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K-Way vs Mizuno: similarities and differences

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K-Way

France Founded 1965

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics

Mizuno

Japan Founded 1906

Sporty & sportswear · Outdoor & functional · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Mizuno shows a stronger emphasis

  • Outdoor & functional

    K-Way shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • K-Way (solid line, circles)
  • Mizuno (dashed line, squares)
Traits of K-Way and Mizuno, 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.

  • K-Way
  • Mizuno
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
K-Way
Mizuno
Country France Japan
Founded 1965 1906
Category Clothing Footwear
Other categories Bags Accessories Eyewear Lifestyle products Clothing

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

K-Way

  • K-Way R&D

    K-Way’s “R&D” collection is positioned within the brand’s world as a spin-off line that combines tex...

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  • K-Way L'Action

    K-Way’s “L'Action” label is a derivative line that embodies sports-derived styles through technical ...

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  • K-Way Petite

    K-Way’s “K-Way Petite” line is presented as a spin-off line for toddlers and children, scaling down ...

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  • K-Way Travel

    K-Way’s “K-Way Travel” is a spin-off initiative curated as “Travel Essentials” for life on the move....

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Mizuno

  • Go to by mizuno

    Launched by Mizuno in 2017 to promote an active lifestyle for adults, this functional lifestyle wear...

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  • MIZUNO SPORTSTYLE

    A lifestyle category that Mizuno has developed since 2016 to connect its technologies for performanc...

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  • MIZUNO 1906

    A lifestyle footwear category launched in 2016, the 110th anniversary of Mizuno’s founding, to exten...

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  • RB-LINE

    A sneaker line that carries forward the RB Collection launched when MIZUNO SPORTSTYLE was establishe...

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  • MLC

    A lifestyle shoe line that inherits M-Line from the early days of MIZUNO SPORTSTYLE and has been off...

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  • MIZUNO FREESTYLE

    An apparel category for urban sports first introduced by Mizuno in 2024. Primarily aimed at breaking...

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  • SUPERSTAR

    Launched by Mizuno in 1978 and continued through Fall/Winter 2009, the brand relaunched after a rene...

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  • MIZUNO +me

    A sports apparel line for women announced by Mizuno in 2012. Planned mainly by a project team formed...

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Collaborations

K-Way

  • 2024-03-18

    Maison Kitsuné

    Announced in March 2024. It reinterprets windbreakers by Léon and Claude, proposing check patterns and logo-integrated designs.

  • 2021-11-18

    Saint Laurent

    For Rive Droite’s “The Ride” collection, K-Way and Rive Droite jointly created polyester bombers featuring tiger motifs and other designs.

  • 2020-11-19

    Fendi

    A capsule featuring the FF all-over pattern on K-Way reversible, packable windbreakers. The range included men's, women's, and kids' styles.

K-Way collaborations

Mizuno

No information is available.

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