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ERDEM vs Gentle Monster: similarities and differences

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ERDEM

United Kingdom Founded 2005

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

Gentle Monster

South Korea Founded 2011

Trends & youth culture · Decoration & playfulness · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Avant-garde & designer.

Different traits

  • Trends & youth culture

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

  • Luxury & heritage

    ERDEM shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • ERDEM (solid line, circles)
  • Gentle Monster (dashed line, squares)
Traits of ERDEM and Gentle Monster, 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.

  • ERDEM
  • Gentle Monster
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
ERDEM
Gentle Monster
Country United Kingdom South Korea
Founded 2005 2011
Category Clothing Eyewear
Other categories Bags Accessories Accessories Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

ERDEM

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Gentle Monster

Collaborations

ERDEM

  • 2025-01-29

    Barbour

    Announced on January 29, 2025. The collection focuses on outerwear, including Beauflower and Dhalia, and also features Re-Loved, a regenerated line of 25 Beaufort pieces.

  • 2017-11-02

    H&M

    An ERDEM-signature womenswear collection and its first menswear collection, featuring delicate prints and textiles alongside craft techniques.

ERDEM collaborations

Gentle Monster

  • 2025-03-05

    Maison Margiela

    In March 2025, the third collaboration expanded the collection to 20 styles in total (8 sunglasses + 12 optical styles), carrying over signature details such as white stitching.

  • 2022-05-05

    Moncler

    The collaboration was announced in September 2021. An eyewear capsule themed around “SWIPE” (4 styles) was released in May 2022 and also featured UV protection.

  • 2019-05-07

    Fendi

    The eyewear line “GENTLE FENDI” was presented as a co-branded offering, with a limited release of two styles of unisex sunglasses featuring FF motifs.

Gentle Monster collaborations

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