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July 09, 2018

Tell-tale Signs Of An Authentic Designer Bag


Designer bags are no doubt expensive as well as elegant. One can identify its authenticity from distance. There are many brands that have captured market. Females love changing their fashion style so they keep altering their wardrobe. With various kinds of dresses and accessories you need to opt for handy bags that not only look stylish but also fashionable.



When you buy expensive brands, they take guarantee of their products. All brands provide their hologram either at the bottom or inside the bags. Not everyone can pay thousands of dollars for expensive branded bags therefore people play smartly and get fake bags, which can also upset many.

When you save money you intend to by a designer bag, which can be from Chanel, Caprese, Gucci, Hermes or LV Premium AAA Handbags. Buying them can get expensive in boutiques or department stores. Thus, many people try switching to online stores where they can get the same bags at heavy discounted rates. This can be a gamble as you aren’t sure whether the designer bags are authentic or fake.

Since the market for expensive branded designer bags has increased, so has the fake market. Sometimes the sham bags are so good that the authentic designer cannot distinguish them.  As a consumer, we want everything at good and affordable rates. So, before opting for boutiques and stores of these brands, you can try them at local stores where a reasonable bargaining could be done.

Tips to help you differentiate a genuine from a fake hand bag

To tell you the truth, mostly females prefer fake bags instead of branded because it helps in saving money. If you’re smart you will get to know the difference between the two. If you aren’t then here are few tricks to help you with –

  • If you aren’t planning to buy your bag from a boutique or departmental store but from other place then it is good to do your research about the bag thoroughly. Step into the store to check every possible thing in the bag, which will include logo design, pattern of stitching, type of thread used and smoothness in cutting and sewing. In this way, when you try different stores you don’t fall prey to choose fake ones.
  • Normally, the discount would be hardly 20% and nothing more than that but if you’re getting your designer bag way too less in price then you need to be sure of its authenticity.
  • The best way to find the authenticity of any bag is by checking their zipper, closures and clasps. The material will tell you about your bag’s originality and the zipper should run smoothly.
  • Brands are very particular about the finishing of their designer bags. If the bag is pasted unevenly or stitching is crooked or sloppy then you’re surely seeing a phony bag.
  • Leather has its own smell that can be distinguished from rubber and chemicals. If you are in contact with fake bag then it will not feel soft like leather but would rather feel oily and sticky.
  • Fake bag straps keep shining as they have impurities and chemicals in it to keep it last long. However, original leather straps would change color after few days of use.

Not all manufacturers are able to sell all bags in the same season. However, they cannot continue the same design in next season so they hand it over to certain authorized online dealers to sell it at discounted price. This is where you can try your luck and get a designer bag within your budget to flaunt. 


 
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