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Bates vs Factory900: similarities and differences

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Bates

United States Founded 1885

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear

Factory900

Japan Founded 2000

Avant-garde & designer · Decoration & playfulness · Luxury & heritage

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Factory900 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Factory900 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Bates (solid line, circles)
  • Factory900 (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Bates and Factory900, 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.

  • Bates
  • Factory900
Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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Luxury & heritage
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Avant-garde & designer
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Decoration & playfulness
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Streetwear
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Trends & youth culture
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Sporty & sportswear
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Outdoor & functional
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Basic information

Field
Bates
Factory900
Country United States Japan
Founded 1885 2000
Category Footwear Eyewear

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Bates

Factory900

  • factory900 lab

    Within FACTORY900, factory900 lab takes on the role of testing the possibilities of acetate while br...

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  • FACTORY900 RETRO

    FACTORY900 RETRO is a line developed by reinterpreting the classic side of FACTORY900. When it launc...

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Collaborations

Bates

  • 2023-01-20

    JUNYA WATANABE MAN

    For 2023FW, a motorcycle jacket–blazer hybrid; also listed among the collaboration brands for 24SS.

Bates collaborations

Factory900

  • 2025-04-26

    NEEDLES

    An eyewear special order with FACTORY900. The handmade frames, produced in Sabae, were announced and released in six colors, including NEEDLES purple clear.

Factory900 collaborations

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