Buyer Beware: How To Spot Fake Balenciaga Bags

Last Updated on April 8, 2024 by Ch David

You’re most likely here because you:

• Have a Balenciaga handbag
• And not sure if it’s original or not

In this guide, we’ll teach you how to spot any fake Balenciaga bags. If you find it too hard, reach out to our expert Balenciaga authenticators.

How to tell if a Balenciaga bag is real

You first want to look inside the bag — at the “BALENCIAGA” tag. If the letters are fit too deep into the leather, your bag is fake.

1. Engraving

• Authentic: Thinner text, as it is fit less deeper into the fabric.
• Fake: The text is fit too deep into the leather — hence why it’s so thick.

Too difficult? Let our team of expert Balenciaga authenticators take a look at your bag:

Flip the previously-checked label to the back and you’ll find the serial number.

Note: All authentic Balenciaga bags must have an engraving here.

If there’s no engraving, then your bag is 100% fake.

• Authentic: All characters have the same font-weight.
• Fake: Very thick numbers and very thin letters.

The letters in the fake word “ITALY” are barely visible.

3. Bottom

• Authentic: Thicker and shorter threads compared to the fake.
• Fake: Stitching is too thin and long.

A quick mention:

• The steps we’ve written so far are the BEST ways to authenticate this item
• The next few steps are still reliable methods…
• … but they apply to non-top-versions of replicas available for this item

If in doubt, we recommend double-checking the steps we’ve explained above this line.

4. Buckle

• Authentic: Thinner “BALENCIAGA” logo.
• Fake: “BALENCIAGA” text logo si too thick.

See how the fake letters also have too much space between each other.

5. Handler

• Authentic: Stitches are smaller and shorter.
• Fake: The stitches are too long.

6. Bottom

• Authentic: Very dense stitches. Some of them are also thicker than the fake ones.
• Fake: Less denser and also thinner stitches.

If you look on the right side of the fake bag, you’ll see how the stitches are way rarer compared to the original ones.

Real = dense.

7. Chain

• Authentic: Powerful shine — reflecting lots of light.
• Fake: Not shiny enough.

8. Flap

• Authentic: Thicker, more solid stitches.
• Fake: The stitching is too thin.

9. Dust bag

• Authentic: Solid, visibly perfect logo.
• Fake: Scratched logo. The letters aren’t filled with enough paint.

Conclusion

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Alternatively, use our free resources: written guides and video tutorials.

Thank you for reading this,

Ch Daniel and Ch David