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 Montblanc: similarities and differences
Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.
Reference brand: BEAMS
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Trends & youth culture · Outdoor & functional · Streetwear
Luxury & heritage · Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics
Similarities and differences
Shared traits
- Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.
Different traits
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Luxury & heritage
Montblanc shows a stronger emphasis
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Streetwear
BEAMS shows a stronger emphasis
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Trait comparison
- BEAMS (solid line, circles)
- Montblanc (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 | Germany |
| Founded | 1976 | 1906 |
| Category | Clothing | Watches |
| Other categories | Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Art projects | Bags Fragrance Wallets |
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Brand profiles
Montblanc
Montblanc is a luxury maison that began in Hamburg, Germany, in 1906. It was founded by engineer August Eberstein and Hamburg entrepreneurs Alfred Nehemias and Claus-Johannes Voss, with innovation in writing instruments as its starting poin...
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