{"id":14533,"date":"2019-11-20T20:17:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=14533"},"modified":"2019-11-20T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:17:17","slug":"tips-for-spotting-fake-fashion-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/fashion\/tips-for-spotting-fake-fashion-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Spotting Fake Fashion Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investing in designer fashion can be expensive, but it\u2019s far better than paying for fake fashion pieces. Although Nike is the most counterfeited brand, there are plenty of others that require you to be shopping savvy, including Cartier, Herm\u00e9s, Gucci, Ray Ban, Rolex and the North Face, among countless others.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how do you spot a fake fashion piece? Consider these tips.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Spelling and labeling<\/b><\/p>\n

If you spot a label, tag or authenticity card with a spelling error, you can be 100% sure the product is a fake. The same is true if words are missing proper spacing or punctuation. For the most part, anything that says, \u201c100% genuine\u201d is, ironically, probably a counterfeit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Logo<\/b><\/p>\n

A logo that\u2019s slightly askew or has \u201coff\u201d colors is almost never authentic. Stitched-on logos will almost always have the same number of stitches on opposite sides. Designer products that normally use a metal logo will be easy to spot as fake if it\u2019s made of plastic instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Fabric and leather<\/b><\/p>\n

Real leather should have an authentic leather smell, even if it\u2019s slight. If you smell chemicals instead, you\u2019re liking sniffing fake leather. You\u2019ll also find that real leather is identifiable by its irregular texture. \u201cPleather\u201d will most likely have a consistent pattern of pores.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Buttons<\/b><\/p>\n

Counterfeit goods will often skip the details on the buttons. That may mean omitting the designer name and\/or logo or not feeling securely attached to the garment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Stitching<\/b><\/p>\n

Look at the stitching on the item\u2019s pockets, seams and\/or labels to ensure it\u2019s straight. Stitches should be equal length and generally speaking, high-end brand names will use more stitches per inch compared to their fake counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Packaging<\/b><\/p>\n

If the item you purchased comes in a simple, cheap bag or box, chances are you\u2019ve purchased a fake. Designer goods often come packaged in branded boxes dust bags or shopping bags and sometimes use tissue paper.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Prices<\/b><\/p>\n

When in doubt, let the price be your guide. If the deal seems too good to be true, the item probably isn\u2019t authentic.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investing in designer fashion can be expensive, but it\u2019s far better than paying for fake fashion pieces. Although Nike is the most counterfeited brand, there are plenty of others that require you to be shopping savvy, including Cartier, Herm\u00e9s, Gucci, Ray Ban, Rolex and the North Face, among countless others. So, how do you spot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[691],"tags":[816],"class_list":["post-14533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","tag-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}