How to Identify Authentic Gucci Handbags

The key to knowing whether a handbag is an authentic Gucci or a fake starts with knowing the features specific to Gucci bags. Impostors will try to duplicate these features as closely as possible, so you'll need to have a discerning eye to tell the difference.

Instructions

1. Look for the Gucci logo. Impostors will brazenly use the Gucci logo illegally, but if you closely inspect the logo it might be slightly smudged, crooked, or in some other way not quite right. If the price of the bag is just too good to be true, it's probably a fake.

2. Check the lining of the bag. It should fit neatly inside the bag, and not be bunched up or sewn in carelessly. While impostors will use liners very similar to what Gucci uses, the quality of the liner will be inferior.

3. Investigate the quality of the stitching, zippers and snaps on the bag. Gucci bags are all hand made, and have very small, neat stitches. If your bag has uneven, large stitches and just looks like it wasn't made with a lot of care and attention to detail, chances are it's not a real Gucci handbag.

4. Inspect the leather of the bag. Gucci bags are made from a single piece of leather, so you shouldn't see seams where the bag was stitched using several different pieces. Remember that what you're really paying for in a Gucci bag is the attention to detail and the quality of the bag, not the name itself.