Wednesday, July 2, 2008

GUCCI - Shirts: labels

Gucci is one of the most commonly faked labels, everything from socks to suits has been counterfeit. A lot of the Gucci fakes are very poorly done and obviously fake. Gucci is one of those mega labels that sustains a strong consumer base interested solely in the logo (see also Louis Vuitton and Chanel). The hip-hop culture of the 1980's embraced blatant fakes as a sort of satire. For many it was about a parody of the wealthy who chose to flaunt their designer logos, and it was about challenging their affluence, or at least how the rich portrayed it. It was a way of demystifying the appeal of two interlocking G's or C's, or an 'LV.' It was about showing the logo for what it is; a marketing tool, used invoke specific imagery and a sense of membership. Perhaps a bit ironically, the mainstream hip-hop culture of today has bought into the very cache it was mocking twenty years ago.

There are many varieties of Gucci fakes, some are obviously fake, and some are copied quite well. If you buy Gucci online from a secondary source such as eBay, pay close attention to my tips in the 'Hunting Basics' section of this blog.

Over the years Gucci labels have changed. When Tom Ford was the head designer the labels and font were larger (as seen in the first example below). I think it was in 2005 that they changed the shirt labels from the rectangular shape to the longer and skinnier shape with smaller text (as seen in the fourth comparison example below).

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In the above comparison you can see the difference in the size of the lettering, both on the label and on the size tag. The difference is subtle, which is why it's important to look closely at the pictures when you're buying online. This is a Tom Ford-era tag, which is taller than the current tags.
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The two examples above are rather obvious fakes. The first one is proportioned totally wrong, the Gucci text is wrong, and the size tag is wrong. In the second example the tag is gold, and there are no gold Gucci tags. Unless we're dealing with vintage Gucci, the label should be white text on a black label. The marked size (in this example 'M') should not be on the same label, it should be on a separate piece of material either sewn to the label or elsewhere on the shirt depending on when style shirt it is.

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In the above example the fake tag is missing the 'Made in Italy' text.

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These examples are all of pretty decent fake labels. You have to click the pictures to enlarge them to see the variances in the text. The text in both of the above fakes is too bold, and the stitches don't form smooth rounded letters. Also note that the spacing between the 'Made in Italy' and the 'Gucci' text is greater in the authentic label.

7 comments:

gMbt said...

Thank you so much for your guide!However,the last 2 pic are very good fakes because I can't tell the difference between the 2 at all.I'm also wondering about the fabric content labels.Some have GUCCI written on them but some don't.Are the don'ts the fake ones?

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this wonderful site.... I was looking at Gucci cahmere tops on E-bay to get an idea of prices and was stunned by the many variations on the site and the sometimes stunningly cheap prices for cashmere tops when they retail new for over 500 USD. I am also thrilled because I found out that mine was indeed a real one. I will visit your site again for sure. Do you have info on belts?
Habve a Fabulous New year!

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Hello, I bought a Gucci blanket from E-baay at the end of Arpil and I realize it was a fake, however, the seller said they bought it directly from the DSW and the DSW bought the blanket directly from Gucci!! But i compare the blanket's tag with a real guccil's tag...I can tell that the balnket is a fake!! Could you help me id the fake blanket?? because I currently have a dispute with paypal with the seller!! my e-mail is jac88886@gmail.com

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Hello, I bought a Gucci blanket from E-baay at the end of Arpil and I realize it was a fake, however, the seller said they bought it directly from the DSW and the DSW bought the blanket directly from Gucci!! But i compare the blanket's tag with a real guccil's tag...I can tell that the balnket is a fake!! Could you help me id the fake blanket?? because I currently have a dispute with paypal with the seller!! my e-mail is jac88886@gmail.com

Angela said...

HI gMbt, you gave a very good question and very relevant. I actually was looking the answer for this questions as well but apparently the block managers dont know too much about the difference btw fake and authentic Gucci clothing. In my practice I have noticed that all fake high-end clothing do not have fabric content labels. If you know D&G or Cavalli and others have their specific silver authenticity labels that comes with fabric content and care instruction. Likewise Gucci must have his label (though not a specific silver) attached to care instruction. If it's missing than you can tell for sure that this item is fake. Look for 2 labels with any high-end clothing. One is at the neck part and another one on the reverse side of the clothing attached to care instruction label. Hope this helps.