Fashion : Handbags – How to spot a fake

You work hard for your money and when you decide to dish out the dough on a designer handbag you want to make sure you are getting the real deal, right? Well, it is time to make sure you know the real thing from a cheap knock off. There are so many companies that make knock off versions of high-fashion handbags so here are some helpful tips on spotting a fake designer handbag when you see one

First and foremost is the fabric. You need to go and have a look at a few designer handbags and you will see that the fabric used to manufacture the top of the line brand name handbags are very different from the fake. The material used to make the fakes is clearly not the same. Be sure to check things like the stitching. This is very important because if there are any slightest flaws in the stitching you just may have a fake on your hands. Also, the other obvious clue is using real materials. With designer bags it will always be real leather or real animal skin 100% of the time.

Now here is where we get into detail. What we are talking about is the detail in the handbag. Designer handbags will always have extra stitching and detailing like buckles and zippers that are unique to the designer. If diamonds are used you can be sure they are 100% real. The reason for this is the hours that are spend on making sure the details are just right.

If you haven't already done so you have got to check out what the celebrities have. Many of them really advertise a certain designer and when you see them enough times you will really start to see the difference between the real and fake ones.

Now, the icing on the cake is the label or logo. Most fashion designers will label they handbags in certain places like the pockets or zippers. The key here is that this is their trademark and it is always in the same place each and every single time. If it is not where it should be this will be a dead give away and you spotted a fake.

These tips should definitely point you in the right direction and with just a little bit of research and practice you will be an expert in no time. You will be spending a lot of money so you need to make sure you are getting a 100% real high-fashion designer handbag