Comme des Garçons · Authentication
Play Striped Tee: real vs fake
The Play Striped Tee is a staple of the Comme des Garçons PLAY line, and it adds a second test on top of the embroidered heart — the quality and alignment of the stripes. The original gives itself away through even stripes of consistent width, clean matching at the seams, and dense heart embroidery over the striped base. Upload photos to LegitCheck AI to get the stripes, embroidery, and tags checked in a minute.
What to check on the Play Striped Tee
Model-specific zones — on top of the brand-level signs.
Stripe evenness and width
The stripes are a consistent width across the whole tee, with dense, even dye and no steps or warps in the pattern. Fakes show stripes of varying width, patchy dye, and a pattern that drifts across the fabric.
Stripe matching at the seams
At the side seams and sleeves the original’s stripes are carefully matched — the pattern reads continuously. Fakes save fabric and skip the matching: the seams show a “staircase.”
Embroidered heart over the stripes
The heart is embroidered in dense stitches with a clean outline and no pulling — on a striped base any puckering shows instantly as bent stripes. On replicas the stripes ripple around the heart and the embroidery is loose.
White PLAY tag and tag set
The white tag with the red heart, the size tag, and a care tag with the style number — cross-check the set against documented release references. Fakes miss the tag set, the font, or the shade of red.
Cotton and cut
The fabric is dense and even, production is, as a rule, Japanese, and the cut is neat and closer to slim. Fakes are thinner, looser-knit, and wider than reference.
Where to inspect
The key zones to photograph and check on this type of item — a schematic, not a product photo.
- 1Neck label and tags
- 2Print and its printing
- 3Stitching and hem
- 4Shoulder and sleeve seam
- 5Fabric and weight
The difference is in the details — drag the slider
Typical differences in workmanship: stitching consistency, edge finishing, detail quality. Left — factory quality, right — common replica flaws.
Replica 
Authentic Photo angles for the check
- 1 Overall view
- 2 Logo / tag
- 3 Details & stitching
- 4 Material
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FAQ
What should I look at in the Play Striped Tee stripes?
The width and evenness of the stripes across the fabric, and how they match at the side seams and sleeves: on the original the pattern is aligned and reads continuously. Varying stripe width, patchy dye, and a staircase at the seams are classic replica tells.
Is the heart on the striped tee different from the plain one?
The test is the same: dense embroidery, a clean outline, precise eye geometry. The striped base adds a bonus — fabric pulling shows instantly: if the stripes bend into waves around the heart, the embroidery was applied roughly, which is typical of fakes.
Can I authenticate a Play Striped Tee from photos?
Yes. The stripes, embroidery, and tags read very well in photos. Shoot the full tee, the heart close up, a side seam with the stripe matching, and the interior tags — LegitCheck AI returns a verdict with a confidence score.
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