Authenticate Those SHOES
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Manolo Blahnik is a small privately owned company that only sells to specific high end retailers. They do not sell their shoes to be discounted. Please understand that this is a high demand shoe that sells out, I would tell anyone sight unseen if they were offered this shoe at a discount that it would be counterfeit. Sight unseen. There is that saying, if something sounds too good to be true,…
Yes Imo they are fake! Stay away from her. You are being ripped!
Hi!
It's been long time since I posted here so I'm sorry if I'm not up to speed. Are there still good people here who can help authenticate a pair of Manolos or can you refer me to prof. authenticater? I'm a bit apprehensive about posting the link to the listing as the shoes are an older model and very very very hard to come by and I've been looking for that model (to be my wedding shoes) for years! I have quite a few pairs of Manolos myself but got a bit worried as the tip of the heel of this feathered Catalina was light brown, not black and there was no trademark R after the logo; I learned a few years ago that these two traits were sure signs of a fake but now it seems that more and more models are without the trademark R. Are the brown tips still one of the signs of a fake? The seller has good rep but when I ask to get a photo of the box s/he says they are sold, although they are still listed on the site in question. That might be a sign that the seller knows they are questionable OR that s/he doesn't want the trouble of someone questioning items at all... I do have serious doubts that they are authentic but deep down I have a small shred of hope that I might finally have found my wedding shoes. Not much time left to look...
Thank you!
It's been long time since I posted here so I'm sorry if I'm not up to speed. Are there still good people here who can help authenticate a pair of Manolos or can you refer me to prof. authenticater? I'm a bit apprehensive about posting the link to the listing as the shoes are an older model and very very very hard to come by and I've been looking for that model (to be my wedding shoes) for years! I have quite a few pairs of Manolos myself but got a bit worried as the tip of the heel of this feathered Catalina was light brown, not black and there was no trademark R after the logo; I learned a few years ago that these two traits were sure signs of a fake but now it seems that more and more models are without the trademark R. Are the brown tips still one of the signs of a fake? The seller has good rep but when I ask to get a photo of the box s/he says they are sold, although they are still listed on the site in question. That might be a sign that the seller knows they are questionable OR that s/he doesn't want the trouble of someone questioning items at all... I do have serious doubts that they are authentic but deep down I have a small shred of hope that I might finally have found my wedding shoes. Not much time left to look...
Thank you!
You’ll need to post the link and required photos for an authentication.Hi!
It's been long time since I posted here so I'm sorry if I'm not up to speed. Are there still good people here who can help authenticate a pair of Manolos or can you refer me to prof. authenticater? I'm a bit apprehensive about posting the link to the listing as the shoes are an older model and very very very hard to come by and I've been looking for that model (to be my wedding shoes) for years! I have quite a few pairs of Manolos myself but got a bit worried as the tip of the heel of this feathered Catalina was light brown, not black and there was no trademark R after the logo; I learned a few years ago that these two traits were sure signs of a fake but now it seems that more and more models are without the trademark R. Are the brown tips still one of the signs of a fake? The seller has good rep but when I ask to get a photo of the box s/he says they are sold, although they are still listed on the site in question. That might be a sign that the seller knows they are questionable OR that s/he doesn't want the trouble of someone questioning items at all... I do have serious doubts that they are authentic but deep down I have a small shred of hope that I might finally have found my wedding shoes. Not much time left to look...
Thank you!
Thank you. Unfortunately they got sold before I managed to do that. Fingers crossed someone else will want to part with their genuine, feathered, white Catalina MBs in 36 within a couple of weeks or so...
Hi, will you please take a look at the beige princetowns and let me know your thoughts. They seemed authentic from the photos, but side by side with another pair that I’m almost positive are authentic they look off. And are much lighter in weight. So the black ones in the pics I believe are authentic but not sure about the beige.
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The beige ones bug me but I actually think they’re authentic. IMO they’re not as clean as they should be but Gucci uses multiple factories and my guess would be that they were made in a different factory than the black ones and possible in a factory Gucci no longer uses.
I compared these to my beige Princetown‘s and there are differences in both of them to my pair. Shuze is the expert in manufacturing differences in different factories. Mine much more match your black ones than the beige. Possibly different eras, this shoe has been around for several years.
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PROFILE: this is a shot of the entire side of the shoe, and should be taken straight on, NOT from above or below
BACK
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SOLE 1: a clear close-up shot of the logo/size stamp, preferably no flash
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FOR AUCTION SITES:
]Item: xxxx
Listing number: xxxx
Seller: xxxx
Link: xxxx
Comments: xxxx
If the shoes in question are NOT ON AN AUCTION SITE, please use the following:
Item Name (if you know it):
Link (if available):
Seller:
Comments:
Please give us as much information as you can and then attach any photos (all authentication must include photos).
This format to prevent duplication requests and to make it simpler for people to 'search' for items which may have been posted previously. If you feel that your post has been skipped, you may repost but please copy and paste the ORIGINAL LINK, do not just copy and paste the link from your post.
Please post ALL of the following photos to insure ACCURATE authentication:
ON A HARD SURFACE, NOT A BED OR CARPETING
*We need to see the ENTIRE shoe, not a cropped portion.
PROFILE: this is a shot of the entire side of the shoe, and should be taken straight on, NOT from above or below
BACK
FRONT
LABEL/LOGO inside the shoe
SOLE 1: a clear close-up shot of the logo/size stamp, preferably no flash
(a macro lens is best for this shot – it's the flower icon on your camera)
SOLE 2: a shot of the entire sole
BOOTS: Please do your best to get a clear shot of the label inside the boot. This can be tricky, but it can be done.
AUTHENTICATORS: Please utilize the "QUOTE" feature when responding directly to another post. Please do not publicly post details about why you think an item is or is not authentic, sellers of fakes have been known to lurk here and we would not want to help the
Note: The PurseForum requests that only members with an extensive knowledge of the brand and authenticating who have over 500 posts participate as authenticators in this AT thread. The moderators reserve the right to remove authentications that do not meet these requirements.
Disclaimer
All Authenticate This threads on PurseForum are meant to provide assistance to shoppers who are uncertain about the legitimacy and authenticity of designer goods. The evaluations posted by PurseForum members are only opinions that stem from personal experiences as shoppers and collectors. They are not legally binding or professional authentications and are not to be treated as such.
Authenticators only represent themselves individually, not necessarily other authenticators or the staff of PurseForum.
Please reference the previous post for photos and information needed for proper authentication.
Sorry about that, here is the link:
Seller: areyouokay
Item: Manolo Blahnik patent heels
