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The Real Deal - How Can You Tell?

• A brand new Hermes tie has a firm, almost stiff feel to the fabric which softens over time to a rich softness.
• All Hermes ties are printed using the silk screening method. The exceptions are the Heavy Silk, Basket Weave , Novelty, & the "H" Figured ties.
• Tie reference number is only available on the Silk Twill variety and is printed on the back of the small side corresponds to the design number, the letters indicate the mark of the craftsman who finished the tie by hand.
• There are varieties of labels, but the Silk Twill & Basket Weave varieties never uses the wide "HERMES-PARIS" label. The type of label is typically found only on Scarf, Heavy Silk, & the "H" Figured ties only.

1970's & Earlier	1970's to 1980's	Late 1980's to Present	Scarf, Heavy Silk, & "H" Figured Ties

• A 1980's Hermes tie is 3¼ inches wide, a 1990's Hermes tie is 3½ inches wide, and some of the older vintage ties can be 4 inches wide. The current standard is 3.58 inches or 9.1 cm wide; the Asian fakes are slightly wider sometimes.
• Silk twill ties have the twill running in the same direction. Looking at the tie and imagine the face of a watch, the twill will always run from precisely 11 to 5. Scarf ties' twill is almost horizontal and tilts slightly upward to the right.

Twill runs @ 11-5 o'clock orientation	The lining matches the base color

• The lining of Hermes ties always matches the background or base color from the front of the tie. The threads run horizontally with a slight upward tilt to the right.
• Hermes ties have a characteristic fold in the back and the fakes are simply sewn together. A single tread is used with no knotting during assembly, which creates the loop found at each end of the tie.

Hermes characteristic fold. Also shown here is a shorter loop thread.	A loop is used at each end of the tie shown here on "H" figured lining. The loop may be long or short depending on the workmanship of the seamstress

• The "H" figured lining is typically found in the heavy silk, basket weave, and "H" figured varieties.
• The heavy silk variety always has a meticulously woven Hermes logo. The fake sometimes use a label in place of it.

Meticulously woven Hermes logos found on the Heavy Silk variety

• Fakes are often shiny while a genuine Hermes tie is much more subtle.
• Asian boxes are fake and generally have a black border instead of the classic brown and the inner portion is not pure white and smooth. Also, the fonts on the real box are sans-serif type unlike serif font found on the fake boxes.

Real box uses sans-serif type face	Fake box uses serif (Roman) type face & the color is not bright orange	Side-by-side comparison; the bottom one is real