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GU vs MOONSTAR: similarities and differences

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GU

Japan Founded 2006

Trends & youth culture · Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics

MOONSTAR

Japan Founded 1873

Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics · Polished & dressy

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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Different traits

  • Trends & youth culture

    GU shows a stronger emphasis

  • Sporty & sportswear

    MOONSTAR shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • GU (solid line, circles)
  • MOONSTAR (dashed line, squares)
Traits of GU and MOONSTAR, shown relative to each brand.
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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

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  • GU
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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
GU
MOONSTAR
Country Japan Japan
Founded 2006 1873
Category Clothing Footwear
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

GU

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MOONSTAR

  • MOONSTAR 810s

    A lifestyle-oriented line from Moonstar that extends from professional use to everyday use. It rewor...

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  • MOONSTAR FINE VULCANIZED

    A line centered on the vulcanization process, which can be carried out at only a very limited number...

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  • MOONSTAR SUPERSTAR

    A junior line launched in 2001 to respond to children’s desire to run fast, drawing on Moonstar’s hi...

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  • MOONSTAR Carrot

    Moonstar’s core children’s footwear line, centered on supporting the healthy development of children...

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  • MOONSTAR In Use

    A line that brings together the “ingenuity for the people who use them” that Moonstar has cultivated...

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  • MOONSTAR SUGATA

    A line of pumps developed for working women, with a role in supporting proper walking and posture wh...

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  • MOONSTAR SLOW FACTORY

    A craft-oriented series built around the ideal shoe envisioned by artisans, produced in small batche...

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  • MOONSTAR SKOOLER

    A line reconfigured for contemporary lifestyles based on the archive of school shoes Moonstar has pr...

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  • b/m

    Launched as a new product line designed to complement lifestyles regardless of gender or generation,...

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  • WORLD MARCH

    Established in 1987, this was Moonstar’s first walking shoe brand in Japan and its core line, dedica...

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  • gently By WORLD MARCH

    A spin-off line that inherits WORLD MARCH’s technology while emphasizing the look of men’s dress sho...

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  • BALANCE WORKS

    A business line of leather shoes that emphasizes softness and stability to reduce stress on the feet...

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  • SPORTH

    A line of comfort shoes for women launched in 1988, it has addressed foot pain, bunions, and foot fa...

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  • EVE

    Comfort shoes that continue to support women as they walk, based on the idea of caring for the feet ...

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  • realiser

    Work shoes jointly developed by women farmers, female university students, and companies, originatin...

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  • SHINARI

    Leather sneakers that focus on traditional shoemaking techniques passed down at leather shoe factori...

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  • SPxx

    Made in Japan sneakers, crafted one pair at a time at the Saga factory, combine expertise in sports ...

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  • Ni-mo

    A line of shoes for girls, created to respond to elementary school girls’ desire to “become cute.” I...

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  • SKLSHOTER

    Junior shoes created with the hope of supporting children in a variety of situations, featuring a un...

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  • RALY

    A line that closely examines design and details, translating accumulated knowledge into classic cour...

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  • ROAMY

    A new line that gives form to Moonstar’s idea of “shoes that feel just right,” making In Use’s philo...

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Collaborations

GU

  • 2025-03-14

    UNDERCOVER

    The first collection, marking its relaunch as “UG,” is scheduled to launch on March 14, 2025.

  • 2021-02-22

    MIHARA YASUHIRO

    In 2021, it announced a collaborative collection featuring remake-style jackets and sneakers.

GU collaborations

MOONSTAR

  • 2020-01-16

    Fendi

    A collaboration between Moonstar and FENDI on waterproof shoes. The range centered on canvas-and-rubber high-tops and trainers, featuring designs such as FF and Pequin stripes.

MOONSTAR collaborations

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