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janetypk said:
Hi Authenticators,
I need your professional expertise!! I purchased the famous Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pumps for my wedding and someone said they were fake because the white interior label was in the wrong font and the trademark logo was missing. But someone else told me the label was OK. Could you please provide some insight?

Purchased on Poshmark from a very well known seller - she said she purchased them at the Nordstrom Rack.

Item name: Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Pumps in Blue
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Manolo...Shoe-Blue-Satin-37-7-556aa747d14d7b363800c938

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I appreciate your help in advance!! :tup:
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There are two different fonts for that inner label and this is one of them. I own this exact shoe and even though I'm thrown by the black sole they do appear to be authentic.
 
#8,372
audreylita said:
There are two different fonts for that inner label and this is one of them. I own this exact shoe and even though I'm thrown by the black sole they do appear to be authentic.
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Hi audreylita! Thanks for responding so quickly. Apparently Nordstrom Rack paints the bottom sole black for re-sale if they have wear from being a display at some point. I had these authenticated by ***************** and they said it was fake due to the font, but had a feeling they were wrong. Some of my co workers mentioned that the font of the label did change at one point (other than the very rare signature label for Manolo's My Favorite collection).

They also mentioned that the Size marking should be near the heel, and the rubber sole was incorrect - but when i search other manolo hangisis.. i see the size marking in the middle of the name and made in italy stamp.

So for piece of mind, these are authentic, right?

Thanks again for all your help, i truly appreciate it. These are suppose to be my wedding heels and paid $500, it better not be fake or i will be so sad
 
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shuze said:
I'm not sure what to say so rather than driving you nuts asking for more pics I'll leave these to others. The soling looks fine on both pair so I'd guess that they're authentic but IMO that's not good enough and your interior shots are just too blurry for me. Sorry.
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It wasn't actually my pictures it was the ones the seller posted. After you're post I ordered them. When I receive them I'll repost with better pictures. If their not I'll contact Tradesy. That's where I got them from. Thanks
 
#8,374
janetypk said:
Hi audreylita! Thanks for responding so quickly. Apparently Nordstrom Rack paints the bottom sole black for re-sale if they have wear from being a display at some point. I had these authenticated by ***************** and they said it was fake due to the font, but had a feeling they were wrong. Some of my co workers mentioned that the font of the label did change at one point (other than the very rare signature label for Manolo's My Favorite collection).

They also mentioned that the Size marking should be near the heel, and the rubber sole was incorrect - but when i search other manolo hangisis.. i see the size marking in the middle of the name and made in italy stamp.

So for piece of mind, these are authentic, right?

Thanks again for all your help, i truly appreciate it. These are suppose to be my wedding heels and paid $500, it better not be fake or i will be so sad
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The size marking is not always in the same place. I own many many of his shoes and use my own as reference.
 
#8,375
janetypk said:
Hi audreylita! Thanks for responding so quickly. Apparently Nordstrom Rack paints the bottom sole black for re-sale if they have wear from being a display at some point. I had these authenticated by ***************** and they said it was fake due to the font, but had a feeling they were wrong. Some of my co workers mentioned that the font of the label did change at one point (other than the very rare signature label for Manolo's My Favorite collection).

They also mentioned that the Size marking should be near the heel, and the rubber sole was incorrect - but when i search other manolo hangisis.. i see the size marking in the middle of the name and made in italy stamp.

So for piece of mind, these are authentic, right?

Thanks again for all your help, i truly appreciate it. These are suppose to be my wedding heels and paid $500, it better not be fake or i will be so sad
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I'll let the shoe experts comment on authenticity, fonts, soles, etc. but I just want to say that ***************** has made a lot of mistakes.

Evidently, they have very few brand specialists so one authenticator does multiple brands.

There's been much discussion on the ebay forum as well as different brands because of wrong calls. (They've deemed fakes as authetnic and authentic items as fake.)
 
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The fact that they weren't aware of the font change says it all. I don't wear the label but am certainly aware of the new font, dotting, etc.

i usually defer to audteylita on MB as she wears them and probably owns that shoe in multiple colors and lasts LOL but they look fine to me too.
 
#8,384
janetypk said:
Hi Authenticators,
I need your professional expertise!! I purchased the famous Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pumps for my wedding and someone said they were fake because the white interior label was in the wrong font and the trademark logo was missing. But someone else told me the label was OK. Could you please provide some insight?

Purchased on Poshmark from a very well known seller - she said she purchased them at the Nordstrom Rack.

Item name: Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Pumps in Blue
Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Manolo...Shoe-Blue-Satin-37-7-556aa747d14d7b363800c938

Photos:





I appreciate your help in advance!! :tup:
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I agree with everything that others have already said about the shoe itself and about ***************** - and also just wanted to point out that nobody on tPF is a "professional" authenticator (or at least, not in their capacity on this site - there are some in other forums who also run an authentication business separately).

I just wanted to clarify that in case anyone didn't know how it works! :smile1: People here are just offering opinions based on their experience as customers and passion for the particular brands.

ETA: I've also seen that black sole thing with shoes from Nordstrom Rack.
 
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