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GU vs Palace: similarities and differences

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GU

Japan Founded 2006

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

Palace

United Kingdom Founded 2009

Streetwear · Trends & youth culture · Decoration & playfulness

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Trends & youth culture.

Different traits

  • Streetwear

    Palace shows a stronger emphasis

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Palace shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • GU (solid line, circles)
  • Palace (dashed line, squares)
Traits of GU and Palace, 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.

  • GU
  • Palace
Minimal & basics
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Polished & dressy
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Luxury & heritage
GU：Relative prominence within the brand
Palace：Relative prominence within the brand
Avant-garde & designer
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Palace：Relative prominence within the brand
Decoration & playfulness
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Palace：Relative prominence within the brand
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
Palace
Country Japan United Kingdom
Founded 2006 2009
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

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

Palace

  • 2025-04-11

    Dr. Martens

    A 1461 featuring a charm that references Grolsch bottle-cap culture, offered in three colors, with a special heel loop.

  • 2023-10-16

    JUNYA WATANABE MAN

    A nylon jacket for 2023 FW, with the collaboration continuing in 2024 SS. Pre-orders for the jacket began at DSM in October 2023.

  • 2022-10-21

    GUCCI

    A Vault-exclusive collaboration between Palace and GUCCI, featuring RTW, bags, shoes, and more with both brands’ iconic logos.

Palace collaborations

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