How to Spot a FAKE Barbour Jacket!

Hi there,

The other day my friend gave me an unwanted gift, to my surprise it was a Barbour Jacket!! It was a Small so was a tad too snug for her. I agreed to sell it on eBay for her as she didn't have an account and I was pretty excited in selling a great fashion item Brand New with Tags!

However when I started taking pictures of the jacket I noticed a couple of odd things, it was quite obvious that it wasn't right. With a Barbour tag and label, I didn't know counterfeits could be so blatant.

 So I put my FASHION DETECTIVE hat on (theme tune playing in my head), call me a Fashion Poirot if you wish, minus the moustache...and the accent. Anyways I did some searching on the web and found that YES it was a FAKE dum dum dunnn!! 

So I thought i'd post a few pics just so none of you should ever, by accident buy a fake as I'm sure ebay will be riddled with them!

 

Differences between Real and Fake Barbour

- This design doesn't exist! I could not find any Black Quilted Womans jacket with only 2 pockets on the front and no buttons.

- Tag says "100% Polyester" but Barbour jackets state "100% Polyamide"

- Size "S" White tag - Real Barbour jackets have also the sizing 10-12 etc.

-The buttons are never plain, they always say "Barbour".

I have to say that the jacket from a distance looks convincing with the labelling and the Royal stamp of approval, but close up the stitching and quality is very poor.

Below is a photo of the REAL Barbour Jacket, for Fashion brands make sure you go to a registered seller.
www.barbour.com

Have you ever bought a FAKE piece of clothing by accident? 
Let me know your FASHION DETECTIVE stories :)

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