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Givenchy Style Code and Care Label Checker
Read the code on a Givenchy care label, check that it belongs to the kind of garment you are holding, and check the Japan importer block against the label’s year. A second tab reads the production stamp inside bags and shoes. A code that fits proves nothing. A mismatch is the useful signal.
Last reviewed 8 October 2026
Where to find the code
| Clothing | On the care label sewn into an inside seam, next to the fit wording. The woven neck label carries only the brand name. |
| Japan importer block | The last lines of the care label on pieces sold in Japan: company, a Givenchy line and a phone number. |
| Bags | A heat-stamped production stamp on the back of the interior GIVENCHY / MADE IN ITALY tag, or on a small leather tab. |
| Hang tags and boxes | The same 10-character style code, followed by a three-digit colour code. |
Enter the code from the care label
Newer care labels carry a 10-character style code such as BM71333Y6B. Older ones (until about 2017) carry a season line such as 12S 7242 651. Spaces and a “-001” colour ending are fine.
Givenchy changed this block around 2015 and again around 2016, so it has to match the year of the label. Skip it if your label has none.
Many counterfeit Givenchy pieces carry a correctly formatted code, and some carry a real code copied from another product. A code that fits proves nothing; only a mismatch tells you something.
Givenchy publishes no code lookup. As a manual step, search the code together with "Givenchy" and check that the result is the same kind of item. This tool tells you whether a code fits Givenchy's format and whether it agrees with the item and the label's year. It never gives a verdict on the piece. Code looks right but still unsure? Get the piece checked from $15 →
How the style code is built
Take BM71333Y6B: B for the brand, M for men’s ready-to-wear, 71 for T-shirts, 33 the model and 3Y6B the material, where the 3 says jersey. Codes of this kind replaced the older season lines on care labels from about 2018.
| Part | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BB | Always B for the brand. |
| Product lineM | M men’s ready-to-wear, W women’s ready-to-wear, B women’s bags and small leather goods, K men’s, E women’s shoes, H men’s shoes, F and N jewellery, G and P soft accessories, R sunglasses. |
| Category71 | Two characters. For clothing: 70 and 71 T-shirts, J0 sweatshirts and hoodies, 60 and 61 shirts, 50 and 51 trousers, 90 knitwear, 00 and 01 jackets, C0 coats, 20 to 23 dresses. |
| Model33 | Two characters. Models carry over between seasons, so they cannot date a piece. Not decoded. |
| Material3Y6B | On clothing the first character is the fabric family: 1 woven, 3 jersey or fleece, 4 knit, 5 denim, 6 leather. On bags, shoes and accessories it usually repeats the line letter. |
Older labels, until about 2017-2018, carry a season line such as 12S 7242 651. The first two digits are the collection year. The letter and the rest are not decoded, and the tool does not guess a season.
The Japan importer block changed with the years
Care labels on pieces sold in Japan end with a block naming Givenchy’s importer. It changed around 2015 and again around 2016, so a block is only right for the year of the label it sits on. The overlap years are why some mismatches are flagged softly.
| Label | Block | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Up to about 2014 | (株)サードカルチャー | 03-5448-9138 |
| About 2015 | LVMH FG ジャパン / ジバンシィ カンパニー | 03-3263-9663 |
| 2016 onward | LVMH ファッション・グループ・ジャパン / ジバンシィ ジャパン | 03-5786-0962 |
Current labels also drop the English “LVMH Fashion Group Japan K.K” line. A block reading “LVMH FG Japan K.K.” over “Givenchy Company” with 03-3404-0361 is a template we have only seen on counterfeits.
What the tool flags
About one in ten counterfeits with a readable code breaks the format in one of these ways. Most of the rest copy a label correctly.
- •An importer block that does not belong to the label’s year, such as the 2015 block on a 2017 or later label, or any style code of the current kind.
- •The older サードカルチャー block on a label from 2016 or later.
- •A block reading “LVMH FG Japan K.K.” over “Givenchy Company”, or the number 03-3404-0361.
- •A category that does not fit the item, such as a shirt code (60) or a trousers code (50) on a hoodie or T-shirt.
- •A code that is not 10 characters long, or a garment code on a bag or a bag code on a garment.
What it does not flag
Each of these appears on genuine Givenchy pieces.
- •The 2015 importer block on a 2015 label. Genuine pieces from that year carry it.
- •No English “LVMH Fashion Group Japan K.K” line on a current label. Newer labels drop it.
- •BM70 on a crewneck sweatshirt from about 2017 to 2020.
- •A code that also appears on counterfeits. Some counterfeits copy a real code, so we only note it.
- •Where the piece was made. Genuine pieces were made in Portugal, Italy and elsewhere.
- •A bag stamp whose digits do not read as a sensible date. We read it as a guess, never as a check.
Givenchy bag and shoe stamps
The stamp inside a Givenchy bag is not a style code. It is a production stamp: two characters, an optional letter and four digits, such as XR D 0155 or 3C 0184. Resellers read the digits as week and year interleaved (1st and 3rd digits the week, 2nd and 4th the year), so XQ B 1117 becomes week 11 of 2017. That fits most genuine stamps but not all, and Givenchy has not published it. The tool shows the reading as “commonly read as” and never checks it against a model’s launch date.
- •The two-character maker codes used by genuine bags and by counterfeits overlap almost completely, so no maker list is useful as a check.
- •Some counterfeit bags carry a stamp copied from a genuine bag. A well-formed stamp proves nothing.
- •The only thing flagged is a set of digits that cannot be a week and a year in either reading.
What this tool can't tell you
- •Whether the item is genuine. Most counterfeits we reviewed with a readable code carried a well-formed one, and some carried the exact code of a real product.
- •Whether a model or fabric code exists. Givenchy publishes no lookup.
- •Anything about labels with no readable code or no Japan block.
- •The date of a style code. The model characters carry over between seasons, so we do not turn them into a season.
- •A date for a bag stamp. Resellers read the four digits as week and year, which fits most stamps but not all.
Not covered: children’s labels, GIVENCHY UNIFORMES staff garments, licensed lines such as GIVENCHY MEN / PRESTIGE, Givenchy Parfums gift bags and vintage pre-2010 labels.
Want the full authentication guide?
Read how to authenticate Givenchy hoodies, sweatshirts and T-shirts for the care label, the distressed logo and the neck label. For bags, see the Givenchy Antigona guide.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the code on a Givenchy care label mean?
- Newer labels carry a 10-character style code such as BM71333Y6B. B is the brand, the second letter is the line (M men's, W women's ready-to-wear), the next two characters are the category (70 and 71 T-shirts, J0 sweatshirts and hoodies, 60 and 61 shirts, 50 and 51 trousers), then a two-character model and a material block. On clothing the first material character is the fabric family: 3 is jersey.
- Does a Givenchy style code tell me the year or season?
- Not on the modern code. The model characters carry over between seasons, so they cannot date a piece. Older labels, until about 2017-2018, carry a season line such as 12S 7242 651 where the first two digits are the collection year. The letter after them and the other digits are not decoded.
- What does the Japan importer block on a Givenchy label tell me?
- It has to match the year of the label. Givenchy changed the block around 2015 and again around 2016: an early block with サードカルチャー and 03-5448-9138, a 2015 block with 03-3263-9663, and from 2016 a block with 03-5786-0962. The 2015 block on a 2015 piece is normal; on a 2017 or later label it is not.
- Is a Givenchy label with LVMH FG and 03-3263-9663 fake?
- Not on its own. Genuine pieces from around 2015 carry exactly that block. It becomes a warning when the rest of the label is from a later year, for example a 2018 season line or a current style code. The block reading LVMH FG Japan K.K. over Givenchy Company with 03-3404-0361 is one we have only seen on counterfeits.
- If the Givenchy code fits the format, does that mean the piece is real?
- No. Most counterfeits with a readable code carry a well-formed one, and some carry the exact code of a real product copied from another garment. A code that fits proves nothing; only a mismatch, such as a shirt code on a hoodie, tells you something. Givenchy publishes no lookup to check a code against.
- What is the stamp inside a Givenchy bag?
- A heat-stamped production stamp, usually on the back of the interior GIVENCHY MADE IN ITALY tag or a small tab: two characters, an optional letter and four digits, such as XQ B 1117. Resellers read the digits as week and year, but Givenchy has not published that and some genuine stamps do not fit it. Counterfeit bags copy stamps too.
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