How to Authenticate A Louis Vuitton Inventeur Damier Ebene/Graphite Belt

Packaging:

• Louis Vuitton Belts are well-packaged as good things come in good packaging.
• The belt comes in a bag which has Louis Vuitton embossed on it, it is in a dark brown color and has two ropes on it, the ropes are slightly lighter in color than the bag
• The bag consists of a box which has Louis Vuitton written on the right of it. The box is a little more than or slightly less than 5 inches. It has a leather rope which is slightly revealing, if you pull it, it slides open showing you a dust bag

• The dust bag is light yellow-ish mustard color. It has Louis Vuitton on the bottom of it. It consists of the same ropes which were on the bag. You pull the ropes and there is your Louis Vuitton Inventeur Damiere Ebene/Graphite Belt

Receipt: 

• The box will contain a receipt which would have the customer's name and the salesman's name as well. 
• It will have Louis Vuitton watermarked on it.

• The belt's category would be stated as >Men's >Accessories > Belts  

The Material:

• This reversible best consists of two different types of materials applied to the belt. One of them being the Taiga leather to give a formal touch and the other being Damier Canvas for an elegant look with a striking enamel and metal buckle. 

The Stitching:

• The stitching be would equal, if you're going with the Ebene version of it, the stitching would be done through a brown thread with a tinge of red in it. Other wise, the Graphite version of the belt would comprise of stitching done through a black thread.

The Belt's Strap:

• The Damier Ebene would have the Damier Ebene Canvas on it from the outside and it would have a dark brown Taiga leather backing. 
• The Damier Graphite would have the Damier Graphite Canvas on it from the outside and it would have a black Taiga Leather backing.

The Pattern:

• Light and tan Brown checkers would be there in the Damier Ebene. Light and tan grey checkers would be there in Damier Graphite
• There would be 5 holes in the belt
• The belt should have Louis Vuitton on it after every 10 squares.

The Plate: 

• It is highly suggested that you heed the wordings on the plate with great concentration, as it is one of the focal points of authenticating this belt.
• Not only do the wordings matter, the accent on their alphabets matter as well.
• Fake belts usually have the words on the plate with a different font, compare the font on the plate from their website with your belt. 

For a better overview, here's a comparison of it:

The real plate

The fake plate

Written by: Annas Larik