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BODE vs Gentle Monster: similarities and differences

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BODE

United States Founded 2016

Luxury & heritage · Avant-garde & designer · Trends & youth culture

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

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

  • Trends & youth culture

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

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

  • BODE
  • 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
BODE
Gentle Monster
Country United States South Korea
Founded 2016 2011
Category Clothing Eyewear
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products Accessories Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

BODE

  • BODE Rec.

    BODE Rec. is an activewear-focused offshoot line announced by BODE in April 2024, designed by founde...

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Gentle Monster

Collaborations

BODE

No information is available.

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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