I recently purchased a pair of Balenciaga Croc platform shoes from what I thought was a reputable site. Only when they arrived and I inspected them, did it become apprent that they were fakes.

So before I packaged them up and sent them back, I thought I'd take some pictures to do a little side by side comparison, just in case it helps anyone out. (I'm not an expert, nor will I answer your emails asking me to verify anything.)

The images on the top are the fake shoes and the real shoes are on the bottom. Obviosly the lighting is different and I cut out my hand from one shot near the end, but you can see for yourself how similar they are.

Note the footplate on the fake shoes are missing the shoe size. Other than that they look the same. As if the same factory made them and left one detail off.

I'll post an update to getting a refund from the site where I purchased them when/if it happens.

If your shoes turned out to be fake then the easiest way to make yourself feel better is to buy some genuine shoes from me - here is a handy link.

Buy shoes and feel better.

Date 06/12/2023

Update 14/12/2023

I was promptly refunded from the site were I purchased these fake Balenciaga.