A few years ago I wrote an article regarding real and fake Hermes birkin. At that time the easy way to find out if a Birkin is real is to check out the font on the metal plate in front and the handle shape at the back.
Replica factories picked it up very quickly – it seems most fake Birkin got the right font metal plate now. What Hermes and other designer brands do is to change their design from time to time. Somehow I think it is their strategy to make sure replica factories can never get it right.
So if you see different font on the metal plate, it doesn’t mean it is a fake. Make sure you check the year and the font.
Regarding the shape of handle-end, avoid very rounded ones.
How many stitching on handle end? Some said 7 and some said 8. I have seen both 7 and 8 stitching on real Hermes birkin. I also see 6 stitching on Birkin bags that were made after 2010. No matter how many stitching it has the top 3 stitchings are always double stitched.
Authentic – 7 stitching: slightly rounded shape
Authentic – 7 stitching: diamond shape
Authentic: 7 stitching
7 stitching: fake! It gets narrow down.
7 stitching: fake!
Hermes Massai Bag is not a popular bag, but replicas are still everywhere.
Check out the authentic Hermes Massai Bag. I enlarged the buckle!!
A fake Hermes Massai buckle: shorter and more rounded.
Another fake: this one has the right buckle, but comes with a much shorter shoulder strap.
Check out the lining of the authentic Hermes Massai bag below:
The fake Hermes Massai Bag lining is nothing like this!
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