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GUNZE vs Y-3: similarities and differences

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GUNZE

Japan Founded 1896

Minimal & basics · Polished & dressy · Outdoor & functional

Y-3

Founded 2002

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • GUNZE (solid line, circles)
  • Y-3 (dashed line, squares)
Traits of GUNZE and Y-3, 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
  • Y-3
Minimal & basics
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Y-3：Relative prominence within the brand
Polished & dressy
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Luxury & heritage
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Y-3：Relative prominence within the brand
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
GUNZE
Y-3
Country Japan —
Founded 1896 2002
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Textiles and material technology Bags Footwear Wallets

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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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Y-3

No information is available.

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

Y-3

  • 2025-10-15

    NEIGHBORHOOD

    A joint project documented in 2025. It combines Y-3’s sports tailoring elements with NEIGHBORHOOD’s motorcycling and workwear sensibilities, offering sneakers and jackets featuring a co-branded logo.

  • 2022-11-11

    Palace Skateboards

    Their first collaboration with Y-3. Announced on November 7, 2022, and released on November 11 (November 12 in Japan). The large capsule collection also included a reversible souvenir jacket, a rose puffer, and a track top and bottoms.

Y-3 collaborations

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