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How to Spot FAKE Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodies in 2023

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Sun Jan 01 2023

Providing you the fastest and easiest guide on how to spot the real vs fake Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodies or Yeezy Gap Collab.

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Here's How You Can Legit Check This Item

Starting with the YZY logo print on that neck area we can see some differences between the real and fake Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodies or Blank hoodies.

The authentic Logo for the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga or Blank Hoodie print logo is neatly done with a matte-like finish. Another thing to check is that the logo for the real Yeezy Gap Balenciaga logo has that melted outline on its edges, this is denoted in the yellow arrows. On the other hand, the replica Logo for the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga or Blank Hoodie print has that shiny finish with a darker color tone. Another to denote to determine the real and fake differences is the font for the replica Logo for the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga or Blank Hoodie, the font is thicker than the real YZY font.

The authentic manufacturer's origin for the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga or Blank Hoodie shape is Cambodia. However, the fake Yeezy Gap Balenciaga manufacturer is unknown.

Here's another sample of The legit background logo for the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga or Blank Hoodie shape is also squared. However, the fake background logo shape is more rectangular in shape.

Wash Tag

Wash tags for Yeezy Gap Balenciaga.

The authentic wash tag is denoted in the yellow arrow, we are pointing out that the spacing for the real wash tag is just different in details, let's dive in and check these flaws.

You can already see that the spacing is not present for the fake Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodies. Also the fake or replica wash tag font, spacing or placement is incorrect, notice that the manufacturer also says Made in USA vs Cambodia on the real Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodies.

This wash tags are for Yeezy Gap Blanks and we can already some flaws and differences here

Denoted in yellow shapes are for the authentic Yeezy Gap Hoodie, while denoted in red shapes are for the fake Yeezy Gap Hoodie.

Starting from the yellow rectangular box, pointing out the stitch pattern is already different, check how clean that stitch pattern is for the real Yeezy Gap Hoodies, however compared with the red box, gap stitching is more wide.

Denoted in yellow arrow, pointing how thin the scissors should be for the real, authentic or legit wash tags are for the Yeezy Gap Hoodie collab, unlike on fake, the scissor is just too thick.

Another thing to point out here is the font used on legit Yeezy Gap Hoodies are clear plus the giveaway where it was manufactured in Cambodia while fake are made in Indonesia, also the font used for the replica is thinner and not as clean like those on the real, authentic hoodies.

Front

The front part of the legit Yeezy Gap Blanks have some differences as well if you take a closer look on the neck collars, this is denoted in yellow curved line it's not a wide like fake does. The fake hoodie is wider and more curved if we compare them side by side. It is also important to note that the stitch for the legit Yeezy Gap Hoodie is tucked in, you can barely see the stitching because how fluffy these hoodies are, unlike on the fake stitching is visible for the material is not as thick like retail or the authentic Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Collab Hoodies.

Stitching

Denoted in the yellow rectangle is the authentic Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodie, we are poiniting out the stitch pattern is neat and dense, however on the fake or replica hoodies, inner stitch pattern is much loose and not as clean like in retails or authentic Yeezy Gap / Balenciaga collab.

Front part of the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodie on real vs fake comparison.

The placement on the GAP brand is off, check the real, authentic Gap prints are centered while the fakes are placed higher.

It is also important to check how Gap was printed, real Gap prints are supposed to have that faded look, however on fakes, the Yeezy Gap Balenciaga print is just too solid.

Color

We also wanted to point out that some of the flaw to spot on replica Yeezy Gap Hoodies is the color.

The fake Yeezy Gap Hoodie as we all can see is more lighter in shade, though these are with the same colorway, side by side colors is different. Unlike the authentic Yeezy Gap Hoodies colors is more darker for this particular release.

For the last comparison, let's now check the Dove print.

Denoted in the yellow arrow for the real Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodie see how that dove face more in details, however for the replica Yeezy Gap Balenciaga hoodie we can see that dove head is dark and not as detailed like on the real authentic Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodie. If we are to check the feather's encircled in yellow on the real Yeezy Gap Balenciaga Hoodie, we can definitely see how crisp and detailed those feathers are. How ever on fakes, this type of detail is lost, due to low quality printing.