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Photos are inadequate to do proper authentication, although I have never seen the BB in patent as a knock off. Please be aware that this version has a very narrow toe box (this would be an early model of the BB) and patent does not stretch. Going up a half size sometimes helps, but not always.
Thank you so much for your advice! I just purchased these in a 38 (i am true 37.5) and they fit great just on the slightly large side. Would you know if the pointy toe on the black patent is similar to these and may fit?
Thank you so much for your advice! I just purchased these in a 38 (i am true 37.5) and they fit great just on the slightly large side. Would you know if the pointy toe on the black patent is similar to these and may fit?
I can't say definitively but the toe box on that specific BB is extremely narrow, I owned some early models like this before the toe box was made bigger and found them very uncomfortable. The slide you're showing is suede so can be stretched and also with no back will fit more comfortably. Patent leather does not stretch, I've personally given up buying patent shoes by anyone.
This is a very vintage shoe, I haven't seen that heel in decades. I'm assuming it's legit, the knock off business was not as robust in the 80's and 90's as it is today.
Thank you so much for your reply and help with this. I really appreciate it.
Audreylita and I have been talking about these. She’s posted that she sees differences and you know i did too. I cannot call them fake but I do question them and think they could be an eatlier version from a no longer used factory which is not uncommon if they’re genuine. They appear to be all leather but have your shoemaker doublecheck. If there is any synthetic material in them, they’re fake.
Sorry but I can’t do those by photos since they’re both outsourced and highly faked.
Agreed, highly faked and almost impossible to authenticate by mere photographs.
