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#11,599
amstevens714 said:
May I ask for help with these Louis Vuitton shoes?

Item: Louis Vuitton flip flops
Seller: cashinmybag
Item#174069
Link: https://www.cashinmybag.com/products/louis-vuitton-cream-yellow-patent-leather-flip-flops-size-38?variant=1164683588406

I hope there are enough photos. Thank you for any help ❤️
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I need better pictures but what I can see looks correct. When you get them please post a clear picture of the insole stamped heel piece and a clearer shot of the datecode but I think you’re fine.
 
#11,604
vivi_cheungg said:
Thank you for the reassurance, Shuze.

Is the "A" in Salvatore stamped on the insole supposed to be broken/gapped like that? Its consistent on both shoes and I've never seen anything like it before... the sticker on the shoe box indicates pricing in Hong Kong dollars though.

Thank you!
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I actually missed that and it is odd.Just to doublecheck let your local shoemaker/cobbler take a look at them to make sure that the whole shoe (lining and insole) is leather. The Asian counterfeits all use synthetic components or the shoes would not be profitable to fake. They are rarely clean and as evenly lined as your shoes. Post back.
 
#11,605
shuze said:
I actually missed that and it is odd.Just to doublecheck let your local shoemaker/cobbler take a look at them to make sure that the whole shoe (lining and insole) is leather. The Asian counterfeits all use synthetic components or the shoes would not be profitable to fake. They are rarely clean and as evenly lined as your shoes. Post back.
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I just stopped by the cobbler next door to my workplace and he thinks they're not real =(
I've now learnt not to only check the stamp on the bottom!

Thank you though.
 
#11,607
vivi_cheungg said:
Hi, I'm new here and would be really, really grateful if someone could check these out for me. I have a bad feeling...

Thanks so much in advance!
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vivi_cheungg said:
Thank you for the reassurance, Shuze.

Is the "A" in Salvatore stamped on the insole supposed to be broken/gapped like that? Its consistent on both shoes and I've never seen anything like it before... the sticker on the shoe box indicates pricing in Hong Kong dollars though.

Thank you!
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shuze said:
I actually missed that and it is odd.Just to doublecheck let your local shoemaker/cobbler take a look at them to make sure that the whole shoe (lining and insole) is leather. The Asian counterfeits all use synthetic components or the shoes would not be profitable to fake. They are rarely clean and as evenly lined as your shoes. Post back.
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vivi_cheungg said:
I just stopped by the cobbler next door to my workplace and he thinks they're not real =(
I've now learnt not to only check the stamp on the bottom!

Thank you though.
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shuze said:
So glad you took them in to someone who could see them in hand and sorry I missed these.
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I hope I'm not out of line in chiming in here but having become familiar with Ferragamo shoes, the first thing that jumped out at me was the font, format and spacing of the style (and size) information on the inside of the upper. But knowing that @shuze is a shoe maven, I didn't comment at the time but now that a cobbler has concluded that the shoes are counterfeit, I prepared some comps.

The differences here are obvious!
ferragamo fake vs auth inside markings.png
Spacing, rough imprint (and Euro size?)
ferragamo fake vs auth sole imprints.png

In addition to the difference in the second "A" in Salvatore, there are differences in the thickness of the letters in "Ferragamo," and the "M" is very different. ferragamo fake vs auth insole.png
 
#11,608
BeenBurned said:
I hope I'm not out of line in chiming in here but having become familiar with Ferragamo shoes, the first thing that jumped out at me was the font, format and spacing of the style (and size) information on the inside of the upper. But knowing that @shuze is a shoe maven, I didn't comment at the time but now that a cobbler has concluded that the shoes are counterfeit, I prepared some comps.

The differences here are obvious!
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Spacing, rough imprint (and Euro size?)
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In addition to the difference in the second "A" in Salvatore, there are differences in the thickness of the letters in "Ferragamo," and the "M" is very different. View attachment 4481206
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Many thanks and I definitely blew it on these.
 
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