Fake JC Ramona's/Rikis - What to Watch for.....

[Lady Chinadoll]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to help everyone with this information.

[nita]

This thread should be a sticky! It's really useful to those who are interested in ebay deals!

[safin1]

Did any authentic Romona's have black lining? I heard it was cream lining. Someone is telling me that they made black lining first.

[jburgh]

bump

[luv2shop2much]

You rock, robynbenz! I am a newbie to Jimmy Choo, but walked into the JC boutique/area at Bloomingdale's in the Westfield Shopping Center the other day and absolutely fell in love with the Alexin ponyhair. Looove it!

Thanks for this great guide!

[valerieteo]

Re: Fake JC Romona's/Rikis - What to Watch for.....
Did any authentic Romona's have black lining? I heard it was cream lining. Someone is telling me that they made black lining first.

i dont think it was black, but it was dark chocolate brown lining

[abilicious]

Thank you Robyn! Sooo much! This thread will go a very long way. Way to start off a JC enclopedia!

[babyclouds]

This is a great thread! You spent a lot of time and energy on this and I'm sure a lot of people will benefit from all of your hard work! A couple of moons ago I too bought a fake JC off eBay (unknowingly, but I was lucky and was able to get the seller to take it back after much work!) During that time I was able to document the details through millions of photos on my other computer. If I am able to retrieve that hard drive I'll try posting it on here as a reference. Scary to say...the fakes have come a long way.

[jclover9]

hi, i just purchased the jimmy choo riki bag in the off white color from Nordstrom and i was wondering if it might be a fake. the thing was that it was sold out in california so they had to order it from a Nordstrom in Seattle to be shipped to my house. It does seem a little questionable. The bag is in off white in drummed leather, i believe. The problem is that the front of the bag is a darker color than the back of the bag. The handle for the zipper on the insider is a littler rusty. I brought it back to Nordstrom to ask them about the difference in the color and they said that it might have been because it was on display for a long time and it the leather is so delicate. She even called other Nordstrom stores and they claimed to have experienced the same problem with the Riki off white bags. Please help! i don't know what i should do. i still have the tag on because i'm somewhat undecided. i love the bag but i just need to know if it's an authentic one. help!

[jmcadon]

Originally Posted by jclover9

hi, i just purchased the jimmy choo riki bag in the off white color from Nordstrom and i was wondering if it might be a fake. the thing was that it was sold out in california so they had to order it from a Nordstrom in Seattle to be shipped to my house. It does seem a little questionable. The bag is in off white in drummed leather, i believe. The problem is that the front of the bag is a darker color than the back of the bag. The handle for the zipper on the insider is a littler rusty. I brought it back to Nordstrom to ask them about the difference in the color and they said that it might have been because it was on display for a long time and it the leather is so delicate. She even called other Nordstrom stores and they claimed to have experienced the same problem with the Riki off white bags. Please help! i don't know what i should do. i still have the tag on because i'm somewhat undecided. i love the bag but i just need to know if it's an authentic one. help!

Post some pics in the authenticate forum...that is the only way we can help!

[jclover9]

hi! i'm new to this so could you please help me find the place where i can post the pics for you? I tried looking for it all morning but couldn't find it.

thanks so much,
JClover9

[sweetiepapetey]

Here's the link:

http://forum.purseblog.com/jimmy-cho...oo-214868.html

It's one of the "sticky" posts toward the top of the JC forum.

[clocloo]

Originally Posted by robynbenz

OK JC Lovers... I am going to post some photos and tips to look for in trying to determine the authenticity of Ramona's and Rikis. I purchased a Blue Wet Look Ramona from an ebay seller and luckily she was very willing to refund my money. Before I returned it, I took photos and made notes of all the differences I could see between my Blue Wet Look Riki (purchased from JC store) vs the Ebay Ramona and then I took my Black Patent Leather Ramona (purchased from SFA). The first obvious detail on Fake Patent Leather Ramona's & Riki's are the underside (handle & closure) straps are done in Patent Leather on both sides. The Authentic bags are Patent leather on only the outside straps (regular leather on the undersides) additionally the fake bags have the patent leather on the zipper reinforcement pockets vs plain leather reinforcements and the leather band around the entire patent leather bags should also be plain leather vs patent leather. The screws on the back of the gold JC strap closure tag are Flat head screws on the authentic bags and Philips head screws on the fake bags. The length of the closure strap on the fake bags is about 1 inch longer. The gold JC engraving on the fake bags seem to be about 1/2 inch lower than on the authentic Ramona's & Riki's. The lettering/engraving on the fakes is a little thicker font as well (same goes for the purple JC tag inside the bag). Next, the grommets on the fake bag are just a 1/4 inch larger. They are thicker too, but I could not give an exact measurement. The JC bow on the fake Ramona’s is about 1/2 longer and 1/4 inches wider (at the widest spot of the bow). The leather snap closure on the fake Ramona’s are patent leather, but not on the real Patent Ramona’s. I will add some more photos in another post to give you more details. Please feel free to add any comments you might have as well, to assist all JC lovers from falling prey to all the fake bags on the market.

What is ur oppinion about this one my dear friend.....

Hello Girls, could you please help me authenticate this?
it seems good to me, but since i dont have yet a JC i will appreciate your help :)
regards
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=120448953809