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To think many designer bags I see are actually fakes

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MattBerningerstrophywife · 10/11/2024 22:42

Talking at work about designer bags and I mentioned that when our mortgage is paid off I’d maybe treat myself to a fancy bag. Colleague mentioned that many designer bags we see out and about are fake

thinking about it: many that I see carrying Chanel, goyard, LV etc bags could be fake. I would have no idea how to check or not.

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TurquoiseBear · 11/11/2024 17:10

Summatoruvva · 10/11/2024 22:52

Unless somebody extremely polished and glam like Patsy from Ab Fab is carrying one I assume they’re all fake. Same with a lot of designer stuff.

I’m not remotely polished or glam.
But I have multiple real designer bags. Worth 000s. I’ve never thought people might think they’re fake. I think that’s quite funny tbh!

user873628 · 11/11/2024 17:07

I recently saw a woman with THE tackiest pink Chanel trainers. Obvious market-stall fakes.

And then I saw her get in to her Bentley, and decided they were probably real. Still hideously tacky though.

Patienceinshortsupply · 11/11/2024 17:03

I've got a couple of Mulberry bags but we live within an hours drive of Bicester and they've both come from the outlet at significant reduction. I'd never want a fake anything, I'd rather go without. I've also got rid of loads of other bags I had (like Coach, Kate Spade, Osprey) as they just seem crap in comparison.

But if makes the owner happy, then who I am to judge. We all like different things.

Mischance · 11/11/2024 16:52

If no-one can tell then why does it matter?

CortieTat · 11/11/2024 16:45

I assume people who have more experience with designer bags (than me) would be able to tell the fakes apart. I collect silk scarves and it’s very easy for me to spot a fake one, but the expertise, effort and work hours that are needed to make a real one make the whole exercise of making a convincing fake cheaply pretty much impossible.

I agree that fake Fjällräven or fake Sezane are a bit surprising, the originals are not exceptional quality to start with.

Southwest12 · 11/11/2024 16:34

I have a real Mulberry Bayswater that I got in the sale as a gift when I got my first research grant, but also have a fake Mulberry Alexa that my old boss got me from the fake market in Shangai. The clasp is broken now but the bag is real leather, so was worth the £60 it cost. It has everything they say a real one should have, so they are very hard to tell apart.

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MattBerningerstrophywife · 11/11/2024 16:25

I’m actually surprised at the mulberry fakes: wasn’t actually expecting them. But then again, I’ve also seen falraven and longchamp fakes, and they are more affordable than mulberry bags.
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Screamingabdabz · 10/11/2024 23:05

DelphiniumBlue · 10/11/2024 22:57

If you can't tell if it is fake or not ( I can't) then why would you pay for the full price one? Either the bag is nice, feels good, colour is right etc, or it isn't.

Exactly! I never know why anyone would spend real big money for obvious designer styles when you see the absolute state of people schlepping around who’ve paid a tenner off Ali Express for something that looks more or less the same.

And yes, of course the quality is going be vastly different but at a quick glance (which is all anyone is going to do in reality) there isn’t going to be much difference.

pooballs · 10/11/2024 23:00

Yes my niece has some really convincing dupes (well I think they’re convincing no idea if a more ‘trained’ eye could tell?) and says a lot of her friends have fake designer bits and pieces.

Mlanket · 10/11/2024 22:58

There’s a lot of fake Goyard bags about

DelphiniumBlue · 10/11/2024 22:57

If you can't tell if it is fake or not ( I can't) then why would you pay for the full price one? Either the bag is nice, feels good, colour is right etc, or it isn't.

Summatoruvva · 10/11/2024 22:52

Unless somebody extremely polished and glam like Patsy from Ab Fab is carrying one I assume they’re all fake. Same with a lot of designer stuff.

veryyydemure · 10/11/2024 22:49

Is the authenticity of a strangers bag really relevant? If you want a designer bag then get it. Personally I wouldn't buy a fake. I can't afford the bag I would buy, so I just don't get it. It doesn't feel "special" carrying a fake, feels more showy. Id rather just get one from the high street like Zara than carry a fake bag. Someone I know paid quite a bit for a "super fake". I'd rather save longer for the real thing or just get one off the high street. I wouldn't find any sentiment in it.

spottedinthewilds · 10/11/2024 22:46

I have 2 amazing quality fake Mulberry bags which I love.

Suzuki76 · 10/11/2024 22:45

There is no way to tell. Fashion is so weird now that you can see a girl in a full comfy tracksuit from Primark and a real Chanel bag.

I don't think there's as much market for fakes as when I was a teenager and there were monogrammed LVs in every market stall in the land!

ColaCar · 10/11/2024 22:43

Some will be fake, some won’t be.

I have 3 designer bags, none are fake.

I went for a birthday meal yesterday, I wore a top from Tesco but I also had a real Gucci bag.

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