How can you tell a fake Patagonia?

How to check if your Patagonia Gear is Fake

1. The Logo. The logo on your jacket should be in exactly the same spot that it’s in on the jackets in the photos on Patagonia’s website.
2. Zippers. Sometimes, fake gear dealers use the wrong zipper pulls on their jackets.
3. Zipper garages.

Where is my Patagonia serial number?

Each Patagonia product has a unique five-digit style number printed on the white tag stitched into the garment. It will have STY, ITEM or STYLE in front of the number, and sometimes it will have letters and numbers behind it—those denote the season and year it was made.

How do I search for items on Patagonia?

You can look up the item number on http://pcpsia.com in order to find out the name of your garment. All you have to do is download one of the certificates of conformance to view the item’s product description. For example, item #23730 is called the “M’s Fore Runner 1/4 Zip” when looked up on its certificate.

Is Patagonia ever made in China?

Of the 43 factories we currently contract with to make Patagonia products, 13 are in China and nine are in the U.S. (Click here and scroll to the bottom left of the page for the entire list.)

Does Patagonia use YKK zippers?

One thing to note is that for a few years Patagonia used a #4 YKK Vislon zipper on their down jackets, which is a really hard size to find now. YKK might not even produce it anymore. If that’s the case, you’d need to replace both sides of the zipper with a different sized zipper.

Is Patagonia Made in USA Vintage?

Rare vintage gear from the Patagonia archive. Patagonia has championed fleece outerwear for decades, producing a range of durable jackets for the cooler temps.

Where are Patagonia vests made?

How do I know if I have a YKK zipper?

The zipper type is determined by the zipper chain (teeth or coil). Plastic molded zippers are the most common type used in heavy outerwear. For YKK brand zippers Vislon is used to indicate plastic zippers so you will often see 5VS, 8VS, or 10V. Other zipper brands may have only a number to indicate size.

When did Patagonia stop manufacturing in us?

2012
As of 2012, Patagonia manufacturing is done by a number of contracting factories in sixteen countries that includes the United States; the percentage of American-made products has decreased over time…

Are Patagonia clothes made in China?

Do people still wear Patagonia vests?

Over the last few years, it’s become the staple wardrobe for those in the industry as their vests have been worn all over the market. Even if Patagonia has cracked down on the use of the vest lately, it still is considered a big staple to the entrepreneur look.