In this blog I’m going to give you my top 3 tips to ensuring you have a real authentic Louis Vuitton bag or purse and not a fake replica Louis Vuitton. In this video I have three real authentic LV bags and two high quality fake replica Louis Vuitton bags. I hope my tips show you how to buy a Louis Vuitton bag the smart way.
Tip 1:
Buy directly from the Louis Vuitton retail store or their website.
Tip 2:
Check the Louis Vuitton date code for authentication & receipt when buying online, Amazon.com or from a person from an online ad. Confirm LV bag with Louis Vuitton customer support phone number: 1 (866) 884-8866. If you don’t want to pay retail and doing mind paying less online, well there are plenty of LV bags online like eBay.com with bags starting at 0.01 cent.
Tip 3:
Check the quality of the craftsman ship of the Louis Vuitton bags. Look for poor quality stitching, louis vuitton logo, plastic instead of leather, plastic ascents instead of bass plated metal accents, etc.
Louis Vuitton Date Code is very important because it tells you where and when a product was produced for example Louis Vuitton Paris, louis vuitton uk, louis vuitton usa or louis vuitton us, etc.
Prior to early 1980s. No date codes.
Early 1980s. Three or four numbers with the first two numbers representing the year and last number(s) representing the month. E.g. “836” would indicate a manufacturing date of June, 1983.
Early to late 1980s. Three or four numbers followed by two letters with the first two numbers representing the year, the next number(s) representing the month and the last two letters representing the country (see right sidebar for factory location codes). E.g. “874VX” would indicate a manufacturing date of April, 1987 and factory location in France. Late in the 1980s, the letters representing the factory location came before the three or four numbers representing the manufacturing date.
1990 to 2006. Two letters followed by four numbers with the first two letters representing the factory location, the first and third numbers representing the month and the second and forth numbers representing the year. For example, “VI1025” would indicate a factory location in France and a manufacturing date of December, 2005.
2007 and newer. Two letters followed by four numbers with the first two letters representing the factory location, the first and third numbers representing the week of the year, and the second and forth numbers representing the year. For example, “SD2057” would indicate a factory location of USA and a manufacturing date of the 25 week (or May) of 2007
Louis Vuitton Factory Location Codes
France: A0, A1, A2, AA, AAS (Special Order), AH, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DR, DU, DR, DT, CO, CT, CX, ET, FL, LW, MB, MI, NO, RA, RI, SD, SF, SL, SN, SP, SR, TJ, TH, TR, TS, VI, VX
Germany: LP, OL
Italy: BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, OB, PL, RC, RE, SA, TD
Spain: BC, CA, LO, LB, LM, LW, GI
Switzerland: DI, FA
USA: FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL
I can’t account for what every replica fake Louis Vuitton purse looks like but I can give you some awesome tips and guidelines. Real LV purses will have a leather feel with light gloss finish. Fake purses will feel like plastic and have a matte dull finish to it.
Metal parts will will be plastic with and bright yellow gold plated finish on the fake Louis Vuitton purses. Authentic LV bas are real metal with a brass plated finish. Also replica Louis Vuitton purses tend to have zippers may not function properly.
Fake LV purses usually have strap lengths that will be short and real purse will have the appropriate length.
Both real and authentic LV bags can have oxidizing cow hide leather that darkens with age. The red trim should darken with age too. Most straps will appear light and then darkens in time with use and oxidation exposure to the sun.The size speedy 25 means the purse width is 25cm. With age the integrity of the purse starts to show in the fake purse because you will see peeling, cracking, and discoloration.
