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Bates vs Brain Dead: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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Bates

United States Founded 1885

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear

Brain Dead

United States Founded 2014

Streetwear · Decoration & playfulness · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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Different traits

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Brain Dead shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    Brain Dead shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Bates (solid line, circles)
  • Brain Dead (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Bates and Brain Dead, shown relative to each brand.
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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

Bar lengths show how prominent each trait is within each brand.

  • Bates
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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
Brain Dead
Country United States United States
Founded 1885 2014
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories — Accessories Footwear Eyewear Lifestyle products Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Bates

Brain Dead

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

Brain Dead

  • 2022-08

    Dickies

    Brain Dead × Dickies (around August–September 2022). Confirmed as a workwear collaboration with DIY elements, including patchwork pants and graphic tees.

  • 2019-09-10

    A.P.C.

    INTERACTION #3 by A.P.C. and Brain Dead. In 2019, the collaboration offered denim jackets and caps featuring graphics and typography.

  • 2017-07-01

    SUICOKE

    Released in July 2017, the first collaboration featured KISEE and MOTO with Brain Dead graphic straps. The models stood out for their artistic quality.

Brain Dead collaborations

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