The leather should feel dry, not oily or sticky. This could indicate a synthetic product or damage.

The structure might not be immediately obvious to you without something to compare the wallet to. Use the structure combined with other indications to spot fakes.

Look closely at the corners. It takes a lot of skill to keep the stitching straight around turns or corners and counterfeiters usually mess up here.

Some LV women’s wallets come with chains. Remember to inspect this chain for quality as well. LV usually stamps its logo on the hardware as well. Counterfeiters might skip this step, or they might use low-quality stamping methods that product a faded and imprecise logo.

Usually, designs don’t cross over seams. If any of the designs are intersected, this also indicates a fake.

The “L” in the logo has a very short tail. If it looks like a standard L, then this isn’t correct. The O’s are also very round look larger than the other letters, while the tops of the 2 T’s nearly touch each other. There are some exceptions to this rule for special or limited releases. Letters in each word are all close together, but there is a space between both words. Some counterfeits omit this space and make Louis Vuitton look like one word. The logo overall looks very crisp and easy to read. If it looks faded, unclear, or uneven, then this is a bad sign.

Pay close attention to the logo on this specific product. A counterfeiter might get this small detail wrong. With smartphones, looking up details about the wallet online is easy. You can do it while you’re still in the store.

A date code isn’t the same as a serial number, so they’re not unique to any one product. LV doesn’t put a lot of emphasis on the code in determining a real from a fake product. Having or not having a date code doesn’t confirm whether a wallet is real or fake. A real code may have rubbed off, or a counterfeiter may have stamped a correct code onto the wallet. However, if there is a mistake in the code, like if you get an error message in a search tab, then it’s definitely fake.

LV leather products like wallets are all manufactured in France, Spain, or the US. Some other products are made in Switzerland and Italy.

You can call or email client services by visiting https://eu. louisvuitton. com/eng-e1/start-the-journey. Asking the company about fakes also helps them because they can then report counterfeiters to the correct authorities.