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 Doucal's: similarities and differences
Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.
Reference brand: BEAMS
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Trends & youth culture · Outdoor & functional · Streetwear
Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics · Luxury & heritage
Similarities and differences
Shared traits
- Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.
Different traits
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Trends & youth culture
BEAMS shows a stronger emphasis
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Outdoor & functional
BEAMS shows a stronger emphasis
This pair is not included in the similar brands recommendations.
Trait comparison
- BEAMS (solid line, circles)
- Doucal's (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 | Italy |
| Founded | 1976 | 1973 |
| Category | Clothing | Footwear |
| Other categories | Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Art projects | Bags Accessories Wallets |
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Brand profiles
Doucal's
Doucal's is an Italian-made luxury footwear brand founded in 1973 by Mario Giannini in Montegranaro, in Italy's Marche region. Its predecessor workshop, Ducale, began in 1968. After studying the codes of British footwear, the brand develope...
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