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How to SPOT fake JIMMY CHOO bags: authentic guide # 1

by: beautifulbasics( 902Feedback score is 500 to 999) Top 5000 Reviewer
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BEAUTIFULBASICS GUIDE TO:  JIMMY CHOO HANDBAGS

 

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This guide is brought to you by BeautifulBasics, in order to help you confirm authenticity and avoid fake Jimmy Choo handbags.  Ebay offers some of the most gorgeous Jimmy Choo items; including handbags/bags/purses and wallets, shoes such as sandals, heels, boots and platforms and so forth!  This guide will help you quickly identify authentic Jimmy Choo and avoid fake items.  p.s. If this guide was helpful, please vote at the bottom of this page!

PLEASE NOTE:  Underneath “Member Information” at the top right side of this page are BeautifulBasics auctions, guaranteed to be authentic!  Under “Items from eBay Sellers” are randomly selected auctions that we do not endorse, of which could be fake!

 

JIMMY CHOO INNER LABEL

  • lilac (light purple) color
  • made of metal and commonly affixed upon leather
  • edging and "JIMMY CHOO" font in silver or gold
  • the font should be precise and never thick
  • see logo on JC's website, font letters should be exactly the same
  • especially notice the two MM's in JIMMY
  • MM's in JIMMY, the first line of each M is very thin

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  thick MM's in the word JIMMY - fake!

  

 

 

JIMMY CHOO INNER SNAP BUTTON & SIMILAR ZIPPER PULLS

  • "JIMMY CHOO" engraved around edge
  • H in "JIMMY CHOO" is always crossed high
  • the engraving is very precise and clear
  • some leather zipper pulls are round and should be as below

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  H in "JIMMY CHOO" crossed low like a regular H - fake!

 

 

JIMMY CHOO RAMONA, RIKI, ETC. FRONT CLOSURE

  • "JIMMY CHOO" engraved upon
  • H in "JIMMY CHOO" always crossed high
  • screws on backside are flat head (/), never philips (X)

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  screws on backside are philips (X) - fake!

 

 

 

JIMMY CHOO ZIPPER

  • zipper pull engraved with "JIMMY CHOO"
  • H in "JIMMY CHOO" always crossed high
  • when zipper is closed, down the middle is a diamond/triangle pattern

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  no diamond/triangle pattern down the middle of zipper - fake!

 

 

 

JIMMY CHOO DUST BAG

  • "JIMMY CHOO" and underneath "LONDON"
  • font embossed on dust bag is grey colored
  • dust bag is lilac (light purple) color
  • drawstring pull very faint lilac color and 3/4" inch thick
  • see logo on JC's website, font letters should be exactly the same

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  font embossed on dust bag is black - fake! 

 

 

JIMMY CHOO AUTHENTICITY NOTES

  • screws on hardware are flat head (/), never philips (X)
  • the H in JIMMY CHOO should always be crossed high
  • most JC bags with price tags attached to bag are fake
  • majority of JC bags with plastic wrap on any part are fake
  • interior lining is always moleskin; never suede, fabric, etc.
  • interior trim; lilac ribbon with slight feather edge

AUTHENTICITY TIP:  suede or fabric lining - fake! 

 

 

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Guide ID: 10000000004516797Guide created: 10/05/07 (updated 11/11/09)

 
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