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[King-Tees]

Hello,

Lyle and Scott is becoming much more popular nowadays which means that there is an increasing amount of fake products. Some of the fakes I have seen are very 'good' and could easily be passed on as genuine.


I recently bought some fake products which frustrated me, so i decided to make this guide for you, so you don't get scammed.

This is for the 'Vintage' range Polo shirts. (The most commonly faked)

Please note that all information has been sourced from personal experience and various guides on the internet.

I also have been researching this topic as part of my business studies course at college.

1) The polo collar on fake products is normally much larger than the real thing. The quality of it is also much poorer - normally bits fraying off the corners and the feel is much thinner.

2) The tags are the hardest thing to spot. On real Lyle and Scott polo’s they are a dark black booklet - where the quality of the card is much higher.

Here are some pictures : (From an eBay guide)

The colour is noticeably darker.

3) The Logo can be the obvious tell tale of a fake product. It should be of high detail and there should be obvious definition of the 'eagle eye'.

The quality is alot different and the size should be about 2.5x2.5 cm.

Id also like to add that, on real polo shirts the logo is sewn ONTO the garment whereas fake ones normally have it sewn into it. This is common for fake Lacoste as well.

4) The buttons should be engraved with 'Lyle and Scott' twice and be smooth. (I.e. no hem, drop)

I also found that the quality of the button is noticeable. When feeling the fake, it just feels like a cheap plastic however the real polo has a oily chunky feel.

5) Button hole. When looking at the fake polo I found that the hole where the button goes through is much larger than the button - meaning it slips out easily. It is not sewn up either with rough cut edges.

6) I tested out the washing of a fake polo myself. After a few washes it becomes rough and hard when touched. It also shrinks slightly showing that the quality of material is much less than it should be.

7) The label should state 'Lyle & Scott Vintage' with the size label directly underneath. The label should be in the centre line of the polo (Fakes sometimes have them off centre) and the size label centre of the 'Vintage' Label.

8) There should be quality stitching and no bits of thread or loose stitches hanging off or on the polo.

9) Washing label should look like this:

A Real polo

www.Lyleandscott.com

Just a quick guide to help you out when searching for designer goods.

Credits to 'BalookaHeights' on eBay guides + Lyleandscott.com

This is combination of research plus personal experience.

Any comments welcome

Mike

[Opal Wholesale]

This looks great and should be very helpful to many people. With regards to the purchase of Lyle and Scott I would only ever buy wholesale direct (if they will open an account with you) and for personal use from the authorized outlets. I have posted the following before, however, hopefully it should be useful to people and also gives you the correct contact (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) should you wish to persue an account with Lyle & Scott.

Hello Adam,

Thank you for your enquiry regarding Lyle & Scott Wholesale, unfortunately we do not supply to eBay whole sellers, we only sell to recommended independent retail and multiple stores in the UK.
I would not recommend for you to source any other product from the internet that says that it is genuine Lyle & Scott as 99.9% it is counter fit product.

Regards.

Richard.
Customer Service Administrator
4th Floor, 57 Broadwick Street,
London,
W1F 9QS,
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7200 2980
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7200 2978
E-mail: richard.prosser@lyleandscott.com
www.lyleandscott.com

[King-Tees]

Does anybody else have any info to add to the guide?

[conrad]

i got one form the lyle and scoot website and i mate got one of ebay, mine was real his was fake. it was hard to tell the difference i must admit but the 2 biggest give aways was

1.the stitching from inside the shirt from where thee eagle has been stitched on, on the fake the threas were loose and and the real the they were none to be seen at all.

2. and the logos on the real and on the fake were much different sizes, the logo on the real was much bigger.

hope this helps

[conrad]

sorry the logo on the fake was much bigger

[DesignerLabel]

Good post, best advice is that if you want to wholesale Lyle and scott, forget it!, also dont buy online like the guide above says.

[matty2012]

The polo collar on fake products is normally much larger than the real thing. The quality of it is also much poorer - normally bits fraying off the corners and the feel is much thinner.
2) The Logo can be the obvious tell of a fake product. It should be of high detail and there should be obvious definition of the 'eagle eye'.The quality is a lot different and the size should be about 2.5x2.5 cm.On real polo shirts the logo is sewn ONTO the garment whereasfake ones normally have it sewn into it. This is common for fake Lacoste as well.
3) The buttons should be hologram & engraved with 'Lyle and Scott' twice and be smooth(I.e. no hem, drop).When feeling the fake, it just feels like a cheap plastic however the real polo has a oily chunky feel.
4) Button hole. When looking at the fake polo the hole where the button goes through is much larger than the button - meaning it slips out easily. It is not sewn up either with rough cut edges.
5)After a few washes,the fake would become rough and hard when touched. It also shrinks slightly showing that thequality of material is much less than it should be.
6)The label should state 'Lyle & Scott Vintage' with the size label directly underneath. The label should be in the centre line of the polo (Fakes sometimes have them off centre) and the size label centre of the 'Vintage' Label.
7)There should be quality stitching and no bits of thread or loose stitches hanging off or on the polo.