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 interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
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 interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
ISSEY MIYAKE is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 1970 by Issey Miyake. Centered on clothing for women and men, it has expanded into fragrances, bags...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
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 designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Yohji Yamamoto shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Rick Owens is a fashion brand launched in Los Angeles, USA, in 1994 by designer Rick Owens. It moved its base to Paris in 2003 and has presented its collections...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Rick Owens shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Rick Owens shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Vivienne Westwood is a fashion brand launched in 1971 by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, starting with the boutique “Let It Rock” at 430 Kings Road in Lo...
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Vivienne Westwood shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Vivienne Westwood shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Ann Demeulemeester is a fashion brand of the same name, launched in 1985 by Belgian designer Ann Verhelst. As a member of the Antwerp Six, she has contributed t...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Ann Demeulemeester shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
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 designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
PROLETA RE ART is a fashion brand launched in Japan in 2021 by designer PROT. Its work centers on reconstructing secondhand clothing and old fabrics through rep...
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
PROLETA RE ART shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
PROLETA RE ART shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
Prada is a luxury fashion house founded by Mario Prada in Milan, Italy, in 1913. It began as a leather goods shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and currently...
Luxury & heritage
Avant-garde & designer
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and concept-driven design.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Prada shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Prada 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 designer-led expression and concept-driven design.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Christopher Nemeth shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
Balenciaga is a luxury fashion house founded in 1917 in San Sebastián by Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga. In 1937, it opened a couture maison in Paris. I...
Trends & youth culture
Streetwear
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Christopher Nemeth
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
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.