

This is due to the glitches (the appearances of shifting left) found at the The stamping mechanism itself appears to have been sloppily In this example, the fact that there isn'tĬonsidered a neutral finding, as there is no direct comparisonīeing made to any other label). If the authentic stamp shows subtle differences between the U's, or no differences at (remember that this detail matters if and when you are making a directĬomparison. There are no subtle differences between the two, Also the LOUIS_U and the VUITTON_UĪre clearly the same font. ® symbol is symmetric between the V and the U. (If you take a look at you will notice that the Method of gauging the authenticity of Louis Vuitton with sufficient accuracy.Īnother point of interest is the ® symbol, which in this example appears shifted too far to the left. Therefore the LO spacing and font comparison can be a quick and powerful You can reasonably consider this handbag a fake If you encounter a label with these characteristics on an e-commerce site, We find violations of both the shared bored (there is none), and the width of the L The first point of inspection is the L and O relationship. This label is a good demonstration of many of the problems you will encounter withįake LV heat stamps. You are dealing with a fake Louis Vuitton heat stamp.īelow we will apply some of these guidelines to fake Louis Vuitton Sign of sloppy stamp work is an indication that The letters should appear crisp and clear. Summary: The authentic Louis Vuitton heat stamp should be a clearly pressed item. They should not be bleeding into one another, or sharing the same top. They will oftenĪppear to be touching, depending on the quality of the image, but they should actually The detail of the T’s is that they should be nearly touching.

The T partners (the two T’s in VUITTON) are of slightly less significance. However, the key is that the two S partners are often found to have But again, these subtle differences can deviate based The LOUIS_S often appears as a more standardįont, with equal top and bottom curves. In the case of the Paris_S, this S may haveĪ slightly shorter upper loop than the bottom loop. The S in PARIS) also have subtly distinct fonts. We also find that the same as in the case of the U, the two S partners (The S in LOUIS, and This is useful when studying images online. TIP: Use ( Ctrl + ) to magnify images with your browser.Īnd ( Ctrl – ) to decrease the magnification. (A small magnifying glassĬan be helpful when looking at images online). Is something that is can be considered very subtle. It should appear as if there is a slight difference in the font. But a good rule of thumb is that the U in Louis and the U in Vuitton will not beĮxact copies of the other. Other, and other times it can appear as if the U in Louis and the U in Vuitton are different Sometimes is appears that one of the U’s is wider than the The U in Louis and the U in Vuitton are the next points of interest in the heat stamp. (This is a point that many fakes will get wrong. O is a fairly consistent font constraint across most Louis Vuitton merchandise. The O is slightly wider than what would generally be expected from standardized fonts. What would be expected of a standard Times Roman, Courier, Arial etc font. The width of the L (the leg of the letter) is generally shorter that ( i) The second point of interest on the heat stamp is the width of the LĪnd the width of the O. Time fakes will appear to have spatial problems concerning the distance of the L from the O). However, it is more accurate to say that the L and O share a border. The L and the O will appear in most cases to actually overlap into each other’s The most notable initial point of interest is the spatial relationship between Starting with the heat stamped, we can first isolate the LĪnd the O from the rest of the word and identify some of the characteristics associated with These identifiable characteristics can be broken down and isolated by letter (or letter sequence relationships). Generally conform to a relatively constrained font that is heat (or hot) stamped into their label. Spot Fake_Louis Vuitton (Part 3) Louis Vuitton |
