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GUNZE vs Factory900: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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GUNZE

Japan Founded 1896

Minimal & basics · Polished & dressy · Outdoor & functional

Factory900

Japan Founded 2000

Avant-garde & designer · Decoration & playfulness · Luxury & heritage

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Factory900 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Factory900 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • GUNZE (solid line, circles)
  • Factory900 (dashed line, squares)
Traits of GUNZE and Factory900, 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

Bar lengths show how prominent each trait is within each brand.

  • GUNZE
  • Factory900
Minimal & basics
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Polished & dressy
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Luxury & heritage
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Avant-garde & designer
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Decoration & playfulness
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Streetwear
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Trends & youth culture
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Sporty & sportswear
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand
Outdoor & functional
GUNZE：Relative prominence within the brand
Factory900：Relative prominence within the brand

Basic information

Field
GUNZE
Factory900
Country Japan Japan
Founded 1896 2000
Category Clothing Eyewear
Other categories Textiles and material technology —

— indicates information that is not available.

Brand profiles

Brand lines

GUNZE

  • the GUNZE

    An official brand bearing the parent brand’s name, offered through Gunze’s official online store and...

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Factory900

  • factory900 lab

    Within FACTORY900, factory900 lab takes on the role of testing the possibilities of acetate while br...

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  • FACTORY900 RETRO

    FACTORY900 RETRO is a line developed by reinterpreting the classic side of FACTORY900. When it launc...

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Collaborations

GUNZE

  • 2026-01-15

    SOSHI OTSUKI

    Collaborative items with GUNZE were announced. The collaboration with the Japanese apparel and innerwear company, founded in 1896, was explicitly identified at Pitti Uomo 109 as one of the collaborations for that season. Public information provides few details about individual product names.

GUNZE collaborations

Factory900

  • 2025-04-26

    NEEDLES

    An eyewear special order with FACTORY900. The handmade frames, produced in Sabae, were announced and released in six colors, including NEEDLES purple clear.

Factory900 collaborations

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