Kate Spade Kate Spade Hall of shame!

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This is a tough one. Those 'gumdrop' feet are sure fake...they're enormous. And the center zip isn't structured the way a Quinn is. And the stitching...it seems wrong. None of my bags have that stitching that looks like it's sewn in one continuous seam. There's no reinforcement on the seams. And the heatstamp...it should be in gold, no?? You can't even see it. On such deeply textured leather (and it's not boarskin), it's either gold embossed or there's a license plate. It's not blind embossed.

Back to you, Tonto...
 
I find Kate Spade bags very difficult to authenticate. They got very wild in their patterns and colors and the workmanship isn't always good on the real thing.
I think it's pretty simple, most of the time. The fakes you see here stick out like a sore thumb!! We occassionally toss one back and forth, but I think it's not all that hard. Of course, we've been at it for a while. It also helps to have a photographic memory!!
 
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