Authenticate Those SHOES
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Dear Authenticator,
I need your expertise on a purchased pair of Stuart Weitzman lowland boots. I bought them on Farfetch.com (which is an authorized SW reseller) and they got shipped from Italy to Germany. The overall quality is very good, however the style code is reaaaallly weird and does not match the box at all! I would be so happy about your feedback and help.
Thank you so much!
Carolina
I need your expertise on a purchased pair of Stuart Weitzman lowland boots. I bought them on Farfetch.com (which is an authorized SW reseller) and they got shipped from Italy to Germany. The overall quality is very good, however the style code is reaaaallly weird and does not match the box at all! I would be so happy about your feedback and help.
Thank you so much!
Carolina
Hi everyone, I'm a longtime lurker but first time poster 
I purchased these Manolo Blahniks Hangisis from my local Goodwill for an unbelievable price if these are authentic. At first glance in the store they seemed to at least be not obviously fake and I was willing to buy them since there's a 10 day return window. After closer inspection, I'm not sure but here are my thoughts:
I purchased these Manolo Blahniks Hangisis from my local Goodwill for an unbelievable price if these are authentic. At first glance in the store they seemed to at least be not obviously fake and I was willing to buy them since there's a 10 day return window. After closer inspection, I'm not sure but here are my thoughts:- These were well loved, authentic or not. The jeweled part of the toe piece is starting to fall off. The satin is slightly scruffed up and the sole is clearly used.
- These are definitely lined with leather and have a leather sole.
- The inner "Manolo Blahnik" label appears to be stitched on correctly.
- The "Manolo Blahnik" stamping on the sole also appears to be correctly sideways.
- The "hand made in Italy" stamp is on a different part of the sole than other Hangisis I've seen, but since this shoe has been around for a while, I'm not sure if maybe this is just something that has been changed in the last few years and these shoes are an older model? I found this listing which has the stamp in the same location as mine, but I've never heard of this site before so I'm not sure whether or not they reliably carry authentic items.
These shoes are not authentic IMO.Hi everyone, I'm a longtime lurker but first time poster
My main concern is the "hand made in Italy" stamp is further up than most other Hangisis I've seen. What does everyone think?
- These were well loved, authentic or not. The jeweled part of the toe piece is starting to fall off. The satin is slightly scruffed up and the sole is clearly used.
- These are definitely lined with leather and have a leather sole.
- The inner "Manolo Blahnik" label appears to be stitched on correctly.
- The "Manolo Blahnik" stamping on the sole also appears to be correctly sideways.
- The "hand made in Italy" stamp is on a different part of the sole than other Hangisis I've seen, but since this shoe has been around for a while, I'm not sure if maybe this is just something that has been changed in the last few years and these shoes are an older model? I found this listing which has the stamp in the same location as mine, but I've never heard of this site before so I'm not sure whether or not they reliably carry authentic items.
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Thank you! Is there anything besides the wrong location for "hand made in Italy" that you noticed? I could tell they weren't obviously fake, but with superfakes these days it's hard to be sure.
Several things. We don't post this information because we don't want to help manufacturers of non authentic goods.
My bad, of course you’re right that these are not the lowland boots.
Thank you for your opinion, shuze.
May I ask a last question? Is it common that the style code printed in the boots is so different than all other style codes used by SW and does not match with the label printed on the box?
Forgive the chatter all. Please understand that I will never consider packaging on anything. I will only give authentication opinions on the footwear item itself. I‘ve never looked at that particular boot but everything else looks fine to me and what I can tell you and have posted here before is that I was in a SW boutique last year trying on 50/50s and I asked the store manager what the heck the story was as I had on a pair (definitely authentic and new in the box with factory paper) that did not have a stamped insole. The manager was bluntly shocked. So, I know from first hand experience that there is not necessarily consistency in their stamping. I still can’t believe I had on a pair without a stamped insole.Look, this board is made up of volunteers and yes we can make mistakes but all I can tell you is that the boots look OK to me as far as construction goes and that is definitely a correct newer sole. Please go to a professional authenticator if you’re unsure. I don’t think anyone should every keep anything that they’re unsure of or questioning.
Makes sense, cause the packaging could be an original packaging I guess. This is really crazy what you have written, I would not have believed it myself. On the other hand, with that story in mind, I am less worried about the boots being a fake. I contacted the SW customer service last week, curious what their reply will be. Anyway, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I really appreciate your opinion and I am happy that I have found this gorgeous forum.
Please refer to the first post in this thread for information needed for authentication. Inclusive of the link to the original auction listing.
The shoes are not on an auction site, it’s a private sale so there’s no link available to post. These are all the pictures I have of them. I have asked her to take more pictures for me but she hasn’t yet.
Item: Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Flats
Listing number: 143657081462
Seller: EBay beaca55
Link:https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.ca/ulk/itm/143657081462
Comment: please help me authenticate these. I’m concerned as price is low and it says non original box. Thank you so much
Listing number: 143657081462
Seller: EBay beaca55
Link:https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.ca/ulk/itm/143657081462
Comment: please help me authenticate these. I’m concerned as price is low and it says non original box. Thank you so much
You definitely want to wait for Audreylita but I don‘t see anything obviously wrong and I have yet to see anyone spend around $50 to traction halfsole a pair of counterfeits.