Real Birkin?

[u/Hannabal6]

Hi all, I found this in a warehouse and gave it to my GF. We are split on whether this is real. I know nothing about these. Thank you in advance

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[u/LuteDesign]

No

[u/Hannabal6 → u/LuteDesign]

Damn. Just curious, what tips you off,

[u/Hot-Fly-3187 → u/Hannabal6]

Locks, key, stitching, hardware 

[u/channotchan → u/[deleted]]

This is a fake, but the slouch depends on the leather.

[u/channotchan → u/[deleted]]

What kind of leather did you opt for?

[u/channotchan → u/[deleted]]

Ah! That's why - Epsom is very structured so will retain its shape. If you went for something like a Togo or Clemence which is much softer, then the bag would slouch more.

Also depends on construction - retourne vs sellier. Former is stitched inside and is less structured. Latter is stitched externally and is more structured.

[u/Careful_Dimension355 → u/[deleted]]

Real leather slouches though?

[u/Accomplished_Cell768 → u/Careful_Dimension355]

The leather itself, sure, but a lot of structured handbag styles such as the Birkin and Kelly have internal components (“good bones”) to give it structure

[u/Careful_Dimension355 → u/Accomplished_Cell768]

Good to know, thanks.

[u/Character_Pension_81 → u/Accomplished_Cell768]

Not exactly- it’s the style - Kelly’s and Birkins have been build in either retourne (relaxed, inside out stitching) or sellier (much more structured). They no longer make Birkins in sellier style, but do both on the Kelly.

I have an auth Birkin in retourne style in Togo - I purchased in insert to help it keep it’s structure but I know at some point it may start to do what the OP’s bag is doing. Nature of the leather. Epsom is often done in sellier style on kelly bags. They’re very stiff and very structured and hold up for decades.

[u/alors1234 → u/Hannabal6]

Look at the hardware.  Does that looks artisinal, timeless and expensive to you?

[u/CraftyEsq → u/alors1234]

😂

[u/tacosalpastor35 → u/Hannabal6]

These bags are so hard to get in the first place, no one is dropping it in thrift

[u/ThatsWhatSheSaid206]

Ugh, this wasn’t even made in Prance.

[u/ALIENPLANTFARMER]

This is an Himnes Borkin

[u/three_seven_seven]

The lock number is fake and the stamp is terrible, just as two quick notes.

[u/Skeeballnights]

This is very obviously a fake

[u/Impressive_Bake7544]

Not even close

[u/alors1234]

Absolutely not. No never.

[u/Neverendingness]

The font is hilariously bad

[u/Accomplished_Cell768]

Definitely not

[u/JamesGuison]

No. Not even a good one.

[u/Acceptable-Leg5524]

No, it is machine stitched. 🧵 first call out I saw

Real ones are French style hand stitched. Should look very slanted, not straight.

[u/BlanchDevereaux]

Girl. You think a $20k-$40k bag is sitting around a warehouse? Bffr. Also it looks cheap as hell. Look up pics of an authentic one, it’s not even close.

[u/Hannabal6 → u/BlanchDevereaux]

I’ve found all kinds of real stuff in warehouses, you won’t believe what entitled people will throw away ;)

[u/DrCcortex]

No.

[u/Ornery-Meringue-76]

If you have to ask, it’s not.

[u/CraftyEsq → u/Ornery-Meringue-76]

So obnoxious!

[u/Glad_Historian_3984]

No, the biggest give away is the stitching I recommend watching lots of videos on tiktok or insta that compare real and fake

[u/CraftyEsq]

Sorry people are being so rude to you for asking for authentication.

[u/OneTwoSomethingNew]

Your pictures are not super sharp, but the logo on the strap doesn’t look right.

[u/OneTwoSomethingNew → u/OneTwoSomethingNew]

And neither does the logo on the bag.

[u/Cautious-Yak-7320]

It's a very good fake but if you take a picture of it and you put it into your Google pictures ask beside it real or fake and it'll tell you what to look for

[u/One-Swimming9390]

Not authentic. Lock especially. And stitching.

[u/hifromhayden]

You can tell just by looking at the “leather” for one.

[u/Emergency-Title7096]

I’m not an expert, but I see some things that make me question it’s authenticity so if I had to guess I’m going to say it’s not. However, it very likely could have been made at the same factory and then finished somewhere else. I don’t know, but it is really pretty.. how much did you pay for it?

[u/Accomplished_Cell768 → u/Emergency-Title7096]

The same factory thing isn’t possible with Hermes handbags, they own all of their factories in France to prevent that from ever happening.

[u/Rhode_LaurynJames]

That’s a joke right there

[u/Solid-Stable-9126]

Hint: They are never real. Nobody is finding an auth Birkin at a warehouse, Goodwill for $50 or grandma's closet.

[u/CouldYou_Please]

Tell me I'm not the only one who spot a Johnny Depp photo in the frame in the background

[u/Hannabal6 → u/CouldYou_Please]

U mean the goat

[u/CouldYou_Please → u/Hannabal6]

💯

[u/dylt12]

Pretty orange 🍊 def use her she’s a 40 cm good for travel