Yohji Yamamoto is a Japan-origin fashion brand by designer Yohji Yamamoto. Its history began with the establishment of Kabushiki Kaisha Y’s in 1972, and the mai...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
John Galliano is a British fashion brand whose business foundation was reorganized and commercially launched in 1994. It was founded by designer John Galliano,...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
John Galliano shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Carol Christian Poell is an Italian fashion brand founded in Milan in 1995 by designer Carol Christian Poell, who was born in Linz, Austria, in 1966. Beginning...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
DRIES VAN NOTEN is the eponymous brand founded in 1986 by Dries Van Noten, who was born in Belgium into a family of tailors spanning three generations. A gradua...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
DRIES VAN NOTEN shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Alexander McQueen is a British luxury house founded in London in 1992 by Lee Alexander McQueen. Its collections focus on haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather a...
Luxury & heritage
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
JUNYA WATANABE is a Japanese fashion brand launched in 1992 under Comme des Garçons. Created by designer Junya Watanabe, it presented its first collection in Pa...
Avant-garde & designer
Outdoor & functional
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
CHANEL is a luxury maison founded in Paris, France, in 1910 by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. It operates across a wide range of fields, including haute couture, read...
Luxury & heritage
Polished & dressy
Avant-garde & designer
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
CHANEL shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Dilara Findikoglu is a fashion brand founded in London in 2016 by designer Dilara Findikoglu, who is from Istanbul, Turkey. Focusing primarily on womenswear, it...
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Maison Margiela is a French fashion house founded in Paris in 1988 by Martin Margiela and Jenny Meirens. Its offerings include women’s and men’s ready-to-wear,...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and distinctive designs.
Differences from Alaïa
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Jean Paul Gaultier is a fashion house founded in Paris, France, in 1976 by designer Jean Paul Gaultier. Its main offerings include haute couture, ready-to-wear,...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and distinctive designs.
Differences from Alaïa
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Yves Saint Laurent is a French fashion house founded in Paris in 1961 by designer Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé. Centered on women’s and men’s ready-to-we...
Luxury & heritage
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Yves Saint Laurent shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Yves Saint Laurent shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
Vionnet is an haute couture house founded in 1912 by Madeleine Vionnet in Paris, France. With bias cuts, geometric tailoring, and draping as its signature, it p...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share an emphasis on tailoring and designer-led expression.
Differences from Alaïa
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
How to read the chart
Traits farther from the centre are more prominent within each brand. The chart uses the same relative display as the brand profile. Area does not indicate brand quality or degree of similarity.