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Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:01 am
by AMARI
Stumbled across this Kanye college dropout merch from 2004. Can anyone tell me if the tag is authentic or not thank you in advance 🙏🏾

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:08 am
by jimmyj
So, this doesn't match any of the tags we have on record:

https://www.defunkd.com/fake-tag-archive/#gildan-1

That said, several alarm bells go off. Compare the G to this:
Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?
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It's missing a part. "Activewear" is different. They goofed on the "U" it's higher than the baseline. That blue line extends out to the edge of the border. The I and the L are not even.

What is the pit to pit, btw?

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:24 am
by AMARI
Ahhh okay damn didn’t even know those differences. They have the Ptp or “chest” as 18.5” I’ve seen other listings with the exact same tags with the Ptp being 18.5”-20.5”

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:53 am
by jimmyj
Where did you get it?

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:02 pm
by AMARI
Didn’t buy it yet but it’s currently listed on grailed

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:11 pm
by jimmyj
Can you share the link? Does it say Authenticated?

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:44 pm
by AMARI
https://grailed.app.link/uo1KKsWfxHb No i don’t think Grailed really authenticates vintage only designer

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:04 am
by AMARI
Hey I just went back to the listing and noticed it just got authenticated. Ik Grailed isn’t 100% accurate so what do think?

Re: Fake gildan tag on 2004 Kanye t-shirt?

Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:31 pm
by jimmyj
I saw that too.

I would avoid like the plague! There's a potential this was a boot sold outside stadiums in that era, and they took extra care to try to get the tag right. But probably something sold online in that tour era.

What you can do is try to find another shirt, any other shirt, with a tag that matches the one on this. Seach on eBay and try to find another example of this tag on another shirt.