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CALCE vs adidas: similarities and differences

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CALCE

Spain Founded 1959

Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional

adidas

Germany Founded 1949

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    adidas shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    adidas shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • CALCE (solid line, circles)
  • adidas (dashed line, squares)
Traits of CALCE and adidas, shown relative to each brand.
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 absolute differences between brands.

Traits by category

Bar lengths show how prominent each trait is within each brand.

  • CALCE
  • adidas
Minimal & basics
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Polished & dressy
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Luxury & heritage
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Avant-garde & designer
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Decoration & playfulness
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Streetwear
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Trends & youth culture
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Sporty & sportswear
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand
Outdoor & functional
CALCE：Relative prominence within the brand
adidas：Relative prominence within the brand

Basic information

Field
CALCE
adidas
Country Spain Germany
Founded 1959 1949
Category Footwear Footwear
Other categories — Clothing Bags Accessories Eyewear Watches Fragrance

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

CALCE

No information is available.

adidas

Collaborations

CALCE

No information is available.

adidas

  • 2023-03-31

    GUCCI

    An additional collection from adidas x GUCCI for 2023 SS23, released with a focus on new footwear such as ZX8000 and Gazelle.

  • 2023-03-16

    Yohji Yamamoto

    Y-3 Atelier’s first footwear, “ITOGO,” was released. It is an experimental product made without adhesives, hand-sewn, and designed to be disassembled.

  • 2022-11-03

    Balenciaga

    The collaboration with adidas was first unveiled at the NYSE show in May 2022. The official collection, including apparel and sneakers, launched on November 3.

  • 2020-11-25

    HYKE

    FW2020 was available exclusively online at adidas starting November 25, 2020.

  • 2018-10-26

    Palace Skateboards

    Two skate shoe styles were released for FW18. The monochrome footwear combines Palace heel branding with the adidas Originals Trefoil.

  • 2017-09-15

    kolor

    In Fall 2017, kolor × adidas announced AlphaBounce. The lineup included three AlphaBounce sneaker styles in different colors, among other items.

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