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Burberry vs Hermès: similarities and differences

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Burberry

United Kingdom Founded 1856

Outdoor & functional · Luxury & heritage · Polished & dressy

Hermès

France Founded 1837

Luxury & heritage · Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Luxury & heritage.
  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Outdoor & functional

    Burberry shows a stronger emphasis

  • Minimal & basics

    Hermès shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Burberry (solid line, circles)
  • Hermès (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Burberry and Hermès, 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.

  • Burberry
  • Hermès
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
Burberry
Hermès
Country United Kingdom France
Founded 1856 1837
Category Clothing Bags
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Clothing Accessories Watches Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology Wallets

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Burberry

  • BURBERRY PRORSUM

    Within Burberry, this line represented the highest-level runway and collection expression and was po...

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  • BURBERRY LONDON

    A core line centered on tailoring that functioned as the London Collection within Burberry’s apparel...

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  • BURBERRY BRIT

    A line reorganized as the casual segment of the London Collection within Burberry’s apparel lineup. ...

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  • BURBERRY SPORT

    Introduced as a Lifestyle category in 2008/09, the line occupied a position after Prorsum and London...

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  • BURBERRY BLUE LABEL

    A local derivative of Burberry developed by Sanyo Shokai for the Japanese market, Blue Label functio...

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  • BURBERRY BLACK LABEL

    A local derivative of Burberry operated by Sanyo Shokai for the Japanese market, Black Label functio...

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  • BURBERRY BEAUTY

    Burberry’s beauty business, which covers fragrances and makeup, moved to a long-term exclusive licen...

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  • Burberry Eyewear

    Burberry’s eyewear and sunglasses segment is operated as a licensed business that complements the br...

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  • THOMAS BURBERRY

    In Burberry’s annual reports, Thomas Burberry was classified as a derivative line within the group o...

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Hermès

  • Hermès Parfums

    Hermès’s fragrance domain, beginning with Eau d’Hermès in 1951. It encompasses several collections, ...

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  • Hermès Beauty

    The beauty division, newly announced in 2020 as one of Hermès’ 16 métiers, debuted with the Rouge He...

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  • Hermès Horloger

    The area responsible for watchmaking at Hermès, it offers watches such as Galop d’Hermès, Hermès H08...

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  • Hermès Maison

    The realms of living spaces and dining grew out of the move into home interiors in 2010. In Hermès’ ...

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Collaborations

Burberry

  • 2024-12-20

    COMME des GARÇONS

    In 2024, following the previous year, the second customization featuring pyramid studs on Burberry trench coats was available exclusively at the CDG Aoyama store. No official announcement from Burberry has been confirmed.

  • 2023-10-30

    Tricker's

    In winter 2023, Tricker’s and Burberry collaborated to create British footwear, including brogues, Chelsea boots, and derbies, for the Winter 2023 season.

  • 2022-06-15

    Pop Trading Company

    In 2022, Pop Trading Company released technical parkas, bucket hats, and other items themed around cities at night and reflective elements.

  • 2022-03-10

    Supreme

    On March 10, 2022, classic items such as trench coats, down, denim, and rugby were offered in collaboration with Burberry.

  • 2018-12-06

    Vivienne Westwood

    In 2018, Vivienne Westwood and Burberry collaborated on a limited collection. Iconic Westwood items were reinterpreted with Burberry checks and other elements.

  • 2018-07-07

    Gosha Rubchinskiy

    In 2018, the second AW18 capsule collection featured reinterpretations of Burberry duffle and trench coats, as well as shirts, scarves, hats, loafers, and more.

Burberry collaborations

Hermès

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