12-09-2017 09:13 AM
So someone was trying to sell me this givenchy t shirt and I've no idea if its authentic can anyone kindly help me determine it ? And let me know which collection it is
12-09-2017 09:39 AM
I would suggest doing an online search and compare it with ones that are known to be authentic.
You can post this on the Fashion Board and they may be able to help.
Maybe check with the Givenchy site.
12-09-2017 10:00 AM
First of all, I have no idea. I'm not an expert, nor am I a consumer of such goods. But two things strike me as fishy about it.
#1: I do have some expertise in typography and commercial art, and my eye is immediately drawn to the conspicuously off-center lettering in the skulls. I would expect the letters to be more symmetrically placed. To me, the design is slightly off-putting and sloppy. The lettering on the label looks to me just like it would on any authentic article. But... I also know that authentic labels are sometimes smuggled out of garment factories and put on phony articles.
#2: I tried to google all kinds of combinations of "givenchy/white/skull/bones/tee/tshirt/etc," and can find nothing like this design out there. Skulls, bones, and stars are very common motifs in their designs, but I was kind of intrigued that not a single image result looks like the shirt you've pictured.
If you like it, and you think the price is fair, then there's no reason you shouldn't buy it. But if authenticity is important to you, I'd ask where and when it was purchased, because it certainly could be a fake.
12-09-2017 10:13 AM
I find it hard to believe that a class act like Givenchy would put their name on a middle of the road style like goth skulls from over 10 years ago
Do they have a pic of the fabric content and country of manufacture label? That should tell you a lot.
If you are planning to wear it and don't mind wearing a fake, AND they are only asking around $10 with shipping, then go ahead. If you plan on picking this up as a gift or resale, and/or they are charging more than $10, then I would leave it.