FAKE LVC ?

[nonono]

Do you guys think this is a Thailand made fake LVC 55501?

The denim looks alright to me.

Just the tag looks strange and very close to those Thailand fake...

Any ideas???

[minya]

Does the coin pocket have selvage on the outside?

[obsessis]

yeah, please post more pics that are a full shot of the jeans and the selvage.

[TheGrapist]

Those tags look NOTHING like the '55 LVCs I'm selling (washed, but in your size btw ), and the '33 LVC's that I have.

[kumo]

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/427211/487103/

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/141935/141937/183824/

imo they look pretty legit.. but you never know

[Paul T]

they look fine to me. The patch is the classic 55 one, haven't seen that tiny 'made in the usa' tag before, but otherwise looks totally legit. So does the denim, and the internal rivets, and the colour of the stitching looks as it should be on the 55 reissue.

The internal washing tag is different from those I've seen; none of my LVC has the batwing, instead they have simple print mentioning Levi Strauss & Co Europe. I only have sample and Euro reissues tho; does anyone have US-market LVC to compare?

If I were buying these I would want to see more details, because of those internal tags, which are similar to some on the Thai fakes - none of whihc look like this pair, tho - or I'd ask for a right of return. But if they are fake they are the best I've seen. It is in the nature of things that you can definitevely say jeans are fake, but it's harder to say definitively that they are genuine.

The most obvious question here is, where did you get them? On eBay in particular, if something looks too good to be true, then it is, and you're better to go for a supplier you know you can trust.

Edited by Paul T on Mar 21, 2006 at 02:42 AM

[TheGrapist]

Quote:

they look fine to me. The patch is the classic 55 one, haven't seen that tiny 'made in the usa' tag before, but otherwise looks totally legit. So does the denim, and the internal rivets, and the colour of the stitching looks as it should be on the 55 reissue.

The internal washing tag is different from those I've seen; none of my LVC has the batwing, instead they have simple print mentioning Levi Strauss & Co Europe. I only have sample and Euro reissues tho; does anyone have US-market LVC to compare?

If I were buying these I would want to see more details, because of those internal tags, which are similar to some on the Thai fakes - none of whihc look like this pair, tho - or I'd ask for a right of return. But if they are fake they are the best I've seen. It is in the nature of things that you can definitevely say jeans are fake, but it's harder to say definitively that they are genuine.

The most obvious question here is, where did you get them? On eBay in particular, if something looks too good to be true, then it is, and you're better to go for a supplier you know you can trust.

Edited by Paul T on Mar 21, 2006 at 02:42 AM

--- Original message by Paul T on Mar 21, 2006 02:35 AM

As I've mentioned, I've got quite a few US-market LVC's (55 and 33), and none of them have inside tags like that.

[nonono]

more pics......

[Paul T]

The real thing, made in SF not Thailand, they certainly look better than the current ones. THe oilcloth guarantee patch is better, the belt loops are the correct size. Someone at LVC will know, but these must date from between 96 and 2000. I think the reason the internal tags look like the THai ones is simply because the Thais copied an old version.

[nonono]

Hey Paul

When compare to a 97 LVC(Left) You will notice this 96 LVC lacks of details.

Such as W L.WPL 423. 555. manufacture date...

Also it said MADE in U S A instead of MADE IN U.S.A

Is it unusual?

[Paul T]

WEll, that tag is new to me! 1996 was pretty much when the integrated European/US/Japanese LVC range was launched - I can't remember if the 55 jean was part of the launch line, but either way these look like very early LVC, and are very nice jeans.

[501zxx]

hi there,

here are some more pics of tags '97 and '96.

hope there are of any help.

see ya

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2701/dsc000017ev.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8224/dsc000033pi.jpg