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Fendi vs Y’s: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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Fendi

Italy Founded 1925

Luxury & heritage · Decoration & playfulness · Trends & youth culture

Y’s

Japan Founded 1972

Avant-garde & designer · Luxury & heritage · Minimal & basics

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Fendi shows a stronger emphasis

  • Minimal & basics

    Y’s shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Fendi (solid line, circles)
  • Y’s (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Fendi and Y’s, 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.

  • Fendi
  • Y’s
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
Fendi
Y’s
Country Italy Japan
Founded 1925 1972
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Watches Fragrance Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Fendi

  • Fendi Casa

    Fendi Casa is a home furnishings sub-line developed by FENDI, offering products for living spaces, i...

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  • Fendi Kids

    Fendi Kids is a diffusion line for children and babies offered under the FENDI name. Centered on chi...

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  • Fan di Fendi

    Fan di Fendi is a fragrance line introduced by FENDI in 2010 through LVMH’s fragrance division. Begi...

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  • Fendissime

    Fendissime was a diffusion line launched by FENDI in 1983, developing collections centered on fur an...

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  • Fendi 365

    Fendi 365 was one of the diffusion lines introduced by FENDI in the past and is known as a name for ...

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  • Fendi Country / Fendi Jeans

    Fendi Country, later referred to as Fendi Jeans, was one of the diffusion lines developed by FENDI u...

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  • Fendi Maglia

    Fendi Maglia is a name used for offerings centered on knitwear (maglia), and knit items under the sa...

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Y’s

  • Y's for men

    A spin-off line launched in 1979 as a men’s-only line of Y's. It applies the patternmaking and tailo...

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  • Y’s Red Label

    Launched as an experimental/derivative subline of Y's, the line was led by designer Michiko Suzuki a...

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  • Y's PINK (Y's PINK)

    A diffusion line by a design team carrying on Y's DNA, it regularly presents collections incorporati...

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  • RISMAT by Y's

    A cruise/daily-oriented diffusion line introduced in 2014, centered on knitwear and emphasizing mate...

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  • MICHIKO by Y's

    A dress line launched to systematize Y's dresswear category. Centered on combinations of different m...

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  • KAYO NAKAMURA by Y's

    A derivative line introduced in 2014 as an accessories line centered on shoes and bags. Its designs ...

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  • Y's BANG ON!

    A seasonless unisex collection produced in small quantities, featuring numbered models based on men’...

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  • Y's Exclusive

    A suit line for career women introduced in 2013. Centered on coordinated jacket, pants, and skirt se...

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  • Y's for living

    A licensed line of home products developed under the Y's name, encompassing product groups such as b...

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Collaborations

Fendi

  • 2025-02-01

    Red Wing Heritage

    Red Wing Heritage incorporated FENDI design elements to release boots that reinterpret the Classic Moc. They are finished with Cuoio Romano leather, hand-sewn construction, and FF interlace.

  • 2024-01-04

    FRGMT

    As part of Friends of Fendi, FENDI × FRGMT was launched. Centered on “FF Fragment” in the context of FRGMT, the offering was extended to bags, RTW, and accessories for sale.

  • 2023-05-11

    Marc Jacobs

    A summer capsule by FENDI × Marc Jacobs. Expanding on elements from the 25th anniversary of the Baguette in 2022, it launched RTW and bags with bolder logos and silhouettes in May 2023.

  • 2023-01-06

    Tiffany & Co.

    Tiffany & Co. participated in the “Hand in Hand” initiative for the 25th anniversary of the Baguette. The limited-edition collection included Tiffany Blue leather and an artisan-crafted sterling silver “Tiffany Baguette.”

  • 2022-11-03

    PORTER

    The second PORTER release connected to Baguette’s 25th anniversary. It featured Baguette-derived styles, including Bum-Baguette, in bonded nylon and other materials, and became available in 2022.

  • 2022-05-12

    VERSACE

    FENDI and VERSACE’s mutual swap project, “FENDACE.” Released in two lines, Versace by Fendi and Fendi by Versace, it reconfigured motifs such as FF × Baroque and Medusa.

Fendi collaborations

Y’s

  • 2023-03-29

    Dr. Martens

    The collaboration features Y’s original 6-hole “Y’s 101.” Its brown-core vintage finish and back zipper are emblematic.

Y’s collaborations

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