MONCLER GRENOBLE

Although fakes are not nearly as common in Moncler's Grenoble collection, there still are fakes out there, so it's best to know what to look for if you are purchasing a Grenoble jacket.

This page pertains to Moncler's current Grenoble skiwear collection produced since about 2009. The information on this page does not apply to Moncler's 1980s and 1990s vintage jackets that contained the Grenoble name, which is a city in France, on the label.


Some fake Grenoble jackets are carelessly made and easy to spot. The first rule of thumb is that Grenoble ski jackets don't have the standard Moncler internal label commonly seen on their signature down jackets.
Grenoble jackets will always have their own label that looks like this:

There is a rare exception to this rule and it applies to seldom seen models from 2008 that contain all of the standard Moncler tags and labels, but come with the Grenoble logo/emblem. To my knowledge, in 2008 the Grenoble skiwear collection did not yet exist and this was just used as an alternate logo by Moncler at that time.


Depending on the year of production, the Grenoble label may have a visible texture to it and lighter print as seen in this photo. This style of label will be found in Grenoble jackets from 2012 and after:
This label is commonly found below the collar, however, on certain models, it is sewn to the lining on the right side of the jacket.

There are some exceptions from prior to 2010 when Moncler started making the Grenoble skiwear line. I have seen a 2008 jacket that has the standard Moncler label and cartoon but the Grenoble bird logo on the sleeve.

Some fakes of these labels are made better than others and they won't all necessarily have the same imperfections. Can you tell the difference between this fake and the authentic one?

For 2017, Moncler changed this inside label to a black label with write print. Depending on the jacket, this label might be a matte fabric (left) or a thin plastic (right). The details in these 2 labels vary slightly if you look at the letter letttering and the tail feathers.
 
In addition to the difference in labels, Grenoble jackets will also NEVER have the standard Moncler "badge" logo commonly seen on their jackets.

Instead, they have an embroidered cockerel emblem matching these 4 examples.

There is one fine detail I immediately look for in this logo emblem. There is a single thin stitch in the tail feathers pointing downward at an angle. You will probably not see this accurately duplicated on a fake.
However, in 2017 the design of this emblem changed ever so slightly and the above guideline no longer applies. Notice the difference in the shape of the tail feathers?

Much like fake Moncler badges, fakes of this logo also come in many different varieties and degrees of poor quality.

Grenoble jackets also do not have a cartoon on the lining of the jacket. On the inside left of the jacket, in the chest area, there is another Grenoble label that can be used like an address identity tag.

Do not confuse the above label with a similar style label that is found on some children's ski jackets.
The design of the label is the same, but it does not contain the Grenoble name because it's technically not a Grenoble jacket. These children's jackets will have the standard logo/badge and brand label that you would never see on a Grenoble jacket.


Grenoble "High Performance" jackets will instead have an internal label that looks like this:

On the INDUSTRIES tag, Moncler uses production codes for different items. For jackets, it's commonly ZIND but on their Grenoble jackets, you will always see the code as DIND.

Pay close attention to this because a Grenoble down jacket containing a code other than DIND is suspicious and most likely a fake. The only exception is jackets from 2010 where SCOM was used, as seen on this tag from a Grenoble Malles.
Grenoble shirts, sweaters and lightweight jackets DO use the SCOM code which is a common production code for those items.

This QR code tag is from a fake Grenoble down jacket showing a code of SCOM, but the year is 2016. Although this code is usually not visible on genuine Moncler QR code tags (the stitching covers it) it does show on this fake.

All Moncler down jackets have a larger tag with blue print having to do with the down fill. While this tag has been exactly the same on Moncler's signature down jackets since 2009, it's a little different with the Grenoble collection. Prior to 2012, this tag was an exact match to all of the other down jackets, but in 2012, they changed this tag to a more textured fabric and the print is slightly different as well. This applies only to Grenoble jackets. As always, there are a few rare exceptions when it comes to this.

All of the Moncler tags, including the authenticity tag, will generally be found along the side seam, sometimes beneath an elastic snow/wind flap on models that contain that feature.

Although this may not necessarily apply to all production years, Grenoble jackets have been using YKK zippers as seen here:

It appears that some models have riri brand zippers for the pockets, as seen on this Rodenburg model.

While standard Moncler jackets commonly have the cockerel emblem painted on the zipper pulls, Grenoble jackets have it embossed into the pulls and then painted.

Some have claimed that a red-white-blue hanging strip on a Grenoble jacket is a sign of a fake but that is not the case. While most models have the standard white strip, others DO have a red-white-blue one.

This label is from an authentic Grenoble shirt:





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