Due to the popular television series Sex and the City and its main character, Carrie Bradshaw’s addiction to Manola Blahnik, this brand of shoes has sparked such an international frenzy among both men and women. Known for his extremely high-heeled and outrageously designed shoes, more and more fashion-savvy people are finding that they need a pair of shoes made by Manola Blahnik (MB).
Since MB shoes are high-quality and fashionable, its price is evidently quite expensive ranging from $400 to $500 a pair. As a result of this popularity and expensiveness, many third-party manufacturers are creating MB knock-offs that look very much similar to the original and is so much cheaper. If you are someone who craves only for the original, here are a few subtle points to look out for so that you don’t get duped into buying knock-offs.
To begin with, the best chance that you can avoid buying knock-offs is to go to higher-end department stores or exclusive stores that sell women shoes. Never go to stores that you know would sell knock-offs or other cheap items. Although of course, there is still a small chance that you might get duped with a knock-off even in an exclusive store so you really have to check a shoe manually.
Leather, always look at the soles and linings if they are made of leather. MB shoes are always made of leather and any signs of artificial materials used in these parts will only mean the shoe you’re holding is faked. The logo and other signs are also your next target, even if knock-offs have them, chances are they’re not perfect and there would some errors in them.
Authentic Manola Blahink shoes have the name Manolo Blahnik with a copyright symbol printed in all capital letters in a simple font style. There should also be Manolo’s signature on the shoes. Likewise, check if there are serial numbers on the shoe, supposedly these shoes shouldn’t have one and the only prints you’re going to find are those two that I’ve mentioned. Check the box and shoe-bag, it should be purely in white with the name Manola Blahnik all in capital letters. You can also check to see if your shoe’s design is in MB’s website and if it isn’t then your pair is surely faked.
Sometimes even these few steps aren’t enough to help you spot the original from the not but with constant practice, you will easily get it right. Since Manolo shoes are expensive, take a longer time to come to a decision before even buying one and don’t buy impulsively. Before I forget, always check the price tag on your pair, if it’s anywhere from $150 and below, then surely that is faked but check the other things that I told you just to be doubly sure.