Designer Handbag Bible

I recently compared the monogram canvas of a fake and a real Louis Vuitton bag here. Now I will compare the hardware here.

Before I compare two bags side by side I know the major difference between a fake and a real is the hardware. I bought a replica denim monogram pleaty a few years ago. After a few use, the golden clasp in front was scratched. The golden paint was faded. I never buy a replica thereafter.

I passed on my tips to my friend. She is very smart so she bought Neverfull. Neverfull has the fewest hardware among all Louis Vuitton bags. Louis Vuitton charge a lot for its hardware. A large Neverfull GM is just 450 Euro, this can explain hardware is expensive in LV bags.

Here is a photo of a fake and a real LV stud.

Did you see the difference? The authentic hardware is of very light golden color. The fake hardware is of a more golden color. It is very hard to tell authenticity by looking at just Louis Vuitton studs, because they are quite small, it is hard to notice any scratch.

This Neverfull has no hardware except for the small Louis Vuitton studs. Its design made it hard to be spotted. I will compare another replica with more hardware the next time..

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I recently bought a Monogram Canvas Palermo PM from a Louis Vuitton boutique in Paris. My friend has a Monogram canvas neverfull PM replica. So I put the replica and the authentic together to take some comparison photos.

The one on the left is a so-called 10 star replica. The one on the right is authentic.

From the first photo, the real LV monogram is larger and the color of monogram is more yellowish.

One more close-up. Honestly from this photo, the logos look almost the same. If you really need to tell the difference, then maybe the real one (right) has the more yellowish monogram.

It is hard to tell its authenticity by looking at its monogram canvas. But it is true that the real LV’s canvas is very soft. The canvas on the replica is more stiff.

I will compare the hardware and stitching in coming posts.

Related posts: Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Replica Vs Authentic Part II

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It is Valentine’s day again! This morning I received a rose from a little boy (9 years younger than me) …. What a sweet gesture!

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! Valentine’s Day is a day with romance. Then I think of Paris, a city full of romance.

Last Valentine’s day, I was in Paris. I went to the Louis Vuitton store (yeah, again) in Champs Elysées. It was packed with tourists! People were queuing for Louis Vuitton bags. I can say the queue is longer than any in any shopping mall!

I went to Milan and Rome after that. I found Louis Vuitton items in Italy is approx 30 euro more expensive than that in France. My American friend told me it is acutally 50-80 euro cheaper than that in US.

When I finally got back to Paris, I bought a Louis Vuitton damier azure speedy 25. it costs 405 euro / £290. My American friend helped me get back VAT which is 46 Euro. I actually bought this Louis Vuitton damier azure speedy for just 360 Euro. If you are EU citizen you cannot get back any VAT though.

Hilary Duff with damier azur speedy 25

I carefully used this bag for a few months. Last xmas I went to Hongkong and sold this bag in a second-hand designer handbag store for $3500 HK dollars, which is 360 Euro.

Basically I used this bag for a few month and then sold it to a store (not eBay) at the same price. They (the store in HK) actually don’t need a LV receipt to verify its authenticity. They took it, had a look at the serial number, then offered me 360 euro. Quick and easy!

After I sold the bag, I found this damier azur speedy is sold out in US and UK. Gosh, I might have got more money if I sold it on eBay. Forget it, because I lost the receipt!

If you were going to France, don’t forget to buy a Louis Vuitton bag because you can always earn money from that!

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a Louis Vuitton Olympe Nimbus GM from Hilary Duff - this bag is named after Mount Olympus, home to the twelve principal gods in Greek mythology. Its buffed leather is designed to echo the smoky, misty effect of the mountain enveloped in clouds! Wow, can you visualize smokey clouds covering the Mount Olympus from this bag? If you do, send LVMH a resume, your talent must be appreciated!

Good news! According to all my sources and based on my research there is no replica for this Louis Vuitton Olympe Nimbus bag by the day I wrote this!!

Shop the bags here:

One thing to share: one of the latest winter trends in Hollywood is thigh high boots with skinny jeans!

Thigh high boots is one good example to prove that not everyone can wear fashion. First, you need to have slim long legs otherwise it will look like horseshoe on elephant feet. Second, you need to have perfect sense of balance. I still remember the first and the last time I worn these thigh high boots was in a wedding when I was 16. I fell down stairs in front of all relatives. That is the end of my thigh high boots life. And my mom still talks about this today!

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a Louis Vuitton Olympe Stratus GM from Linday Lohan

NOTE: never seen any fake LV Olympe GM Stratus or Nimbus by the time I wrote this. The replica market didn’t catch up!

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Here comes the Louis Vuitton Murakami Neverfull Limited Edition. This bag will be only available in Los Angeles at the Moca Museum. For those (like me) that cannot get to the store to buy it, you can do some window shopping here:

Here are some replica I found.

The lining of this replica bag is WRONG!

Try to get this online:

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