NEW!
You may be here to see how to spot fake Gucci belts, and if so, you’ve reached the best place to learn how to tell a fake from a real GG belt, as we’re building the world’s largest library of authentication guides.
In seven simple steps, the guide below will compare real vs fake Gucci belts with pictures, curated info, and all the quote-on-quote “secrets” of doing that. Just kidding, no secrets. Everything’s transparent.
Without any further ado, let’s begin.
We’d like to mention the fact that we consider the rear side text and stitching to be one of the best signs to check the real vs fake Gucci belts because replica manufacturers never managed to get this right.
More often than not, fake manufacturers will manage to make these heat-stamped prints with weird or incorrect kerning on the text.
That is to say that the space between characters is not correct, which you’ll see in the fake vs real Gucci belt rear side text comparison below.
Let’s analyse the pictures:
As you can see in the picture above, the fake vs real Gucci GG belt has too much space between “GU” and “CCI”, as it ends up saying “GU CCI” instead of the authentic “GUCCI” text.
This seems like a minor spot to look at, but it is really worth noticing when legit checking the Gucci GG belt.
Since we are on the rear side of the Gucci belt, let’s analyse the materials on which the serial number is printed.
It’s visible how the fake Gucci belt has its text differently embossed in. It has a different quality, meaning that the “GUCCI” text is stitching in inferior quality on the fake vs real Gucci belt.
Also, you can see how the “made in italy” text is so small and less defined on the replica Gucci belt as it is not even visible at all.
The “®” character is too small on the fake vs real Gucci belt and at the same time, the “R” inside the circle is too big as it hits the edges of the circle in the interior.
Then, of all, we recommend you looking at the buckle. For this comparison, we’ll use the golden Gucci GG belt. Let’s have a look at the pictures with the fake and the real Gucci belts:
While this may differ with lighting, the amount of light reflected by a real vs fake Gucci belt is caused by the materials used to create the buckle.
As it might be visible to the naked eye, fake Gucci belt buckles use a material that’s more matte, thus leading to a different way of reflecting light (or a different way of shining).
When authenticating fake vs real Gucci belts, bear in mind that different materials are used when manufacturing even the best batches of fake Gucci belts available on the market.
Shape-wise we can point out some leading indicators that will help you tell a fake vs a real Gucci belt.
The way the GG buckles are created is different: as you’ll be able to notice in the picture above, the fake GG buckle is visibly thicker, narrower and less spaced out.
When we say narrower, what we want to point out is the width of both characters — which can be visible in the fake vs real Gucci belt comparison picture above.
When we say less spaced out, we want to draw your attention to the negative space created by the two, very-closely-positioned characters.
Flipping the buckle to its rear side, we can easily notice the pin on the rear “GG”. Let’s have a look at the comparison pictures:
The sustainable part on the bottom side of the pin on the buckle is too big on the replica Gucci belt. On the other hand, the legit Gucci belt has it a lot smaller.
We understand this detail might be hard to notice to the naked eye, so we recommend you come back to our fake vs real Gucci belt comparison post.
Either that, or download our app, where you’ll find all our comparisons perfectly organized.
The steps we’ve written so far are the best ways to authenticate this item.
The next few steps are still reliable signs of authenticity but are for non-top-versions of replicas available for this item. We recommend sticking to the steps we’ve explained above to make sure you’re not drawing the wrong conclusions.
You may notice this little button or screw on the rear side of your Gucci belt. Check out this item in the real vs fake Gucci belt comparison below.
That little screw, if we are talking about the golden Gucci belt, has to be golden too.
If the buckle is golden at the screw is silver, you’re looking at a fake Gucci belt.
Moving to the packaging of the Gucci belt, we have the dust bags. Let’s see the pictures:
As you can see, the legit Gucci belt dust bag looks clean and has no stitching or extra threads that shouldn’t be there.
When looking at the replica counterpart of the fake vs real Gucci belt dust bags comparison pic, we can see that there is a lot of extra stitching that shouldn’t be there.
This reveals that lower quality factory equipment was used to produce this item — a detail which you want to keep an eye out for in every real vs fake Gucci GG belt comparison.
As for the last step in our guide on how to tell fake vs real Gucci belt, we have the packaging box test. We’ve got two main things to look at: the colour and the font of the “GUCCI” text.
As you can see, the fake Gucci belt box is looking pure white, while the legit box has a yellow tint, rather than pure white.
It is easy to notice how the fake Gucci belt box has the “GUCCI” text looking scratched and worn out, while the legit box has this text intact.
Also, the tip of the “G” character looks too curvy and rounded on the fake box.
We understand how it might be difficult for you to spot some of these differences without having a fake and real pair next to each other.
That is why we recommend that you download our app, where we organized all this information (along with other fake vs real guides for high-end items) properly so that you will be able to pull up this visual comparison fast.
There are situations where you may be unable to go through each detailed step explained above when you need to authenticate your Gucci “GG” belt.
That is why we have compiled this quick 60 seconds solution to authenticating your Gucci belt. Below are the top 7 indicators that can help you determine if you have a fake Gucci belt or an original manufactured Gucci belt.
If you need help with the authentication of your Gucci “GG” belt, we’ve got you covered.
All you have to do is send us high-quality pictures of your Gucci belt and we will get back to you with the results within 24 to 48 hours. The results will also come with a report on why we believe your Gucci Belt is fake or authentic.
With all of this being said, we’ve reached the end of our guide on how to spot fake Gucci “GG” belts by just looking at the seven main spots. We hope this guide is helpful in your Gucci belt legit checking.
Need our opinion over your item’s authenticity? It’s a service we provide.
Make sure you follow our Instagram, our YouTube Channel, or our other socials (check out the footer).
Thank you for reading this,
Ch Daniel and Ch David
