Dating Margiela

Dating Margiela items is actually quite easy once you know how to do it. The different periods require looking for different things.

1988-1993

Most items are printed with "COLLECTION PRINTEMPS ETE" or "COLLECTION AUTOMNE HIVER" and the date on the 4 stitch white label. 

1992-2001

Items from this period have often lost their wash tags which makes dating them extremely hard.

These items are actually very hard to date even with a wash tag, the easiest way is to find an image of one in a lookbook and use that as a reference.

Miss Deanna Produced Knitwear

Items from this period have often lost their wash tags which makes dating them extremely hard.

These items are actually very hard to date even with a wash tag, the easiest way is to find an image of one in a lookbook and use that as a reference.

Labels that have the Martin Margiela Text are from 2000 or 2001, other labels are from older seasons

2001-2009

Look for the line that starts with COMM. on the wash label, at the end of that line there is a number.

Here the number 0052 means 2005 and 2 means Autumn Winter.

So 0042 means 2004 and 2 means Autumn Winter.

If the number ends with a 1, it means Spring Summer.

2010-Today

The year and season is written on the wash label at the end of a line (see photos). If the number after the year is 01, it means Spring Summer, if it's 02 it's Autumn Winter.

 Margiela Shoes and Accessories

These items are generally very hard to date, the easiest way is to find an image of one in a lookbook or online and to use that as a reference. Labels on boxes can be dated in the same way as wash tags.