This listing is not one T-shirt. It is a single description wrapped around a colour-code wall — black, white, beige, washed black and haze blue across S, M, L and XL — and the practical question a buyer faces is not "is it good" but "does the code I picked behave like the code someone else measured". So we ordered it three times over.
SKU 7718798570 sits at $7.01, down from a listed $7.98, and the catalogue describes a 100% cotton pullover with a loose cut, crew neck, short sleeves, plain 250 g/m² fabric, an anti-wrinkle finish and a stated 2 cm tolerance. Our focus for this test was narrower than the listing: we wanted to know whether the cut is shared across colourways or whether each code is effectively its own garment.
What we ordered and how we checked it
Three colour codes, two size labels apiece, six pieces. Black 09 and White 49 in S and L, Beige 14 in M and L. Each parcel was photographed intact before opening, then again after consolidation, so the pre- and post-transit state is on record. Every garment was laid flat on the measuring mat in the same session it was opened: chest pit-to-pit, hem width, body length from the high shoulder point, and sleeve measured along the outer edge from the shoulder seam. Stitching, hardware and odour were logged on arrival, before anything was worn or washed.
Flat measurements across three colour codes
| Colour code | Label | Chest flat | Hem flat | Body length | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black 09 | S | 52 cm | 51 cm | 69 cm | 20 cm |
| White 49 | S | 52.5 cm | 51.5 cm | 69 cm | 20 cm |
| Beige 14 | M | 55 cm | 54 cm | 71 cm | 21 cm |
| Black 09 | L | 58 cm | 57 cm | 73 cm | 22 cm |
| Beige 14 | L | 58.5 cm | 57 cm | 73 cm | 22.5 cm |
| White 49 | L | 58 cm | 56.5 cm | 72.5 cm | 22 cm |
Read across the rows, the block is stable. Same label, same colour code family: chest and hem landed inside 1 cm of each other, which sits well within the 2 cm tolerance the listing admits to. The jump from S to L is roughly 6 cm at the chest and 4 cm in length, which is a normal grading step for a loose cut rather than a designer-scale one. Nothing here reads as a shared numeric pattern scaled to an S–XL label; it reads as one loose block, relabelled.
Where the variant wall is consistent — and where it isn't
The fabric is the consistent part. All six pieces read as the same midweight cotton: dense enough to hold a fold, not so heavy that the shoulder line collapses, and noticeably more substantial than the thin single-jersey that dominates at this price. Print registration was clean on every piece, with no ink pooling at the edges of the lettering and no visible offset between the graphic and the grain of the knit.
The artwork is the variable. The listing language covers everything from a small chest graphic to a large front design, and across our three codes that scale difference is real — a small chest print sits on a very different garment than a full-front motif, even when the flat measurements are identical. Two buyers comparing the same size label in different codes can reasonably disagree about how the tee looks on. Colour codes also do not map to obvious hues: Black 09, Black 14, Black 16 and washed Black 50 are separate entries, and nothing in the catalogue explains how they differ beyond the code itself.
The size label still has no numeric anchor
This is the unresolved part, and it stays unresolved after measuring. The listing sells in S–XL; the brand's own tops are cut in Italian numeric sizing. Buyer reporting on the label puts a numeric 46 at a comfortable medium, with a small already slightly oversized and a large fitted. Published brand charts put S at a 36" chest through XL at 46–48". Those two references are brand-level, not specific to this listing, so they can sanity-check a choice but cannot settle it.
What our measurements add is a floor: a labelled S in this cut measures about 52 cm across the chest flat — roughly 104 cm of circumference before stretch. That is generous for a small in absolute terms, which is consistent with the loose-cut description and with the reports that a labelled small already wears roomy.
Arrival condition
Two pieces arrived with a mild storage smell that cleared after airing; four were neutral out of the bag. We recorded no loose hardware, because there is no hardware on a pullover crew-neck tee, but we did check the neck rib for twist and the shoulder seams for skipped stitches — both held on all six. The anti-wrinkle claim is a finish, not a result: collars creased along the fold line during transit and relaxed within an hour of hanging, which is normal for cotton at this weight.
What the price does and does not buy
At $7.01 the tee is being sold on a silhouette and a print, not on provenance. An independent review of a different Maison Margiela cotton piece documents 100% cotton, single-needle sewing, side gussets and Italian production — at roughly €650. None of that transfers to this listing, and we did not find evidence that it does. Equally, the official Maison Margiela webstore carries a poor Trustpilot rating of 2.6 / 5, about 76% of it one-star, concentrated on order fulfilment and customer service. That rating concerns the official channel, not this listing, but it is worth knowing if you intend to shop both.
How we would order it
- Pick your colour code first, size second. The code decides what the garment looks like; the size label only decides how much room you get.
- Ask for flat chest and body-length measurements on the exact code you want. Our 2 cm spread between codes means the chart alone is not enough to lock a fit.
- Treat the S–XL label as approximate. If you normally take a medium and want a relaxed drape, a labelled S is a defensible starting point in this cut.