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H&M vs fragment design: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

Reference brand: H&M Swap brands

H&M

Sweden Founded 1947

Trends & youth culture · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

fragment design

Japan Founded 2003

Streetwear · Minimal & basics · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Streetwear

    fragment design shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    fragment design shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • H&M (solid line, circles)
  • fragment design (dashed line, squares)
Traits of H&M and fragment design, 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.

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

Basic information

Field
H&M
fragment design
Country Sweden Japan
Founded 1947 2003
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Fragrance Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

H&M

  • H&M Studio

    Launched in 2013, H&M Studio is a seasonal collection created by an in-house design team in Stockhol...

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  • H&M HOME

    H&M HOME is H&M’s home category, launched in 2009, offering items for living spaces such as textiles...

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  • H&M Move

    H&M Move is a dedicated activewear line launched in August 2022. Based on the concept of “movewear,”...

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  • H&M Beauty

    H&M Beauty is H&M’s beauty division, offering makeup, skincare, fragrance, beauty tools, and more. S...

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  • COS

    COS is a separate brand launched by the H&M Group in 2007, and its name is an abbreviation of “Colle...

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fragment design

  • FRGMTmini

    FRGMTmini is a line focused primarily on kidswear, launched as a spin-off of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s frag...

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Collaborations

H&M

  • 2025-12-02

    Perfect Moment

    An après-ski/winter capsule suited to “mountain-to-city” wear, featuring star patterns, ski-inspired puffers, Moon Boots, and knit sets.

  • 2025-04-24

    Magda Butrym

    A womenswear and jewelry line scheduled for release in April 2025, centered on the rose motif and imbued with “Slavic romanticism.”

  • 2024-10-10

    ROTATE Birger Christensen

    The second installment (2024) took the rebellious muse of the 1980s as its theme, offering partywear with pronounced shoulders and sequins (15 pieces) in 12 markets.

  • 2024-04-18

    Rokh

    A womenswear, menswear, and accessories collection that proposes a work- and office-oriented wardrobe by “deconstructing/reconstructing” staples such as trench coats.

  • 2024-02-29

    HERON PRESTON

    The first outcome of the circular/educational program “long-term H2 partnership.” It is also planned to expand into seasonal collections and creative advisory.

  • 2023-11-09

    Rabanne

    A large capsule collection encompassing womenswear, menswear, accessories with a metallic or party-inspired feel, and home décor.

H&M collaborations

fragment design

  • 2026-02-12

    Nike

    A recent example of a collaboration between fragment design (Hiroshi Fujiwara) and Nike. A limited collaboration incorporating FRAGMENT design into Devin Booker’s “Book 2” signature shoe is scheduled to launch in February 2026.

  • 2026-02-11

    Seiko

    A collaboration with fragment design, the “Metronome Watch Fragment Edition” was announced and released on 2026/02/11 as a special model with a metronome function.

  • 2025-11-08

    UNDERCOVER

    In November 2025, released a capsule collection with fragment design.

  • 2021-08-24

    sacai

    In 2021, LDWaffle sneakers were released in a three-way collaboration with Nike. They feature a double tongue and double Swoosh.

  • 2020-02

    Converse

    A triple collaboration launched alongside Moncler (around February 2020). The Chuck Taylor Low, fragment design’s first public release, featured hand-stitched-style panels and triple branding on the heel.

  • 2018-12-22

    #FR2

    To commemorate the opening of the #FR2 Okinawa store in December 2018, T-shirts and hoodies featuring logos and lightning motifs were released in collaboration with fragment design.

fragment design collaborations

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