How to Tell Real Authentic Tommy Bahama Hawaiian Shirts From The Fakes

Can you tell the difference between authentic Tommy Bahama Hawaiian Shirts and Fakes? This article will help you tell the differences.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• You just need a eye.

1. 
   Authentic Tag

   Authentic shirts contains a real tag on the inside. It is a long horizontal tag with the wording in written and a palm tree centered in the middle.

2. 

   Then there is another tag located directly above to the right of the Tommy Bahama tag. This will list the size first, then what the shirt is made off, which is usually 100% silk. Then it shows Made in China, followed by Copyrighted Print.

3. 

   On the back of the same tag above, there is a RN #, In this case it is RN #86549.

4. 

   The next tag, which is hard to fake, is located on the bottom right hand portion of the shirt while you a wearing the shirt. It contains another authentic TB logo with a palm tree in the middle. It will be in a square patch which is below the last button.

5. 

   There is another tag located within the shirt giving the wash instructions. There will be a difference in font on the fakes, along with bottom wash logos.

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   On the back of this tag, there should be 2 spare coconut buttons. Both will be different sizes. One will be the collar button and the other will be the regular buttons.

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   When looking to buy authentic always check the buttons to make sure they are of a coconut texture.

Tips & Warnings

• There are many new Tommy Bahama shirts available but they still have the same basics as discussed in this article.
• If the shirt doesn't look right, it probably is a fake!
• Even though you pay full retail price, it is best to buy from a reputable store.