Good IMO. Again, it's really rare that a switch happens but we recently saw one from another department store. It occasionally happens so always good to check.
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Wait for Audreylita. I'm driving myself crazy as i think they're very well made but I have never seen Blahnik finished like those. Maybe I'm wrong so don't do anything until she posts.
I'm in the same place , because I've never seen "counterfeit" so well made and everything else is fine. I just contacted the seller and poshmark just in case but if @audreylita confirms they are counterfeit , I will proceed with the return. If not , I will cancel and accept the purchase.
Perfect. I agree and said that I thought they were fine initially until I saw that seam. If Audreylita can confirm that she's seen that construction then I take back everything else and profusely apologize. I just drove myself crazy going through multiple shoes and detailed pictures from two of the luxury majors and I couldn't find it on a pump but maybe there are exceptions. Hopefully others may post. The sole stamping is definitely the newer stamping. I'm sitting here with a magnifier LOL. It's not that a side seam like that doesn't exist on luxury footwear. It does. I have it on some of mine and those Choo's have it. I've just never seen it on contemporary Blahnik but although I consider myself a luxury shoe expert in general, Audreylita is definitely expert on Blahnik specifically which is why I usually don't post on Blahnik but after she asked me to chime in and I saw that finishing...
It's Sat. night and she's probably out so just sit back and wait until she checks in. I think this is the first time that I've ever gone back and forth on an opinion.
I do have shoes with that stitching but still the story is a bit strange. Could you please ask her the name of the shoe, that would be enormously helpful. And also where she got the shoe from, that would also help. Thank you.
So glad that Audreylita confirmed that she has a shoe with that stitchline. I have never seen that before, only flush lining to lining with no seam. I wonder if that has something to do with the material of the shoe. I apologize profusely! I was basing my opinion strictly on that stitchline. Everything else looked fine to me. Mea Culpa. Now i know that Blahnik has used that seam. Really so sorry that I put you through the ringer on these. The whole story was so weird, the overstrike was weird but everything still looked fine to me until I saw that dang seam.
I actually asked Audreylita to check her Blahniks (which probably took forever LOL) and she only had one pair with that stitchline-her Nadira. I'd love to know what other styles have it so if anyone lurking wears Blahnik please post any other styles with that stitched seam. It's obviously something that is rarely done but now we know of 2 styles that have it-the Nadira and this pump.
Apologies for turning this into a chat thread but I do think this is important to know.
Apologies for turning this into a chat thread but I do think this is important to know.
@audreylita thank you for your response ! I asked for the name but she has no information about name , model or year.
So you are trying to tell me In a few words that the shoes are authentic , correct ?
Shuze ,
As an Authenticator you were only basing your opinion in facts ! Manolo Blahnik rarely makes shoes with that stitching and therefore it was very difficult to confirm ! Thank you for the time you took and the research !
Indeed these shoes gave us some work to do!
I am ashamed with my seller , saying shoes are not authentic is a very strong allegation.
So you are confirming that the shoes are in fact Authentic , correct ?
From the getgo I thought the shoes looked fine but rarely comment on Blahnik as I go by construction whereby Audreylita collects them. Everything looked correct to me and I know he worked in that material but again, I had never ever seen that stitched seam so I couldn't authenticate them. I've never seen that interior but couldn't figure out how they couldn't be genuine given how everything else looked. To doublecheck myself, I went through a ton of luxury major pictures which can be blown up and show the area. None that I found had that construction (I obviously missed the Nadira) so I didn't see how they could be genuine but I was wrong. There were just too many red flags including the seller's weird "only pair" statement, the messed up sole strike, the really cheap price and again, that stitching so I made a call. In retrospect I should have realized that when everything else looked fine, there had to be some explanation. I still don't know what the explanation is but after seeing the Nadira I know that Blahnik has used that stitching and that was my number 1 problem with the shoe. There's nothing wrong with that stitching and it clearly appears on that pair of Choos that the other poster asked about (which are definitely authentic) but I had never seen it on Blahnik. I still think the whole story is weird and cannot understand the reason for the overstrike but everything else looked good so yes I think they're ok and again am sorry for the confusion.
I'll try not to beat myself up if you do the same. You were only going by what you were told here,. We're all humans and by definition can make mistakes. Just send your seller an apology after you hear back from Audreylita. If she sees anything else incorrect we can go back to the drawing board.
This is some learning experience. Sorry that it's at your expense.
I see no flags on the actual shoes I'm looking at but again the seller has conflicting statements in her listings which for me immediately brought up questions. The shoe itself looks OK but it's the sellers actual details that threw up flags for me.
Enjoy your shoes and just tell your seller that you were misinformed and apologize.
Thank you for all the work you put into this !! I appreciate it !! I have contacted my seller !
Happy Sunday !
Hi everyone! I am new to the forum 
. I like to shop at thrift stores, and tonight I got a pair of Prada ankle booties 50% off (so I paid around $6.50 for them). I was inclined to think they are fakes because VV tends to really mark up items if they are authentic, but the craftsmanship on them looked really good so I decided to go ahead and buy them. I was trying to find info on them online, and noticed that someone on Postmark is selling the same pair that I found. Here's the link:
https://poshmark.com/listing/Prada-Black-Buckled-Ankle-Boots-583f028678b31c26ea055290
Can anyone tell me if these are authentic or fake?
. I like to shop at thrift stores, and tonight I got a pair of Prada ankle booties 50% off (so I paid around $6.50 for them). I was inclined to think they are fakes because VV tends to really mark up items if they are authentic, but the craftsmanship on them looked really good so I decided to go ahead and buy them. I was trying to find info on them online, and noticed that someone on Postmark is selling the same pair that I found. Here's the link:https://poshmark.com/listing/Prada-Black-Buckled-Ankle-Boots-583f028678b31c26ea055290
Can anyone tell me if these are authentic or fake?