How to Spot a Fake Louis Vuitton Bag

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Spot Fake Louis Vuitton Handbags

Spotting Phony Louis Vuitton Handbags

Τhis tutorial we have showcased some details about

authentic Louis Vuitton handbags

that will help weed out the phonies. This guide does not have every detail about counterfeit Louis Vuitton, but enough information is here to help increase your chances of identifying the fake Louis Vuitton handbags. Combining some of these LV specific points with the universal tells we have listed should help keep you insulated from many of the phony Louis Vuitton bags in the viral marketplace.

We recommmend that you read our tutorial Spot Fake Handbags first, to learn the universal tips essential to build a foundation for spotting fake handbag tells. Then reinforce that foundation with the brand specific tells we highlight here.

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Louis Vuitton Speedy 25

Louis Vuitton Speedy 30

Louis Vuitton Speedy 35

Louis Vuitton Speedy 40

Louis Vuitton Monogram wallet

Louis Vuitton Tutorial Sections:

Louis Vuitton Monogram Pattern ←
Louis Vuitton Font-Date Code
Louis Vuitton Hardware
Speedy 30 Stats
L.V. Wallet
Damier
Vintage Luggage
Lotus (LV) font test

Louis Vuitton Accessory Guides:

Louis Vuitton Belts
Louis Vuitton Sunglasses

Louis Vuitton ßÿlaws:

I. Louis Vuitton does not discount.
II. Louis Vuitton does not have outlets, or seconds or irregulars.
III. Louis Vuitton does not wholesale.

Note: Louis Vuitton is made in France, however, "...for over 25 years, Louis Vuitton has also produced bags in the USA, Spain, Germany and Italy. It is not true that a Louis Vuitton bag has to be marked "Made in France" to be authentic." -Fashionphile

Below is an image of an authentic Louis Vuitton marked, "made in the USA."

Louis Vuitton label made in USA

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Damier Geant Canvas Bags

Damier Granite Canvas

Embossed Leather

Louis Vuitton `Embossed

Monogram pattern: The Monogram pattern on a Louis Vuitton should have irregular properties. The pattern should always be symmetric. The shapes that make up the famous Louis Vuitton monogram pattern should be equally through the stitch lines on both sides of the handbag.

The monogram pattern should always start and end with the same symbol in between the stitch lines:

Correct: LV + LV + LV [Starts and ends with the same symbol]
Wrong: O + O + O + [Starts and ends with different symbol]

If the monogram pattern starts with a partial symbol due to stitch lines cutting off part of the symbol, than the sequence should end with the same size partial symbol being sliced by the stitch line at the same spot:

Correct: ) + O + O + ( [starts and ends with half circle]
Wrong: ) + O + O + O [starts with half circle and ends with full circle]

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Louis Vuitton Monogram Cruise

Louis Vuitton Monogram Damier

Monogram Damier Leather

Monogram Denim

Below is an image of an authentic Louis Vuitton Speedy:

Note: "The actual LV monogram is usually (with the exception of some vintage pieces) symmetrical from side to side in all monogram styles (traditional, Multicolore, Cerises, Mini mono, Vernis etc.) as you can see in this Louis Vuitton Speedy (notice where the LVs are in relation to the handles, sides, quatrefoils etc)..."
-Fashionphile

Note: The sequence on every row of the monogram pattern starts and ends with the same symbol. And the rows that starts with a partial symbol, end with the same sized partial symbol. Starting from the top left corner of the handbag (left), you can count down five symbols that start the sequence. They are all partial symbols, and if you follow any one of the rows from the starting partial symbol on the left and move right, you will end up at the far right side of the handbag, at the end of the sequence, where the same partial symbol that started the sequence will be ending it.

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Louis Vuitton monogram handbags
Monogram Denim Patchwork

Monogram Miroir - Mirror

Monogram Multicolor

Below is an image of a fake Louis Vuitton handbag:

Note: Notice the irregular monogram pattern under the stitch lines. However, this is an extreme example of this irregularity. We used this example to make the obvious point, but many times the monogram pattern irregularity is more subtle, but always noticeable.

Note: The sequences in many of the rows of the fake bag (left) start and end within the stitch lines with different shapes. Compared to the example (above) that shows every row starting with the same symbol/shape as it ends with.

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Louis Vuitton monogram bags:
Monogram Multicolore

Monogram Roses

Monogram Rubis

Monogram Shearling

Note: Authentic Louis Vuitton will have upside down LV logo patterns on the backside of models that use one continuous piece of leather that wrapping from front to back without a seam on the bottom.

Monogram color: This is a subtle tell but many times fake Louis Vuitton bags have the monogram color slightly off. This is especially true with the multi-color monogram patterns.

Below is an image of a real vs. fake Louis Vuitton:

Note: Notice the slight difference in the conflicting monogram colors. The fake is off a shade.

Real: The monogram (pattern) color (below) is not the same as the phony (second below).

real louis vuitton monogram pattern

Fake: Notice the monogram color (below) has an orangish tint to it:

phony louis vuitton pattern

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Louis Vuitton monogram bags
Monogram Suede

Monogram Vernis

Monogram Watercolor

2. Leather: Louis Vuitton uses oxidizing natural cowhide leather that turns a dark golden honey color over time.

Note: Notice the the shiny cheapness of the leather's appearance.

Below is an image of fake Louis Vuitton leather:

phony lv leather

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Louis Vuitton leather bags
Monogram Patent Leather

Louis Vuitton Suhali Leather

Steven Sprouse Collection

Louis Vuitton Travel Bags

3. Stitching: Louis Vuitton is meticulous with every stitch.

Below is an image of an authentic Speedy handle with five top stitches :

Note: Speedy bags will usually have the same five stitches across the top of the handle.

real LV

Beware: Vintage Louis Vuitton pieces follow these same rules the majority of the time, but not always.

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Below is an image of authentic Louis Vuitton's meticulous stitch lines:

real louis v stitching

Below is an image of sloppy fake Louis Vuitton's stitch lines: More examples of fake Louis Vuitton stitch lines.

Note: Notice the places where the stitching is coming undone, the sloppy sequential stitches and irregular size stitches.

phony louis vuitton screws