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How to Spot FAKE Fear of God Essentials Hoodie in 2023

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RJSun Jan 01 2023

Providing you the fastest and easiest guide on how to spot the real vs fake Fear of God Essentials Hoodies in 2023.

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Neck Tags

We compared both tags side by side to know the real vs fake FOG Essentials Hoodie in 2022.

Denoted in the yellow box, see how embossed and defined those letters are for the real FOG Essential Hoodie, to add more of the difference the real FOG Essentials are also thinner when it comes to lettering compared with the replica Fog Essential Hoodies

We also found some stitch inconsistencies for the fake FOG Essential Hoodie this is denoted in a red arrow, pointing out that not just the stitching, but also the fabric used for the fake Fog Essential Hoodies.

For our third comparison of our real vs fake FOG Essential Hoodie, we also saw some differences in the font boldness for the fake FOG Essential Hoodie is thinner compared with the real Fog Essential Hoodie size tag, font is thicker vs the fake Fog hoodie.

Plastic Bag

When it comes to the plastic bag for hoodies, they come in different colors as well, when it comes to transparency the real or authentic FOG Essential hoodies plastic bags are more smoked or non-transparent unlike the fake or replica plastic bags.

Another thing to consider when checking for the real vs fake Fogs Essential Hoodies bags, these bags got some stickers on them, describing what color the hoodie is. No Chinese characters or stickers should be seen here for authentic Fog Essential Hoodies.

Check the fake stickers below for your reference.

Check out the retail sticker below.

Front Print

At first glance you shouldn't see any difference between the real and fake FOG Essential hoodies, however, if we check the spacing between those letters for the real and fake Fogs, we should see some differences.

Denoted in a yellow bar, we can say that the spacing for the real FOG Essentials Hoodie spacing is closer to each other when compared with the fake or replica FOG Essential Hoodie got more space between letters.

Another difference is that the N midline on the retail or real FOG Essential hoodie is slightly thinner. However, the fake FOG Essential Hoodie N is consistently thick all the way. The common flaw of the fake Fog Essentials Hoodies is lettering boldness.

Check out the recently released front Essentials Badge Print below for your reference.

Badge

Nothing much to compare here except the stitching pattern is different. Denoted in yellow arrows, pointing out that the stitching for the real FOG essential badge should be tight, neat, and consistent in stitching, when compared with the fake Fog Essential Hoodie badge, stitch gaps can be seen for the replicated Fogs, this is denoted in red arrows.

Take note that retail badges shouldn't be transparent.

Wash Tags

Another flaw observed on FOG Essential hoodies is the font being thinner when compared with the real Fog Essentials.

Denoted in the yellow oval circles is the authentic FOG Essential Hoodie, see the font boldness used for the authentic or real Essentials Hoodie versus the fake or replica Essentials Hoodie with a much thinner font.

Do note that it will not state that 100% cotton for the real FOG Essential Hoodie but an 80% cotton-20% Polyester ratio combination should be printed for the authentic Fog Hoodies.

Also, side edge spacings can be another way to check if your FOG Essential Hoodie if it's real or fake, see how the letters for the fake Essentials Hoodie are closer to the tag edges, retail or the real FOG Essential Hoodies however got more edge spacings, this is denoted in yellow and red arrows for your comparison.

Let's also check the other side of that wash tag for you to compare the real vs fake Fog Essential Hoodies font boldness is again thinner, however with the real wash tag, letters are thicker and bold.

Another font boldness issue for the fake Fog Essential Hoodies difference here. The fake wash tag font is thinner when compared with the real wash tag.

Check out the recent wash tag for the real FOG Essentials Hoodies below.

Main Hoodie Scaling

From afar, you can barely notice the difference which one is real and fake Fog Essential Hoodies, not until we do some measurements we can all see the scale for the fake Fog Essentials hoodie pockets is larger for the replica. so don't get scammed when buying these FOG Essential Hoodies.

Denoted in a horizontal red line, see how the fake Fog Essentials Hoodie got wider with those front pockets, however with the real Fog Essential front cuts are smaller when compared with the fake FOG essential Hoodie is obviously larger.

We have drawn some vertical lines for you to see the right scale for the real vs fake Fog Essentials our like retails, and see the correct alignments for the real Essentials hoodies and that pocket.

Inside Fabric

Another way to check the real vs fake FOG Essentials Hoodie is the inside texture of our Hoodie.

Magnified for a closer look.

Real FOG Essentials Hoodies are thicker and heavy when compared with fakes, the inner texture is smoother.

Hang Tags

There's nothing much of a difference between these hangtags and it's not a good indicator to determine the real vs fake Fog Hoodies, but retail hangtags are not that embossed like fakes, check out the shadows around those letters.

But do note that, real Fog Essential Hoodies got another white hang tag with price, size, and codes.