Help! Do all Valentinos shoes have serial numbers o
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I have a pair of Valentino Garavani high heel booties and I’m trying to determine if they are authentic. I thrifted these and honestly the quality is excellent but I can‘t find images of this exact boot nor a serial number. The interior is leather and the exterior leather and pony hair is also believable. The catch is the ‘rock studs’ on the exterior are square with a flat top rather that pointed. I can’f find this stud anywhere. I’m also a suspicious of the branding logo on the bottom and the fact that the interior label on the foot bed is only stitched on the 2 narrow ends rather than all the sides. I can’t see any product codes or any other identifiers on the inside of the boots. I don’t know if this fits when they were made or a clear sign that they are a very made dupe?? Any info would be helpful. Thx in advance,
imo valentino may have made a pair like these as a "why not" offshoot design of the og studs. ive also seen some questionable designs of theirs in outlets that ive never seen in their seasonal collections. counterfeiters usually wouldnt waste time or money on something thats not covetable or easily recognizable. or else, maybe someone interned there and made away with a sample pair that they decided to diy and changed the studs? either way, love the pony and its a great color.
Thanks for the reply. Is there anyway to find out if these could have been a sample model?
probably only insiders to the company, and no one on tpf has ever volunteered this info.