MONCLER VINTAGE

I consider a vintage Moncler jacket to be one that was produced before 2005, before they became a coveted designer brand. On such jackets, the tags, labels, logos, and other details/guidelines are not consistent with the current line of down jackets and often times not consistent from one jacket to the next either. You will also notice that the design and quality of some of these items is not up to the current standards.

When it comes to these vintage jackets, one thing to keep in mind is that fake Moncler jackets were not produced until sometime around 2006, so anything that matches the information below for pre-2005 jackets is almost certainly going to be an authentic Moncler. Any exceptions are quite rare.

Also, Moncler did not start naming their jacket styles until around 2006 as well so any of these older jackets are not going to have model names.

LOGO/BADGE

Vintage Moncler jackets had a variety of logos, labels, tags, etc. that were not necessarily consistent from one year to the next, or even one model to the next, and some were a poor quality design.

The following logos (badges) are commonly seen on these vintage jackets, some more common than others, and there are probably some that are not even shown here.
These logos were also found on the 1990s blue label jackets:
You will also occasionally find a logo that closely matches the current one. On these 1990s models, it appears the edges of the badge are glued to the fabric.

On rare occasion you may see a light weight vintage jacket with a plastic badge matching these:

Some of these logos are poorly designed or produced where you would suspect it could be fake, but back when these were made, Moncler had not yet taken on the reputation of a high-end designer.

BRAND LABEL

The following brand "neck" labels are commonly found on vintage Moncler jackets from the 1970s and 1980s. Some of these labels have the name "Grenoble" on them. This is not to be confused with Moncler's current Grenoble skiwear line or the guidelines that apply to that collection.

This label is supposedly from jackets made in the 1980s to the mid 1990s:

In the mid 1990s they switched to a blue label matching one of these. The primary difference between the two of them are the words "STYLED IN FRANCE".

In the late 1990s they dropped the GRENOBLE name from their labels as well as the down information and it became a plain label like this.

This is a less common vintage label. I have no information as to what era this one is from.

While most vintage jackets were made in France, there were some that were made in China


In the late 1990s, the down information that was part of the blue tag became a separate tag sewn inside the jacket.

In the early 2000s they went with a brown brand label. Both labels below are likely the same color, just taken in different lighting. This one was supposedly used through 2004:

While it's rare to see a fake vintage piece, this label is one example:
If you closely compare this label to the authentic ones above it, you can see that there are a number of inconsistencies. My guess is that this fake was produced in the mid-2000s using an older piece as a model to copy. To date, this is the only fake I have ever seen using vintage labels.


The brown label jackets also had a brown down tag on the inside, similar to the commonly seen gray tag with the blue print:
You will occasionally see an early 2000s brown label jacket with a logo closely matching the current one in design and precision.
Jackets that do not have an exterior logo/badge will often times have an exterior label similar to this:

It's common knowledge that you will not find the size tag sewn to the center of the brand label. This guideline does not necessarily apply to the pre-2005 vintage jackets, as you see in this photo:

On rare occasion you may see a vintage piece with a blue Moncler label like this one. I believe this is also from the early 2000s.
Some late 1990s or possibly early 2000s models may also have a rarely seen very dark blue (almost black) label and matching down tag as seen here.

PICTURE LABEL

Some models from the earlier days also came with a picture label on the inside. These are the two I was able to find photos of but there may be others that are not pictured.


CARTOON WASHING INSTRUCTIONS

Some of the vintage models had the cartoon with the washing instructions, but it was a larger cartoon containing more panes. You will see that the bottom half of the one on the left matches the frames of the current cartoon:

In the transition from the larger cartoon above, to the one we commonly see, this one was found on some early 2000s models.

There is another cartoon that was used on much older vintage models, but rarely seen. This is probably from the 1970s:

Some of these early model jackets did not have a cartoon but rather a label with printed care instructions:

ZIPPER PULLS/SNAPS

Lastly, the vintage zipper pulls had a distinct design to them. These are from the 1980s and I do not believe they are found on jackets with the blue or brown labels made in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Something similiar to this may be found on a 1990s blue label jacket:

When it comes to zippers, these vintage items did not necessarily use LAMPO zippers. This did not become the norm with Moncler until sometime in the 2000s.

You may also see COBRA brand snaps on some early 2000s vintage models, but not all. It was not until around 2005-2006 that they went with FIOCCHI snaps.


Again, these vintage models were produced in the days before Moncler became a counterfeited brand, so if you have one or are looking to buy one, you can be assured that it is a genuine Moncler jacket.





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