Womens Handbags - How to Spot a Fake Hermes Bag
Fake or Genuine Hermes Handbags
How to spot a fake Hermes bag or fake designer bags in general ? Designer bags are expensive and sometimes even fake or replica bags are expensive too ! But designer bags are expensive for a reason, they use high quality materials and require a lot of work to make them. So you want to make sure that the designer handbag you are buying is genuine and not a fake. For information on how to spot a fake LV bag see - How to Spot a Fake Louis Vuitton Bag - for how to spot a fake Radley bag see - How to Spot a Fake Radley Bag
(...Hermes Birkin Bag Crocodile with Diamonds)
This post deals with how to spot fake Hermes bags.
First and foremost pay very close attention to details. If you can, go to a Hermes store and check out their bags. In addition here are some pointers that may help :
The stitching must be high quality and even (Hermes bags take time to make)
There should be "Hermès Paris, Made in France" gilt or blind stamped on the front face
There should be craftsman's marks and a letter for the year of manufacture stamped beneath the right belt in a square. The condition and history of bag shou
ld ne appropriate for year of manufacture.
(...Hermes Kelly Bag made famous by actress grace Kelly in the 1950s)
The interior leather zipper tag must be parallel to the zip, not at right angles to it.
If a buyer has lots of Hermes Birkins they will be fakes, Birkins are very rare.
Hermes uses only the finest quality leather so take a very good look at the leather, if it looks cheap then it isn't authentic.
Hermes bags are never sold with a paper hangtag.
A genuine Hermes Kelly or Birkin comes with an engraved lock and key set. The lock has "Hermes" on the bottom and the keys have a number which matches the lock number. It also has Hermes on the reverse.
Hermes does not use a metal nameplate inside the bag.
Hermes dustbags are now heavy orange cotton flannel, older bags sometimes have a tan velour dustbag with a design that is slightly different.
Older well-used Birkins will cost $4,000 - 6,000 depending on the condition of the leather, hardware and stitching.
Newer Birkins will probably cost close $7,000 - 13,000 or even more.
So happy hunting! I would recommend visiting the Hermes site, but it is awful so I really can't recommend you waste your time looking round there, so check out the competition instead ! womens handbags how to spot a fake hermes bag genuine hermes handbags
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