9 Ways To Tell FAKE Balenciaga Bags (With Pictures)

Last Updated on June 2, 2024 by Ch David

• You have a Balenciaga handbag
• And you’re not sure if it’s original or not….
• But this guide teaches you how to check it yourself.

If you find it too hard, you can get your Balenciaga bag expertly checked.

How to tell if a Balenciaga bag is real

Answer: You first want to look inside the bag — at the “BALENCIAGA” tag. Authentic bags have the same thickness for all the text.

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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Thank you for reading this,

Ch Daniel and Ch David