Determining whether Nike shoes are real or fake is not easy for many of you. With increasingly sophisticated imitation technology from Chinese shoe factories and some outsourcing factories in Vietnam, determining whether a pair of Nike shoes is GENUINE or not depends on many factors.
Therefore, please refer to the article right below to help Coolmate understand quickly about Nike shoes and how to distinguish genuine and fake Nike shoes like an expert in the beauty and quality section.
1. Identify fake Nike shoes through the box
One of the important ways to distinguish real and fake Nike shoes that you must not forget is to pay attention to the external details of the product. Genuine Nike shoes always come with an accompanying carrying case and carry bag. The box is made of high-quality hard paper, bright colors, printed information about the product that matches the shoe, such as the place of manufacture, shoe size, color, code … When opening the box, there will be accessories. comes with other accessories such as shoe tags, shoelaces, manufacturer’s warranty, etc.
On the contrary, when buying Nike shoes or any genuine branded shoes but you do not receive all the above items, the possibility of fake goods is very high. With genuine Nike shoes too, in addition, when lifting the box, it will feel heavy, certainly not light or easily deformed like with fake goods.
2. Distinguish genuine and fake Nike shoes through TEM
Genuine Nike stamps attached under the tongue must be heat pressed on 4 sides of the stamp. The heat press part will imprint on the material of the reed. Fake stamps are usually glued to the tongue, so these details cannot be imprinted. Note that there are some stamps that are not attached under the tongue (Nike Flyknit lines or some of the new Nike Free RN lines now), or sewn with thread (Nike Air Huarache line). Genuine team will have the following points:
2.1 Stamp surface material
Check the material of the stamp by stroking the face of the stamp and feeling it. Usually when touching the stamp face, you will feel the material is very soft and has a slight stretch. If you look under the light, you will see a slight shine.
2.2 Product Code (Check Code)
The Nike shoe code has the form xxxxxx-xxx located in the middle of the shoe stamp. In which the first 6 numbers are shoe codes, the last 3 numbers are color codes. To check if your shoes are real or fake, just type this code along with the word “Nike” on the search page and then select the image search section. However, Fake shoes counterfeiting shoe code is not difficult. And one more note is that for some newly produced shoe models (sample goods), not yet on the market, the shoe code search will not come up.
2.3 Check the font of the stamp
The words in “NikeBetterWorld” are evenly spaced, none of them are too far or too close.
The distance between the letters “c” and “m” in the letter “cm” is just right, these two-letter Fake stamps are often close together.
The font is bold, sharp, with equal spacing and height. And fake shoes will often print smudged letters and fonts are also inconsistent.
The most distinguishing feature that Fake stamps at the moment cannot imitate is that the letter “e” in the line “nikebetterworld.com” has a pointed tail, while the Fake stamp has a rather square “e” tail. like normal font
The distance between the words “MADE” in the word “MADE IN VIETNAM” is also the same, not turning into “M A DE”.
In addition, in the shoe size line, the letter “US” or “EUR” will be higher than the letters “UK” and “cm”, close to the black stripe of the nikebetterworld.com line.
Most of the “EUR” lines on shoe stamps are higher than the rest.
However, if the shoes are made in Vietnam or Indonesia or are children’s shoes (Kid’s), the letters “US” or “EUR” will not be printed higher.
On genuine shoe stamps, the factory name will be printed only 2 letters or 3 letters if the factory for the branch.
For example, the Taiwan factory (VT) branched to zone N, the symbol is VTN). The name of the processing country will be denoted by the first letter, the second letter is the name of the processing factory. There are fake and Fake stamps with more than 2 letters.
2.4 Genuine heat-press stamps The heat press stamp of genuine Nike shoes will have a certain swelling due to the air inside, the heated stamp edge should adhere evenly to the surface of the shoe material. 4 edges of genuine stamps are heat pressed very firmly, scratch / peel off by hand without peeling. Fake stamps use nails to scratch at the edge, the corner of the stamp will easily peel off. With some shoes with heat-press stamps, after a few years of wearing shoes, the shoe stamps will be blurred, maybe peeled, torn in the middle of the stamp, but the 4 heat-pressed edges still stick firmly to the shoe fabric. 2.5 Proportional line of the logo on the stamp First we draw a line from the top of the nike logo mark, it will go between the “t” and “e” of the line “nikebetterworld.com”, between the “U” and “K” of the “UK” line. and the 3rd digit on the Product Code line. The scale line on fake shoes will be deviated completely without a certain ratio. At the same time, that line also passes through ”.” If the shoe is an odd size as well as the 3rd digit of the code line just below the size. 3. Distinguish genuine NIKE shoes by the material and processing quality of the body and sole
A pair of genuine Nike shoes is meticulously crafted with care in every detail and rigorously tested before hitting the market, so it’s impossible to find a single flaw. The stitches on the shoes are even, solid and delicate, with no faulty or redundant equipment. The upper part of real shoes is very delicate and meticulous in every detail, especially with many Nike models with intricately textured clones like the Nike Flyknit.
Real Nike shoes use Phylon material, so they have the ability to flex and restore their original form quite quickly if there is a bend. With fake shoes, on the contrary, it may be deformed or appear folds when you bend.
The shoe’s glue line is also very strong, clean and neat. If you see residual glue on the body of the shoe attached to the sole, it is most likely a fake Nike shoe.
The Nike shoe sole is very solid, the lines are beautiful and uniform, sturdy and especially will not break the form after a long time of use. The outside is like that, but when entering, there is a feeling of soft soles that are very comfortable and firm when worn. In particular, thanks to the Phylon material, the real Nike shoes have unexpected soft bending ability and can completely restore their original shape in a split second.
As for the fake shoes, if bent, you will see its deformation or may leave broken creases on the shoes.
Regarding the quality of processing, with genuine Nike shoes, the quality of processing is extremely sophisticated, especially in the seams under the insoles, the seams on the bottom of the tongue are usually very even and almost without errors. . Especially at the glue lines, very neat and clean
4. Distinguish genuine NIKE shoes by the smell of glue
Genuine shoes have a pleasant glue smell and are not as unpleasant as imitation products. The reason is that genuine products use high-quality glue, unlike fake shoes that use mixed glue, so the smell will be different. In addition, genuine shoes have been through many stages in gluing, must be enough and in the right sequence to get the right smell of glue.
However, to distinguish through the smell of glue is quite difficult, especially with shoes that have been produced for a while and displayed at the store, the smell of glue will fly away a lot. In addition, it takes a lot of experience to smell glue to distinguish the right smell of glue. So don’t be too surprised when you go to buy shoes and see cases of putting shoes on your nose.
5. Distinguish by experience and market information
If you have the conditions to buy Nike shoes from an authorized Nike dealer store in Vietnam, then you have definitely bought genuine shoes. It is certain that the price will be higher and not all models are available at the store.
For some of you who want to save costs, you will find individuals and organizations selling Nike Vietnam Export shoes (Nike VNXK) or pre-ordered, hand-carried goods from abroad. In this case, you need to consider and check the goods carefully to avoid buying fake goods. VNXK goods are surplus goods, defective goods must be canceled and some other reasons are smuggled out to sell at a much cheaper price than the company’s retail price.
Therefore, VNXK goods will often encounter errors such as dirty, stained soles, missing wires, missing boxes, excess threads, lost stamps, no boxes…. Therefore, VNXK goods cannot have all colors and sizes. For example sizes from 36 to 39, 40 to 44…. Because it is a smuggled product, not a dealer’s product, the quantity that comes out is very small and irregular. It is still possible for Nike VNXK products to come out with beautiful goods, all sizes, all accessories…. But this will be very rare.
6. Some ways to distinguish real and fake Nike shoes
Fake Nike will not have size 9
Genuine Nike shoes will be produced in all sizes for children, men and women, so the size chart of Nike shoes is quite diverse. That shows you no matter what size you wear Nike still has. But with non-genuine Nike shoes, usually factories will not produce size 9 and will go from 8.5 to straight 9.5.
Try on the shoes for you to feel
When shopping for shoes, don’t ignore how to experience the shoes directly. Maybe, you won’t feel much, but trying on the shoes will also let you know if the shoes really suit you or not. And for genuine shoes, you will feel the comfort and softness when wearing a lot.
7. Coordinate with Nike shoes
Depending on your financial resources and needs, you can choose for yourself a pair of Nike shoes that are right for you. Don’t forget to choose for yourself outfits and clothes to coordinate with your Nike shoes to show your personality and style.
Nike has a lot of different models and shoe designs for you to choose from to suit your personality.
Nike Air Force 1 – Legendary Nike Shoe
AF1 pairs are also the most beautiful Nike shoes that men and women can wear together, this is also an easy-to-match shoe when it can be combined with many different outfits from short skirts to jeans. personality or dynamic youthful t-shirts and shorts. Coolmate suggests you simple T-shirts and sets that are indispensable in your wardrobe below to combine with Nike AF1.
Nike Uptempo – The fever of 2018
The launch of Nike Uptempo created a fever in design at that time. The Nike Air More Uptempo is a shoe with a rather strange design, which is hunted by young people a lot and is one of the best-selling Nike shoe models. The giant “AIR” on both sides of the shoe looks bad at first, but it is the highlight of Uptempo.
Nike Jordan 1 – Shoes that bring Nike to the “top”
It can be said that this is Nike’s most successful Collaboration. No matter how famous the Jordan 4 is for its harmonious design or how unique the Nike Jordan 12 is, the Nike Jordan 1 is still a monument to Nike x Michael Jordan.
In general, this shoe model is popular because you can mix & match with any clothes and still make them beautiful. Just a simple plain T-shirt and shorts of the same color combined with the outstanding design of Nike Jordan shoes, you have created a unique outfit full of personality. If you do not have the above items, you can immediately refer to the t-shirt and shorts model below because they are all must-have items.
