Q&A of the Day: How Can I Spot a Fake Louboutin?

The question of all questions I suppose. 


My dear friend, Bigi, wrote me this morning inquiring about a specific website that was selling Louboutins for as little as $105, but only for this one very special day. Immediately, I put my red guard up and blatantly said to her "I don't believe this is legit..." reason being Louboutin works very hard to keep a luxury standard..luxury! Also I've never seen a real pair of Louboutins being sold than less than a couple hundred buck-o-roos. 


I also advised that she research a little more into this company that was selling these ever-so-under-priced- Loubies, but she took it one step further and contacted the Louboutin offices directly! The response was almost immediate, and extremely helpful. 


Here's the actual response from their offices, and something to take note of when shopping online for high-end designer pieces, such as Christian Louboutin: 

"Thank you for contacting us at Christian Louboutin and we appreciate your enquiry.

I would like to confirm that the website you were looking at is NOT an authentic Christian Louboutin website.

Please note that there are many sites out there that are promoting Christian Louboutin at a "Discount" rate, but in reality they are counterfeit websites that are selling fake Louboutin products. Our shoes are made by hand in France, Italy and Spain whereas the shoes on those counterfeit websites are made in Asia and elsewhere.

To view a complete listing of authorized retailers, please visit the store locator of our website:http://us.christianlouboutin.com/storelocator/

Our lawyers are working very hard to combat this problem. Please follow this link: http://www.stopfakechristianlouboutin.com/  to see all that we are doing to stop these fraudulent sites.

If you have any other questions about authenticity or anything else, please do not hesitate to ask." 

There are many ways to purchase your future pair of Louboutins without totally breaking the bank, but research is required! Here are some points to keep aware of when shopping around:

1. Make sure the website is certified for it's authenticity of selling designer goods.
2. Compare the proposed price points on the website to that of high-end retailers who sell Louboutin (i.e. Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman). *NOTE* If the "Original Price" of the shoe on the high-end luxury website does not match or have a comparable selling point to the "Original Price" of the discounted website, this will usually be a clue the shoe is ultimately fake! 
3. Contact the discounted website and ask where they make their luxury goods - or if you can't get a response, do some digging on your own about the company.
4. Reach out to the designer label! Who says you can't ask questions? Use the "Contact Us" on the website and get some answers.
5. Just remember that if you think it's too good to be true, that means it probably is too good to be true. 

Hope these tips help! Happy shopping :)

Ciao!

-AK

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