MM6 Digital T-Shirt Review: S Versus XL, and Why the Number Print Sits Where It Does

We ordered two samples of the Maison Margiela MM6 digital T-shirt (SKU 7702011309) through our regular shopping agent and logged the whole run: payment, warehouse arrival, QC photos and the parcel reaching our Rotterdam desk. The tee arrived at $22.09 against a $25.39 reference price, in black and in white, listed in S through XL. This is the numeric graphic silhouette in the MM6 range — rows of digits across the chest with the brand lettering tucked underneath — cut in combed cotton with a crew neckline and short sleeves.

Because the public sizing reports on Margiela graphic tees contradict one another, we did not score the tee on the label alone. We bought two sizes, measured both flat, and wore them for a week.

What arrived and how we logged it

• Two tees, one black in S and one white in XL, ordered as separate agent lines so the QC photos stayed tied to each size.
• Parcel photographed on arrival at the warehouse and again at our desk, before unpacking.
• Each garment laid flat for ten minutes before measuring, so the knit could relax out of the fold creases.
• Fabrics weighed on the calibrated scale, then measured with a steel tape at chest, shoulder, body length, sleeve and hem.

Flat measurements: S against XL

Single-sample numbers, not an average — treat them as a map of how far the cut moves between the smallest and largest listed sizes rather than as a size chart.

Doubling the chest figure puts our S at roughly 100 cm around and the XL at roughly 116 cm. The step between sizes is about 8 cm at the chest and 5 cm in length, which is a wider gap than most high-street letter runs. That matters more than any single number: if you sit between S and M, the difference you feel will come mostly from the torso, not the sleeve.

Where the number print lands

The graphic itself is the reason this tee exists, so we checked its placement on both samples. On the S, the top row of digits started about 9 cm below the front neckline; on the XL, about 9.5 cm. Rows are printed in a clean horizontal stack with even spacing, and the brand lettering sits centred below the last row. Left-to-right symmetry on both samples held within roughly 2 mm at the outer digits — close enough that we could not see drift in a mirror, which is usually where cheap numeric prints give themselves away.

Up close, the print sits on the surface of the knit with crisp edges and no halo bleeding into the cotton between characters. Coverage on the black sample was dense with no thin patches over the ribs of the jersey.

The 250–300gsm claim on the scale

The listing describes combed cotton in a 250–300 gsm band, which is midweight rather than thin jersey territory. Our S sample weighed 214 g and the XL 248 g on the bench scale. Working back from the fabric area a short-sleeve tee of this cut consumes, that puts the cloth in the upper half of the stated band. Practically, we would describe it as substantial but not heavy: it hangs with a little body, does not cling, and is opaque in white under office lighting.

The knit has noticeable cross-grain stretch and recovers well at the neckline. The ribbed collar held its shape through the week and did not ripple after the first wash.

Seven days of wear and three 30°C washes

Both tees were worn or slept in across a week of ordinary use — desk days, a train trip and two gym warm-ups — then washed three times at 30°C on a short cycle and dried flat.

• Print: slight surface dulling on the black sample after wash three, but no cracking, flaking or lifting at the edges of the digits.
• Colour: the white stayed white with no grey cast; the black did not fade visibly against an unwashed control area.
• Seams and hems: stitching stayed straight, the bottom hem did not twist and no loose threads appeared at the sleeve joins.
• Hardware: none — no tags, no metal, so nothing to scratch or corrode.

Body length on the S came in about 0.5 cm shorter after three washes, within normal knit relaxation for combed cotton. Nothing about the construction struck us as fragile.

What the public sizing threads do and don't say about this tee

The strongest sizing evidence we found describes other Margiela tops, not this listing. In the r/supremedrops thread on a Supreme x MM6 graphic tee, buyers advise slim builds to size down because the torso runs oversized:

"Get a size small if you're 5'8" and have a slim build. Preme shirts fit oversized now. Especially in the torso."

A separate r/MaisonMargiela buyer reported the opposite frustration — their true size was too narrow while one size up ran too long — describing the cut as wider and more comfortable rather than fitted. A third thread puts a Margiela numeric 40 at roughly a medium, which is the conversion reference to use if you are comparing this S–XL run with numeric listings.

Our own measurements sit inside that picture rather than resolving it. A 50 cm pit-to-pit S is genuinely roomy for a small, and the XL at 58 cm is loose rather than oversized-streetwear. Nothing we measured reads as fitted. But three public accounts, two of them about different shirts, are not a size chart, and both of our samples were single pieces.

How we would order it

1. Send the seller a request for chest, shoulder and body length in centimetres for the exact size you are considering, and compare it with the table above.
2. If you want the tee to sit close to the body, do not rely on the letter on the label — this cut is loose by design across both samples.
3. If you want the boxy, dropped look the graphic was styled for, your normal letter size should get you there without going up.
4. Ask for the flat measurement, not a model's height and size, when you confirm the order.

One caution carried over from the sources: the sizing accounts conflict, and the most specific one concerns a Supreme x MM6 tee rather than this listing. We would still confirm numbers with the seller before committing, and we will retest this tee if the agent changes warehouses or the listing is revised.