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CHIMI vs ISSEY MIYAKE: similarities and differences

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CHIMI

Sweden Founded 2016

Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy

ISSEY MIYAKE

Japan Founded 1970

Avant-garde & designer · Luxury & heritage · Decoration & playfulness

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Avant-garde & designer

    ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis

  • Luxury & heritage

    ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • CHIMI (solid line, circles)
  • ISSEY MIYAKE (dashed line, squares)
Traits of CHIMI and ISSEY MIYAKE, shown relative to each brand.
How to read the chart

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.

  • CHIMI
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Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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ISSEY MIYAKE：Relative prominence within the brand
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
CHIMI
ISSEY MIYAKE
Country Sweden Japan
Founded 2016 1970
Category Eyewear Clothing
Other categories — Bags Accessories Footwear Watches Fragrance Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

CHIMI

  • CHIMI OPTICS

    CHIMI OPTICS is positioned as a line of optical frames established by CHIMI to address demand for pr...

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  • CHIMI SKI

    CHIMI SKI is a derivative line in the performance segment launched by CHIMI in 2019, positioned with...

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ISSEY MIYAKE

Collaborations

CHIMI

  • 2023-03-22

    Maison Kitsuné

    An eyewear capsule with Sweden-based CHIMI launched in March 2023, featuring two silhouettes: Square and Shield.

CHIMI collaborations

ISSEY MIYAKE

  • 2026-01-05

    ASICS

    ISSEY MIYAKE FOOT, jointly developed by MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO and ASICS. Functional footwear that reinterprets HYPER TAPING. The first model was released commercially in 2026.

  • 2025-07-15

    Camper

    ISSEY MIYAKE and Camper announced and released the “Peu Form” capsule collection. The shoes reinterpret Camper’s Peu series through Issey Miyake’s approach to fabric.

  • 2024-05-15

    New Balance

    ISSEY MIYAKE and New Balance announced their first collaborative sneaker project. It launched first in Japan on May 15, 2024, followed by a global release on June 14, 2024.

  • 2016-10-05

    United Nude

    A footwear collaboration between ISSEY MIYAKE and United Nude. The project presented shoes featuring structural heel designs and wrap designs.

  • Seiko

    Naoto Fukasawa joined the ISSEY MIYAKE WATCH project and presented representative works such as TWELVE, deepening his collaboration with SEIKO on watch design.

ISSEY MIYAKE collaborations

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