A Guide to Purchasing a Louis Vuitton Denim Monogram Speedy

Part 2

8. The exterior of the bag should not have rolled leather trim around the sides of the bag.  It should have rolled denim monogram fabric trim.  The denim monogram speedy with the red alligator trim does have the red alligator trim around the sides - but not this bag. 

9. The interior of the Louis Vuitton BLUE Denim Monogram Speedy should be a soft gold man made suede fabric. Louis Vuitton has since come out with two other colors of the Denim Speedy - Pink and Green; the linings of the pink and green bags must match the color of the bag -- and should not have the gold lining the denim blue speedy has.   The interior has only ONE open pocket - NOT a zippered pocket.  It should have a leather embossed tag sewn to the outside of the open pocket.  The embossed leather tag that is sewn to the interior of the bag should have 30 stitches close to the edge - not 26 like most of the fake bags I've seen listed on ebay.  The tag should look like this one:

NOT this one!

Additionally the interior should not have a cell phone pocket!

10. If you see this yellow card commonly known as the AUTHENTICITY CARD, or if it is referred to in the description , then it is not an authentic Louis Vuitton Denim Monogram Speedy.  Louis Vuitton NEVER includes authenticity cards with any of their products. Also those little brown or olive green envelopes NEVER come with authentic Louis Vuitton denim speedy bags -- or any Louis Vuitton bag PERIOD!!  Those little envelopes ONLY come with knock-offs.

11.  The date code is embossed (pressed) into the fabric of the interior pocket.  It should not be dark enough to plainly see.  In fact it is very hard to take a picture of a date code.  It should never be stamped in a colored ink.  The date code consists of two letters (which indicate the factory the purse was manufactured in) followed by four numbers.  The four numbers indicate the month and year the bag was manufactured - numbers 1 and 3 are the month and 2 and 4 are the year.  So if you see a date code that ends with a 4 or a number lower than 0035 (March of 2005 is when the bags were first manufactured) it cannot be a real denim speedy.  Also remember that the first few months the Denim Speedy was sold to people on waiting lists.  If you happen to come across a BRAND NEW Denim Speedy with a date code of SP0035 make sure the seller did NOT just purchase this bag.  I bought my bag in July of 2005 and the date code was SP0075 -- the bag went from the factory right to the store!!  You would not find a Denim Speedy in a Louis Vuitton boutique with an "old" date code.

12. Remember this bag retails for OVER $1400 AND THE PRICE KEEPS GOING UP!.   If you see a new bag listed at a very low price with no reserve then it is probably not real.  If the seller has a buy it now for just a few hundred dollars - it is not authentic!  Louis Vuitton does not discount, especially brand new bags. They never go on sale.  If the seller has a receipt - tell the seller you will be calling the store the receipt comes from to verify that bag was purchased at that store.  Receipts are often sold with fake bags.  You can also buy software to make your own receipt.  Whole kits are available complete with paper.  So please be very careful.  If the seller is only using a stock photo from the Louis Vuitton website or pictures of a celebrity carrying this bag - then the bag you will be getting most likely will be a knock-off.  A seller should prove to you the bidder that they are selling an authentic Louis Vuitton Denim Speedy by posting pictures of the bag they are selling.