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MSGM vs fragment design: similarities and differences

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MSGM

Italy Founded 2009

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

fragment design

Japan Founded 2003

Streetwear · Minimal & basics · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Decoration & playfulness

    MSGM shows a stronger emphasis

  • Minimal & basics

    fragment design shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • MSGM (solid line, circles)
  • fragment design (dashed line, squares)
Traits of MSGM and fragment design, 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.

  • MSGM
  • fragment design
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
MSGM
fragment design
Country Italy Japan
Founded 2009 2003
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Accessories Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

MSGM

  • MSGM Kids

    MSGM Kids is a kids’ line officially developed by MSGM, presenting collections based on the parent b...

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fragment design

  • FRGMTmini

    FRGMTmini is a line focused primarily on kidswear, launched as a spin-off of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s frag...

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Collaborations

MSGM

No information is available.

fragment design

  • 2026-02-12

    Nike

    A recent example of a collaboration between fragment design (Hiroshi Fujiwara) and Nike. A limited collaboration incorporating FRAGMENT design into Devin Booker’s “Book 2” signature shoe is scheduled to launch in February 2026.

  • 2026-02-11

    Seiko

    A collaboration with fragment design, the “Metronome Watch Fragment Edition” was announced and released on 2026/02/11 as a special model with a metronome function.

  • 2025-11-08

    UNDERCOVER

    In November 2025, released a capsule collection with fragment design.

  • 2021-08-24

    sacai

    In 2021, LDWaffle sneakers were released in a three-way collaboration with Nike. They feature a double tongue and double Swoosh.

  • 2020-02

    Converse

    A triple collaboration launched alongside Moncler (around February 2020). The Chuck Taylor Low, fragment design’s first public release, featured hand-stitched-style panels and triple branding on the heel.

  • 2018-12-22

    #FR2

    To commemorate the opening of the #FR2 Okinawa store in December 2018, T-shirts and hoodies featuring logos and lightning motifs were released in collaboration with fragment design.

fragment design collaborations

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