I have noticed that almost every listing for Red Monkey and Evisu jeans are fake...I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone know how to spot a fake...I work at clothing boutique called Balboa, and authorized dealer of BOTH brands (check the sites of each company...Balboa is based in Atlanta, GA)

***To buy red monkey jeans at wholesale price (as authorized dealers do, and many sellers of fake jeans claim to), you MUST have an account with the company. In order to keep that account, you must purchase a certain amount every so often.  The wholesale price of these jeans still isn't cheap-it is usually above $150- so if someone is selling them for less than that, then they are fake.

RED MONKEY JEANS

1. ALL Red Monkey jeans have double stiched inseams...if you see a pair that does not-they are fake, period.

2. Red monkey jeans DO have frayed back pockets-HOWEVER-they are not frayed to the point that there are strings hanging from the pockets.

3. Red Monkey jeans ALWAYS come in a wooden box...NEVER in a bag, or anything of that nature...this is one of the most common giveaways of a fake...the box is a light wood and the RMC logo is burned into it...

4. The tags of red monkey jeans are black, with black writing...i have seen black tags with red writing-fakes-and i have even seen white tags-also fake...

5. ***RED MONKEY JEANS DO NOT COME IN SHORTS*** some people insist that they do because they payed $400 for them...you paid $400 for a fake...sorry...the company DOES NOT make shorts-end of story...besides, red monkey jeans usually retail above $500...they also do NOT make shirts of any kind...

EVISU JEANS

1.  Although Evisu does make shorts...they do NOT make shorts with the paint that runs down the legs (the paint that appears as a large "M" on the back)...

2.  All Evisu jeans have double stiched inseams also...

3.  The buttons of Evisu jeans all say evisu...they NEVER have the chinaman that you sometimes see on the fakes...also, every one of the small buttons in the corners of the pockets say "evisu" on them (on the outside of the jean AND the inside...

4.  Evisu jeans have TWO tags...one is the tag that is attached to the right rear pocket...the other is on the waist on the back left side of the jean...the tag says "Evisu Genes" and it has a picture of a man painting the evisu logo on a pair of jeans...also on that tag (on the inside of the jean) there are some pointers on how to spot fake evisu jeans...

5.  All evisu jeans spell the word "jeans" as "Genes"

Most of the time, a fake jean will not follow at least one of these guidelines, and in that case, they are fake.  I suggest that if you want Red Monkey or Evisu jeans, you buy them from an authorized dealer. You will pay a lot of money, but they are not made for the average person, so only the ones who can afford to pay $800 for a pair of jeans should be looking for them anyway.