The Moncler cartoon with the washing instructions is another feature that is consistent from one jacket to the next. Sometimes it's easy to spot a fake with just a simple glance at the cartoon because quite often, a fake cartoon has too much color and really stands out. The tone and saturation of the colors in the cartoon have varied from year to year but the layout and details of the cartoon have not changed at all.

Keep in mind that some select models over the years did not come with a cartoon and collections such as Longue Saison and Doudoune Legere also do not have one. Therefore, the lack of a cartoon is not necessarily an indication of a jacket being a fake, and most all fakes do come with a cartoon.

As of 2020, I see a large percentage of fakes that have a perfect cartoon matching all details. I believe that counterfeiters have found a way to color scan an original cartoon and print it to fabric. At this point, the cartoon has become mostly insignificant when authenticating a Moncler.


This is what an authentic cartoon commonly looks like:


Notice that the corners of the cartoon are slightly rounded on the above photo. Moncler did not always do this but started doing it around 2010. Prior to that the cartoon had square corners as seen in this photo from a 2009 jacket.
Any post 2010 jacket that has a cartoon with square corners is a fake.

On more recent models, the cartoon may have deeper, more bold colors, such as this one from a 2016 jacket.
This one is from a 2019 model:


Here are a few examples of fake cartoons. As you can see, the colors are too deep, too vivid, or off tint:

Also, the ink on an authentic Moncler cartoon does not start to wear off or erode away like on this photo from a fake:

The cartoon is printed on a fabric that has a matte sheen to it. This cartoon from a fake has a shine to it. An authentic Moncler cartoon will never look like this:

One flaw with the cartoon is that over time and wear, the edges start to fray and become disconnected. Although it's poor quality, this is a common thing with authentic Monclers:


On rare occasion you may see a cartoon where the bird has a red hat. This is actually a legitimate cartoon, it's just that you will rarely ever see one.

Here is one fine detail that may help you spot a fake cartoon. Look in the top right corner of this cartoon pane. The background of that pane is pink EXCEPT for the top right corner outside the text bubble.
I would guess that all older fake cartoons are going to miss this detail. Many newer fakes have the cartoon copied down to the finest detail so they may have this accurately copied.


Much like most any Moncler detail, the sizing of the cartoon is very consistent from one jacket to the next. An authentic cartoon should be 14.2 cm (5-9/16 inches) wide and 8.9 cm (3-15/32 inches) high.

Keep in mind that these measurements DO NOT apply to childrens (enfant) jackets, which have a smaller cartoon that is approximately 11.4 cm by 7.1 cm.

The cartoon is almost always found on the left inner panel of the jacket, when wearing. On rare occasion, such as on this men's Bulgarie jacket, the cartoon is found on the opposite side.
This is also seen on the 2018 Aubert jacket.

Here is one thing to check when looking at a cartoon in detail. Take note of the alignment of the words below the bottom right cartoon frame. You will see how on the fake one the left side of the frame is aligned with the left half of the letter E where on the authentic one, it aligns with the right side of the E. While this may seem trivial, ALL Moncler cartoons for the last 10+ years are identical when it comes to this alignment so any variance from that is a clear indication of a fake.
Keep in mind though, that many fakes have this alignment perfectly duplicated so you can't rely on this detail alone for authenticity.

The cartoon frames on a real Moncler will never have smooth, rounded corners, nor will the borders be perfect straight lines. They always have a hand drawn look to them.
Not all fake cartoons are inaccurate in this way, but it's something to pay attention to.

This is another fine detail you can look for in the cartoon. This is going to require strong reading glasses or a zoomed in photo. In the bottom right hand pane of the cartoon, there is a jagged edge in the bottom border of the frame.
Until about 2020, this detail was never duplicated on fakes, not even on the accurate fakes that were sold on ebay for years. See how the line is smooth on this one?


Vintage Moncler jackets produced in the 1980s and 1990s may have had a larger cartoon matching one of these:





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