BEAMS
BEAMS was founded by Etsuzo Shitara in Harajuku, Tokyo, in February 1976 as a select shop and fashion brand. Starting with its first store, “American Life Shop BEAMS,” it has curated and sold domestic and international brands while developi...
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BEAMS vs Alaïa: similarities and differences
Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.
Reference brand: BEAMS
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Trends & youth culture · Outdoor & functional · Streetwear
Luxury & heritage · Avant-garde & designer · Polished & dressy
Similarities and differences
Shared traits
- Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.
Different traits
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Avant-garde & designer
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis
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Luxury & heritage
Alaïa shows a stronger emphasis
This pair is not included in the similar brands recommendations.
Trait comparison
- BEAMS (solid line, circles)
- Alaïa (dashed line, squares)
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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
Basic information
| Field | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Japan | France |
| Founded | 1976 | 1981 |
| Category | Clothing | Clothing |
| Other categories | Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Art projects | Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Fragrance Lifestyle products Wallets |
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Brand profiles
Alaïa
ALAÏA is a fashion house founded in Paris in 1981 by Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaïa. Centered on women’s prêt-à-porter, it offers couture, shoes, bags, and accessories. It carries on the founder’s philosophy, “My obsession is to make...
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