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Bates vs Y-3: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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Bates

United States Founded 1885

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear

Y-3

Founded 2002

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Bates (solid line, circles)
  • Y-3 (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Bates and Y-3, 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
  • Y-3
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
Y-3
Country United States —
Founded 1885 2002
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories — Bags Footwear Wallets

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Bates

Y-3

No information is available.

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

Y-3

  • 2025-10-15

    NEIGHBORHOOD

    A joint project documented in 2025. It combines Y-3’s sports tailoring elements with NEIGHBORHOOD’s motorcycling and workwear sensibilities, offering sneakers and jackets featuring a co-branded logo.

  • 2022-11-11

    Palace Skateboards

    Their first collaboration with Y-3. Announced on November 7, 2022, and released on November 11 (November 12 in Japan). The large capsule collection also included a reversible souvenir jacket, a rose puffer, and a track top and bottoms.

Y-3 collaborations

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