*CLOSED* Authenticate This KATE SPADE

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Hi - I got these two Kate Spades in a lot of bags that I purchased and wonder if you could please authenticate. Also, anything you may know about the year and style name would be greatly appreciated. 1st bag:
 

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Just wanted to let you ladies know, I went to meet the woman with the "Kate Spade" bag I had posted about yesterday. After getting a couple replies about it being authentic I figured I'd take the drive. When I get there...guess what...the bag is FAKE!!!! The "leather" was pleather, it smelled horrible (if any of you have ever smelt a GOACH then you know what smell I mean), and the quality of the bag was just horrible. From far away it's an amazing fake, but up close you can tell instantly. Be careful ladies! The fakes are getting better every day!!!
 
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This is the first time I've seen a fake with embossed hardware...ever. I've also never seen a fake with the dot Larrabee lining, and I've not seen a fake with the inside label correctly done in leather. What I see now, in retrospect, is the bizarre hanging label.

If this is a counterfeit, it's the first time I've seen it done so well. And i's the only style I've ever seen done correctly. It's easier to do this job if the thing is in our hands (and noses), but for me, I sit corrected and glad you didn't get scammed.


What people don't realize is that a lot of that smell is from the chemicals that are used on these bags...everything from arsenic to lead paint to formaldehyde. Even if someone doesn't give a hoot about the ethics behind counterfeits, they should care about what they're carrying around in their hands!


madiemic said:
Just wanted to let you ladies know, I went to meet the woman with the "Kate Spade" bag I had posted about yesterday. After getting a couple replies about it being authentic I figured I'd take the drive. When I get there...guess what...the bag is FAKE!!!! The "leather" was pleather, it smelled horrible (if any of you have ever smelt a GOACH then you know what smell I mean), and the quality of the bag was just horrible. From far away it's an amazing fake, but up close you can tell instantly. Be careful ladies! The fakes are getting better every day!!!
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... but I'd really love a second (and third, and fourth) opinion!

This is my first post. Eager to draw on this group's collective wisdom...
 

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egyptianplum said:
... but I'd really love a second (and third, and fourth) opinion!

This is my first post. Eager to draw on this group's collective wisdom...
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My first (second, and third, and fourth) opinion is that beyond doubt this is 100% counterfeit. That label is probably the most comon fake label we see. And, frankly, those fabrics simply clash! What designer would do that??

I'm sure Miss Dawn will chime in but beyond any doubt, this is counterfeit.
 
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marissk said:
My first (second, and third, and fourth) opinion is that beyond doubt this is 100% counterfeit. That label is probably the most comon fake label we see. And, frankly, those fabrics simply clash! What designer would do that??

I'm sure Miss Dawn will chime in but beyond any doubt, this is counterfeit.
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Thank you marissk.
You confirmed my suspicions.
I'm a newbie, so apologies that this was really obvious! Thanks again.
 
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