A luxury handbag expert has revealed the simple trick you need to know to spot a fake Louis Vuitton bag, allowing you to check every purchase.
The information was shared by brand. luxury collective in a video published to his TikTok page last month.
UK-based Luxe Collective sells used luxury items from high-end brands such as Chanel, Goyard, Hermès and, of course, Louis Vuitton.
Unfortunately, these designs often fall victim to counterfeits, but with this trick, you’ll be able to tell in no time whether your bag is authentic or not if you bought it secondhand.
As an example, Luxe Collective co-founder Ben Gallagher used the brand’s $2,570 Pochette Métis bag.
Ben Gallagher, co-founder of luxury resale brand Luxe Collective, has revealed the simple trick you need to know to spot a fake Louis Vuitton bag.
UK-based Luxe Collective sells used luxury items from high-end brands such as Chanel, Goyard, Hermès and, of course, Louis Vuitton, but many of these designs often fall victim to fakes.
“If you open the back zipper pocket, you’ll find a date code,” Gallagher explained.
“The code must consist of two or three letters followed by four digits,” he continued.
Gallagher said the letters are representative of the factory location and, on models made before 2007, the first and third digits represent the month the bag was manufactured.
The second and fourth digits refer to the year the bag was manufactured, the co-founder shared.
For bags made after 2007, the first and third digits represent the week, not the month.
Therefore, when inspecting your bag, it is very important to pay attention to the date code.
“If your bag has a date code that doesn’t exist, such as the 60th week of 2027, then it has obviously been made by a fake manufacturer who doesn’t understand the date code system,” Gallagher revealed.
However, Gallagher said it was important to note that Louis Vuitton bags that were made after 2021 have something called an NFC chip instead of a date code, so this rule only applies to bags created before that. anus.
Gallagher said the letters are representative of the factory location and, on models made before 2007, the first and third digits represent the month the bag was manufactured.
For bags manufactured after 2007, the first and third digits represent the week, not the month.
In the comments section of the post, many viewers were impressed by the helpful advice.
“From now on I will be checking the inside of everyone’s LV… Ladies be careful,” one person wrote.
Another agreed: “Louis Vuitton training 101 – this reminds me of my Sloane Street days.”
Others, however, pointed out that a correct date code could easily be reproduced on counterfeit bags.
‘Do you think the codes can’t be real codes put in a fake bag? They just need real code,” someone wrote.
Another added: “The code can be duplicated.” NFC can be duplicated.’