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Delphines are stretchy so unless you have a wide foot these should be fine on you.
Stupid Question: is the plastic string on the tag and the plastic cover on the strap / handle a give away on the authenticity of a bag? What if the hardware, lining and leather shows that the bag is authentic. What could be the reason why the straps/handles were wrapped in a plastic?
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this picture is just an example (i am not saying that this bag is authentic coz i simply do not know if it is)
so lets say, this bag is authentic and i am pertaining to the plastic and the tag (just to give the you a picture of what i was trying to say. (Refer to my prev post) [emoji867]
this picture is just an example (i am not saying that this bag is authentic coz i simply do not know if it is)
so lets say, this bag is authentic and i am pertaining to the plastic and the tag (just to give the you a picture of what i was trying to say. (Refer to my prev post) [emoji867]
I had similar questions when I joined this forums as I was new to Tory Burch, too.
Anyways, while I am by still no means an expert, I would say the bag in the picture is most likely a "made-for-outlet" bag which pretty much explains all your concerns.
My personal opinion would be to avoid any Tory Burch bag you can't find on the official website, but that's just me. If it is in fact a made-for-outlet bag then you will have to take the MSRP on the tag with a ice-cream scoop of salt as it never sold or was intended to sell at that price but just to give the illusion of value and discount (ie. a made-for-outlet bag's MSRP is $395 but it sells for $198 @ 50% off in the outlet, actually, $198 is the real price and the bag was designed to use materials, hardware, and packaging to deliver acceptable margins with the $198 price from the get go and never intending to actually sell the bag for $395 -- so you're not *really* getting 50% off, you're paying $198 for a bag that was really designed to sell for $198).
Here's a bag I purchased from TB in the private sale, there was packing and plastic all over the bag.
I think the OP is more concerned about the quality of the packing and tag and not just whether the presence or lack of determines authenticity. The bags I bought also had the handles and cross-body straps nicely wrapped in a thin foam packing material to protect them until removed while in the OP's photo it's just a clear plastic bag-like material covering the handles which will hardly offer much protection. The tag on my bag was also attached with a nice white thread while in the OP's photo it's just a translucent plastic tie that affixes the tag to the bag. The tags themselves are also totally different as I find the premium bags like you see on toryburch.com all tend to have the simple white price tag while the OP's tag is the TB orange with TB pattern on the back.
I would guess the the OP's bag is most likely made-for-outlet. I actually had the same concerns as my first run in with Tory Burch was seeing a KIPP Tote with similar less-than-premium packing and the tag (also orange with TB pattern) affixed with translucent plastic tie which had me questioning the authenticity on these forums when I first joined. I have since learned a lot! (and I did not buy that bag in the end)
Exactly my point. I have never been to any TB outlet so maybe its time to pay them a visit. Lol
My advice if shopping for a new TB bag is if it's not on the website, don't buy it. But in all fairness I've never been to a TB outlet, too. I'm not anti-low price, but I am anti-made-for-outlet!
This actually has nothing to do with outlets. Canvas bags tend to have their handles wrapped like this even if the straps are leather (clear plastic sleeve). Most don't come with dust bags either. This latter point seems to change seasonally. The minimal packaging on canvas and nylon totes (excluding Ella bags) makes them that much easier to fake. The plastic tag is fine on this.
Please don't use dust bags and packaging as a starting point for authenticity. These shouldn't be considered until after a bag is authenticated. Exception of course is if the packaging is especially bad. Many retailers retag bags. I know Bloomingdale's does this a lot.
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Provide a link or better pics so I can see the hardware. This looks like a sample. Many of the snake print bags were.Can anyone find an online reference to this clutch? I can't seem to find a single listing on TB, ebay or amazon despite having its tags (ref # , name). As far as i know, it came out at least 4 years go, could be older. Here are images!
