Four things decide whether you are looking at a real Dior bag, and they are worth checking in this order: how the Cannage pattern runs across the leather, how much the charms hanging from the handle … Read more
To spot a fake Coach bag you have to start from something the brand itself makes clear: Coach will not tell you. Its Brand Protection page states in writing that it does not respond to requests … Read more
To spot a fake Balenciaga bag, start by ignoring the logo. On the house’s most copied shape, the City, there is barely one to look at: the bag was drawn to look plain, soft and a … Read more
To spot a fake Bottega Veneta bag you read the weave, because there is no logo to read. That is the whole method in one line: if the leather strips genuinely pass over and under one … Read more
The fastest way to spot a fake Burberry bag is not the serial number — it is to ask the seller where the bag was made. Burberry does not manufacture handbags in England. Every current bag … Read more
The check that exposes the most fakes when it comes to spotting an authentic Fendi bag isn’t the serial number — it’s the FF monogram. On a genuine Fendi, the pattern stays aligned even where the … Read more
Spotting an authentic Chanel bag starts with three details that fakes almost always get wrong: the quilting, which on a genuine bag continues aligned even across the back and sides; the CC turn-lock, where the right … Read more
Spotting an authentic Prada bag always starts in the same place: the triangle. On genuine bags, the inverted triangle plaque sits straight, is attached with no glue bleeding out at the edges, and reads “PRADA” cleanly … Read more
Spotting a genuine Michael Kors bag doesn’t take much — just a few calm checks. The “MK” logo plaque should be cleanly engraved and properly aligned, the leather (smooth or Saffiano) should have an even grain, … Read more
Spotting a genuine Louis Vuitton bag comes down to the whole picture, never a single clue: the Monogram canvas should have a crisp print that lines up perfectly along the seams, the mustard-yellow stitching should be … Read more
Spotting a fake Gucci bag isn’t about finding one dead giveaway — it’s about reading several details together. Check that the leather is dense and smells like real hide rather than plastic or glue, that the … Read more