR, TS, VI, VX
Germany LP, OL
Italy BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, NZ, OB, PL, RC, RE, SA, TD
Spain BC, CA, LO, LB, LM, LW, GI, UB
Switzerland DI, FA
USA FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL, TX
Dust bags
All authentic Louis Vuitton bags come with the dust bags that have a drawstring or envelope style. They are smooth and fell soft. The dust bags should only demonstrate LOUIS VUITTON or contain a monogram devoid of any supplementary information.
All authentic Louis Vuitton bags come with the dust bags that have a drawstring or envelope style. They are smooth and fell soft. The dust bags should only demonstrate LOUIS VUITTON or contain a monogram devoid of any supplementary information.
Conclusion
Brand new Louis Vuitton bags are never provided for sale or sold at any types stores, wholesales or outlets which offer discounted prices for the bags. The company never allow other stores to sell their new products. So, it is recommended to purchase Louis Vuitton luxury products from a authentic consignment site. Please remember that, do your research,and educate yourself before you a designer bag, specially buy on-line.
Brand new Louis Vuitton bags are never provided for sale or sold at any types stores, wholesales or outlets which offer discounted prices for the bags. The company never allow other stores to sell their new products. So, it is recommended to purchase Louis Vuitton luxury products from a authentic consignment site. Please remember that, do your research,and educate yourself before you a designer bag, specially buy on-line.
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