Gram-Nation here from Flights of Odyssey bringing you a video guide on how to
spot fake vans old-skools. There is going be fakes out there that are quite
obvious, however the ones I'll be focusing on are the Vans Old Skool
Replicas. Are you able to tell which one of these is the real one and which one
is the fake one? in this video you're going to find out all the ways to tell
the real Vans from the fake ones. The first indicator that your Vans might be
fake is the price in which you paid for them the retail price usually ranges
from 60 to 80 dollars depending on store pricing and/or promotional sales
anything under that is sure to be fake unless they're purchased used or
secondhand. Be cautious of online shopping because places like China have
reproduction facilities that specialize in an imitation goods. To ensure your
shoes are legit shop from a local sporting store or licensed
Van Retailers. The first thing that you'll notice is the box. Real boxes have
a flap that closes perfectly. There's also a product label at the end of the
box that indicates brand shoe size type as well as a barcode that can be scanned
to reveal some information the face boxes do not contain such information
but don't be fooled though, as fake shoes can still come in real boxes
examine the stitching and thread on the shoes real fans have tight evenly spaced
stitching there should be no signs of wear tear or fraying. The spots you want to
look for are right here on the toe box real vans come to a slight point right
here whereas on a fake ones there's simply a straight line. Along the stripe
is two things you should note. The first is the stitching right here. On real Vans
they come up and go on a straight angle bend, while on the fakes is simply just a
curved stitching pattern. The second is on the back of the stripe so as you go
towards the heel. Real vans will have this double stitching layer on the
stripe itself that goes all the way up while the fakes do not they have one
stitching and one stitching right above the stripe. Real Vans also have 8
holes for your laces now the fakes have 7 and sometimes the fakes will
include metal rings in their eye holes as well.
Another giveaway which will tell if your shoes are real or fake is the padding in
the tongue. Real Vans shoes have black padding on the tongue as well as label
it looks like this. Fake Vans do not have any padding and the label looks
something like this if you look at the inside there should be a vans logo this
logo should be solid black and show no signs of discoloration or fading the V
in the logo should also be always pointing towards the front of the shoe
on fake vans the V appears near the heel if you look at the laces of the
shoe real vans laces are sturdy and durable but the fakes are weak and
brittle another dead giveaway but your shoes might be fake
is the sole on the bottom of van sneakers there should be two patterns a
diamond pattern interlocking into a hexagonal pattern followed by more
diamonds
the color on real ones is also a more light Brown whereas the fake ones are
more yellowish orange. On the bottom of the sole in the top of the foot there
are factory codes. These factory codes are two to three digits and can be found
here. The same code is actually found on the product label on the box as well
as a sticker in the inside of the box. I have here now a fake old school that's
been worn and the real one. The best way to tell a difference is after wear.
The fakes are going to wear out extremely fast the sole is going to
break apart and you'll see the materials separating from one another after some
light wear. You'll also notice that the sole becomes a lot weaker in such that
you can squeeze the sole and the sneaker collapses.
Real Vans will last much longer and the sole can withstand a lot more
punishment as when you squeeze them they do not collapse as easily. Now another
indicator that your shoes could be fake is at the back near the heel. Vans have
the little red logo sometimes black and white or red depending on which ones you
have. The label should be small like this fake ones are much more bigger and
sometimes if you look carefully you can even see that the logo isn't even on
them that well