Authenticate This Balenciaga

[Vlad]

IMPORTANT READ-ME

Please see post #1 for complete Balenciaga authentication rules. All requests must be posted in this thread. Authentications are not done via private message or in any other thread.

See the link below for examples of the photos needed and the format they should be in (clear, close up, forward-facing, no angles, right way up, no bends in tags).

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/required-pics-for-balenciaga-authentication.741442/

A link to the listing in question is required.

It is an authenticator’s right to ignore a request that is not in the proper format. If the listing you are interested in is missing photos it is your responsibility to request them from the seller prior to posting in this thread.

Thanks and be well!

 

[Trisha A]

Not speaking to authentication but do be aware that this is what was called a "rubberized" bag. The studs are rubber-coated and there are posts where the people who have purchased a rubberized bag say the leather feels coated as well. You might want to read this thread if you were unaware of this:

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/help-my-bag-feels-weird.932865/page-2#post-29765198

thanks. i just need help in authenticating...

 

[muchstuff]

thanks. i just need help in authenticating...

Sorry, didn't mean to offend .

 

[Trisha A]

Sorry, didn't mean to offend .

no problem...

 

[LostInBal]

Hi,

I recently bought this Balenciaga City bag but I'm now questioning it's authenticity. The rivets doesn't look similar to the ones on my other Balenciaga bags and the metal plate looks odd - perhaps it's just very old? Any help is appreciated!

Authentic 20044 Light Turquoise City

 

[FridaRosendal]

Authentic 20044 Light Turquoise City

Thanks for the help!

 

[Violet123]

The tag is for a F/W 2016. The poster who called it S/S 2017 wrote the post in Dec 2016. I'm assuming she thought it was a S/S 17 when it was actually that current season's (F/W 2016) bag.

Yea it does make sense. So other than the color do you think mine is a authentic bal bag?

 

[LostInBal]

Thanks for the help!

Sorry, I meant 2004!

 

[babibarbie]

Hi! Please anyone can see if this is not a fake one? Looks authentic but the price made me think 2x! TIA
Item name : balenciaga classic city
Item number: 05387 E115748
Seller ID: waxpoetic81
Site: https://www.ebay.com/itm/182689031473

 

[RufikPufik]

Hi, is this real? Thanks much in advance.

 

[RufikPufik]

And this one.

 

[ClassiestBroad]

Can someone shed some light on this bag? Looks like a Cherche but I can't find anything similar. Zipper is Lampo and the back looks right, but the front I'm not too sure about. Serial number is also hard to pinpoint. Thank you!

 

[SomethingGoodCanWork]

Question about the colour Red Lipstick: Can a City in Red Lipstick be either an F (spring/summer 2015) or an E (fall/winter 2015)? I've searched and searched on the forum but so far only find references to E. I'm itching to buy a brand new I've found but the metal tag has an F and as it's not sold by Balenciaga themselves (sold out) but a smaller retailer I wanted to make sure about this. The store told me the "colour number according to manufacturer is 965". They also told me that they checked one particular Red lipstick bag so they have more it seems. The whole metal tag on this bag read: BALENCIAGA PARIS N ° 01615 F115748

Thank you lovelies!

Adding the only pics I have available right now. I know and I apologise that so many details are missing but if you don't find anything glaringly off in these pics I'll probably go ahead and buy because as it's from a store I have the option to return it. I'll post more detailed pics if I buy it and just return the bag should you not find it to be authentic.

 

[muchstuff]

Question about the colour Red Lipstick: Can a City in Red Lipstick be either an F (spring/summer 2015) or an E (fall/winter 2015)? I've searched and searched on the forum but so far only find references to E. I'm itching to buy a brand new I've found but the metal tag has an F and as it's not sold by Balenciaga themselves (sold out) but a smaller retailer I wanted to make sure about this. The store told me the "colour number according to manufacturer is 965". They also told me that they checked one particular Red lipstick bag so they have more it seems. The whole metal tag on this bag read: BALENCIAGA PARIS N ° 01615 F115748

Thank you lovelies!

Adding the only pics I have available right now. I know and I apologise that so many details are missing but if you don't find anything glaringly off in these pics I'll probably go ahead and buy because as it's from a store I have the option to return it. I'll post more detailed pics if I buy it and just return the bag should you not find it to be authentic.
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I can't find anything either. I did find a post where CeeJay mentions it as a F/W colour and if you read her post it sounds like the colour is new to that season, not like a repeat of the previous season. Could this be a S/S 2015 coquelicot? The lighting is so hot I can't say for sure what red it is!

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/2015-fall-winter-colors-main-collection.909892/

 

[SomethingGoodCanWork]

I can't find anything either. I did find a post where CeeJay mentions it as a F/W colour and if you read her post it sounds like the colour is new to that season, not like a repeat of the previous season. Could this be a S/S 2015 coquelicot? The lighting is so hot I can't say for sure what red it is!

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/2015-fall-winter-colors-main-collection.909892/

Wow, I didn't even consider that the bag could be another red! Was so sure it was Lipstick as it looks like a darker red in the pics. Which as you say are pretty "hotly" lighted You are probably right, muchstuff.

The thing is though that Rouge / Red Lipstick isn't listed anywhere on the Bal colour reference threads for 2015, for any of the seasons. I know Iamminda discussed this before. I'll have to look up those posts again.

Thank you, muchstuff!

 

[muchstuff]

Wow, I didn't even consider that the bag could be another red! Was so sure it was Lipstick as it looks like a darker red in the pics. Which as you say are pretty "hotly" lighted You are probably right, muchstuff.

The thing is though that Rouge / Red Lipstick isn't listed anywhere on the Bal colour reference threads for 2015, for any of the seasons. I know Iamminda discussed this before. I'll have to look up those posts again.

Thank you, muchstuff!

I just went through this with another tPFer regarding marron cannelle, another colour that didn't make the charts. But it's a F/W 2015 colour as well. If a colour isn't on the charts but with enough research we can find evidence of it and pinpoint the season/year (and that includes any PF references as well as google researching and checking some of the reputable online sites) I think we can safely say it existed and the charts are incomplete. I wonder if some colours are made for specific markets? So for instance, if you ask at a US store for a list of the pre season/ main season colours one might be omitted because it wasn't sold in the US? Just a thought...