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Boxes and Dustbags
Rarely can you judge authenticity by boxes and dustbags, although you can sometimes. Boxes come in different sizes and designs:
The color and font on dustbags can vary quite a bit:
Sometimes there are also some quality control issues, like a some of the black paint on the side of the soles getting on the bottom or some wrinkling on the soles or elsewhere. These are the sometimes unfortunate consequences of making shoes by hand, not signs of inauthenticity.
As with anything, be careful of listings with multiple sizes, stock/stolen pictures only, questionable feedback, and/or rude or no responses from the seller. Receipts are not a sign of authenticity, nor is a lack of receipt a sign of inauthenticity. The official CL websites are www.christianlouboutin.com and www.christianlouboutin.fr. All other websites with the word "louboutin" in the main address sells fakes!
When in doubt, always check with the ladies here. Hope this helps a bit!
(Special thanks to kaeleigh and meggyg8r for contributing pictures!)
Very helpful hints. Thanks so much!!!!Boxes and Dustbags
Rarely can you judge authenticity by boxes and dustbags, although you can sometimes. Boxes come in different sizes and designs:
The color and font on dustbags can vary quite a bit:
Sometimes there are also some quality control issues, like a some of the black paint on the side of the soles getting on the bottom or some wrinkling on the soles or elsewhere. These are the sometimes unfortunate consequences of making shoes by hand, not signs of inauthenticity.
As with anything, be careful of listings with multiple sizes, stock/stolen pictures only, questionable feedback, and/or rude or no responses from the seller. Receipts are not a sign of authenticity, nor is a lack of receipt a sign of inauthenticity. The official CL websites are www.christianlouboutin.com and www.christianlouboutin.fr. All other websites with the word "louboutin" in the main address sells fakes!
When in doubt, always check with the ladies here. Hope this helps a bit!
(Special thanks to kaeleigh and meggyg8r for contributing pictures!)
Thank you!
