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ECCO vs ISSEY MIYAKE: similarities and differences

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ECCO

Denmark Founded 1963

Outdoor & functional · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

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

  • Decoration & playfulness

    ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • ECCO (solid line, circles)
  • ISSEY MIYAKE (dashed line, squares)
Traits of ECCO 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.

  • ECCO
  • ISSEY MIYAKE
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
ECCO
ISSEY MIYAKE
Country Denmark Japan
Founded 1963 1970
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Bags Accessories Footwear Watches Fragrance Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

ECCO

  • ECCO BIOM

    ECCO BIOM is a technical collection centered on biomechanics-based technology called BIOM® NATURAL M...

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  • ECCO Golf

    ECCO Golf is a golf-specific product range and business unit, centered on shoes and related gear for...

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  • ECCO Kids

    ECCO Kids is a dedicated collection designed for children, featuring lasts designed for different st...

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  • ECCO Soft 7

    ECCO Soft 7 is a lifestyle sneaker collection designed for everyday wear, combining soft leather or ...

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  • ECCO ST.1

    ECCO ST.1 is a hybrid line that combines the look of leather shoes with sneaker-derived comfort, fea...

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  • ECCO Helsinki

    ECCO Helsinki is a collection of timeless dress shoes and loafers that combines traditional shoe las...

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ISSEY MIYAKE

Collaborations

ECCO

  • 2019-09-04

    MIHARA YASUHIRO

    In 2019, sneakers and boots featuring three-dimensional details at the heel were unveiled as a collaboration.

ECCO 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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