Legit Check 101 Supreme: Box Logo Hoodies

Fake BOGO: On this fake BOGO, the letters do not line up.  In many fakes, all of the letters except for the ‘e’ (which is slightly but noticeably raised by a few millimeters) line up.

B: The Box Logo Lettering

Legit BOGO: A legit BOGO has recognizable space between every letter (even between the ‘r’ and ‘e’).  Also, the spacing is consistent (i.e. same between each letter).

Fake BOGO: In a Fake BOGO the spacing isn’t uniform.  In this example, the spacing is completely inconsistent: the ‘r’ and ‘e’ are touching; the ‘S’ and ‘u’ are almost touching; same with the first ‘e’ and the ‘m’; the space between the ‘u’ and “p’ and the ‘p’ and ‘r’ look about right.  The spacing on the final ‘e’ is a little too close to the ‘m’.  Also, the final ‘e’ is raised (see ruler test above).

C: The Box Logo Oval inside of ‘p’

Legit BOGO:  A legit BOGO the open space inside the ‘p’ is an oval (egg shape).

Fake BOGO:  In a Fake BOGO, the open space is cut off at the left side where the line to the ‘p’ meets the circle forming a “D” instead of an oval.

D: The Box Logo Stitching

Legit BOGO: A legit BOGO’s stitching behind the ‘Supreme’ is very distinctive and is clearly a diamond or tight criss-cross pattern with no identifiable lines (horizontal or vertical).  It is also very clean looking.

Fake BOGO: A Fake BOGO looks more like a standard patch with very distinguishable horizontal lines.

The best way to check the logo is to ask for an inside-out picture of the hoodie logo like this (above).  Here, you can clearly see the diamond or criss-cross design.

Fake BOGO: A Fake BOGO’s stitching from the back is either non-existent (above) or sloppy (below).  The picture above is what will give away most fakes.  Even some of the newer knock-offs whose stitching looks legit from the front will show their fake ass stripes with this sloppier stitch job from behind.

2 Flat Draw Strings

All legit BOGO’s have flat drawstrings made out of same material as the hoodie.  Round drawstrings found in a standard hoodie are a sure sign the BOGO is fake.

3 Neck Tags

A: Neck Tags Gap

Legit BOGO:  On a legit BOGO there should be about a two to three-millimeter gap (think the width of three to four credit cards put together) between the ‘Supreme’ tag and the smaller ‘MADE IN CANADA’ tag.  Sometimes the gap is smaller, but as a general rule, they should not touch and should at least be parallel to one another.

Fake BOGO: If both tags are clearly overlapping the BOGO is fake.

B: Neck Tags Tags Lined Up

On most legit BOGO’s, the bottom of the small ‘made in Canada’ tag should line up with the top of the lowercase letters forming ‘upreme.’  *Note this does not apply to all BOGO’s so if this is the only issue you see, with a BOGO, check further.

C: Neck Tags Space

Red Space on Supreme Neck Tag: on a legit BOGO the red space between the lowercase letters (upreme) and the top of the tag should be about the width of your pinky, while the red space between the bottom of the ‘p’ and the bottom of the tag should be about four millimeters (or five credit cards stacked together).

A fake BOGO has different spacing altogether.  This one has even red space between the top and bottom.

Moreover, the ‘Supreme’ itself is not clean at all (especially at the top of the letters which have a smudged look).

D: Neck Tags Lettering on Neck Tag

The real tag should have the same lettering as the box logo itself.  Again, any inconsistencies should raise a red flag.

Here the real tag has distinct divots at the top of the ‘p’, ‘r’, and ‘m’, while the fake tag has no divots the at the top of the ‘p’, ‘r’, and ‘m’.  The fake tag’s ‘e’ is also cut off at the top.

E: Neck Tags Wash Tag

On a legit BOGO, there is a single straight stitch line at the top of the tag.

On this fake BOGO, the stitch is angled and not clean.

Some wash tags are more obvious than others.   The ratted criss-cross stitch is a sure sign that the BOGO you’re looking to cop is fake.

Here’s one with a slightly angled stitch, and another small line at the top of the tag.