What we check
Authentication is detail work. Our inspection and the independent CheckCheck authentication run before shipping look at the points fakes most often get wrong:
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How We Authenticate
Every pair is inspected before it's listed, then independently authenticated as part of your purchase — verified through CheckCheck and confirmed by you on a live video call before it ships.
1 · Inspected by the Maison
Every pair is examined by hand against a detailed checklist — construction, materials, box and labels — before it's ever listed.
2 · Documented
We photograph every pair from every angle — the same details an authenticator examines — so its dossier travels with the listing.
3 · Independently authenticated when you buy
Once you order, and before we ship, your pair is authenticated through CheckCheck — a leading independent sneaker-authentication service — and its certificate is provided with your order.
4 · Confirmed on your video call
Before we ship, we show you the exact pair you bought on a live video call. You see precisely what's coming to you and confirm it yourself.
- Box & labelSKU, size, factory and production codes, print quality and barcode.
- Size tag & insoleFonts, alignment, factory codes and the stitching beneath the tag.
- StitchingEven spacing and count, clean lines, no glue bleed or stray threads.
- MaterialsLeather, suede and textile quality, paint, and finish.
- Outsole & toolingPattern crispness, translucency, glue work and embossed text.
- Shape & weightSilhouette and heft checked against known-authentic references.
The video call is your confirmation
The most important check is the one you make yourself. Before any pair ships, we get on a live video call and show you the exact shoes you ordered — every angle, the box, the size tag — so nothing is left to a photograph or a promise. See Buying & Returns for how that fits into the order.
Our standard
We don't deal in absolutes or pre-printed certificates. Each pair is inspected before it's listed, then — once you order — independently authenticated through CheckCheck and confirmed by you on a live call before it ships, with the certificate provided as part of your order. If a pair isn't right on the call, you don't proceed.
Questions about a specific pair? Contact the Maison — we're glad to walk you through its authentication before you buy.