How To Tell If Off-White Presto Black Are Fake (2025)

Last Updated on January 7, 2025 by Ch David

You might be here because you:

• Have a pair of Off-White Presto Black
• And you’re not sure if they’re real
• So you need to legit check them.

This guide will teach you just that.

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• Off-White Presto OG “THE TEN”
• Off-White Presto White

We’ll now go through the 11 ways to spot fakes.

How to tell if Off-White Prestos are fake

The primary focus for authenticating the Off-White Black Presto starts with the medial text on both left and right shoes.

This detail holds the key to spotting genuine pairs.

1. Medial text

1.1. Left shoe

• Authentic:
  • Medial text is placed more to the right side, further away from the sockliner.
• Fake:
  • Medial text is positioned too close to the sockliner, making it appear more to the left side of the sneakers.

1.2. Right shoe

• Authentic:
  1. “for” text in the medial text is thicker.
  2. The letter “B” in the “Beaverton” text is significantly thicker.
  3. “NIKE” text on the right side of the medial text is placed lower.
  4. Text is positioned further away from the sockliner.
• Fake:
  1. “for” text at the top is visibly thinner.
  2. The letter “B” in the “Beaverton” text is thinner.
  3. Text is placed too close to the sockliner.

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2. “AIR”

• Authentic:
  1. “AIR” text is centrally placed on the tab.
  2. The letter “A” is thinner, especially on its bottom left side.
  3. Quotation marks are thicker and boxier.
• Fake:
  1. “AIR” text is placed more to the left, near the strap.
  2. The letter “A” has a thicker bottom left side.
  3. Quotation marks are longer and thinner.

3. Toe box

• Authentic:
  • The toe box is lower and smaller.
• Fake:
  • Toe box is curvier at the bottom and appears taller and bigger from the top view.

4. Cage

4.1. Interior

• Authentic:
  • The negative spaces between the bars of the inner cage are smaller and more defined.
• Fake:
  • The spaces between the bars appear rounder, wider, and less defined.

4.2. Exterior

• Authentic:
  • The negative spaces between the bars of the outer cage are smaller and more defined.
  • The line on the outer cage is straight.
• Fake:
  • The spaces between the bars appear rounder, wider, and less defined.
  • The line on the outer cage is curvier.

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.

5. Swoosh (Cage)

• Authentic:
  • The small Nike Swoosh logo on the inner cage is curvier and sharper, especially on its long bottom side.
  • The upper and bottom edges of the Nike Swoosh logo are sharp.
• Fake:
  • The Nike Swoosh logo on the inner cage is less curvy on its long bottom side.
  • The upper and bottom edges of the Nike Swoosh logo are thinner.

6. Orange tab

• Authentic:
  • The orange tab has sharp edges.
  • The orange tab is of a smaller dimension.
• Fake:
  • The orange tab has curvy corners.
  • The orange tab is longer.

7. Toe box

• Authentic:
  • The perforation holes on the toe box are less wide and smaller in size.
• Fake:
  • The perforation holes on the toe box are wider and larger in size.

8. Size tag

• Authentic:
  1. The “US UK EUR cm” text looks bolder.
  2. The product code (in this case, AA3830-002) appears thick and bold.
  3. The “MADE IN CHINA” and “FABRIQUE EN CHINE” texts are also thicker and bolded.
• Fake:
  1. The “US UK EUR cm” text is thinner.
  2. The product code (AA3830-002) is noticeably thinner.
  3. The “MADE IN CHINA” and “FABRIQUE EN CHINE” texts are thinner.

9. Sole

• Authentic:
  • The dots on the soles are thinner.
  • The circles are consistently centered within the squares.
• Fake:
  • The dots on the soles are noticeably thicker.
  • The circles are often misaligned and not centered within the squares.

10. Swoosh

10.1. Curviness

• Authentic:
  • The Nike Swoosh logo has a more pronounced curve.
• Fake:
  • The Nike Swoosh logo appears less curvy and is curved at a smaller angle.

10.2. Stitching

• Authentic:
  • The black stitching around the Nike Swoosh logo is uniform and consistent in pattern and width.
• Fake:
  • The black stitching on and around the Nike Swoosh logo is inconsistent, longer, wider, and doesn’t maintain a uniform pattern throughout.

10.3. Placement

• Authentic:
  • The Nike Swoosh logo is positioned slightly below the line that separates the midsole from the toe box area near the orange tab.
• Fake:
  • The Nike Swoosh logo is placed significantly higher,
  • Situated above the line that delineates the midsole from the toe box next to the orange tab.

11. Tongue

• Authentic:
  • The shoe showcases a shorter tongue when observed from the side.
• Fake:
  • The shoe has a noticeably taller tongue when viewed from the side, which can be a clear giveaway of its inauthenticity.

Shortlist: Verify your Off-White Prestos

1. Inspect Medial Text: Check the medial text on both shoes. Replicas often have text placed too high and too close to the sockliner, with varying font weights.
2. Analyze “AIR” Text: Examine the “AIR” text. Fakes may position it too far back on the tab, with letters that are either too thick or too thin, including the quotation marks.
3. Inspect Toe Box: Examine the toe box, which can be too lifted on fake OW Presto Black sneakers.
4. Check Inner and Outer Cages: Look at the inner and outer cages. Replicas tend to have wide, curvy, and stretched-out negative spaces between the lines, while authentics are the opposite.
5. Verify Inner Cage’s Swoosh Logo: Examine the inner cage’s Swoosh logo. Fakes often have smaller, less curvy, and less sharp logos.
6. Examine Orange Tab: Check the orange tab. Counterfeit OW Presto Black sneakers may have rounded corners instead of sharp ones.
7. Verify Perforations on Toe Box: Inspect the perforations on the toe box, which can appear too wide and oversized on fake shoes.
8. Analyze Size Tag: Look at the size tag, where fake shoes often have thinner text.
9. Check Soles: Examine the soles, especially the bubbles. Fakes may have thicker bubbles that aren’t centered in the squares.
10. Verify Nike Swoosh Logo: Analyze the curviness, stitching, and placement of the Nike Swoosh logo on the sides. Fakes tend to have less curvy Swooshes, undefined stitching, and improper placement.
11. Check Tongue Height: Look at the tongue’s height, which can be significantly taller on replica Off-White Presto Black pairs.

The eleven detailed steps for authenticating Off-White Air Presto Black can be time-consuming.

For a quicker solution, we’ve condensed it into 11 key indicators to help you spot fake vs real pairs.

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That concludes our guide on telling fake Off-White Air Presto Black.

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Ch Daniel and Ch David