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kolor vs Gentle Monster: similarities and differences

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kolor

Japan Founded 2004

Avant-garde & designer · Decoration & playfulness · Sporty & sportswear

Gentle Monster

South Korea Founded 2011

Trends & youth culture · Decoration & playfulness · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Avant-garde & designer.

Different traits

  • Trends & youth culture

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

  • Sporty & sportswear

    kolor shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • kolor (solid line, circles)
  • Gentle Monster (dashed line, squares)
Traits of kolor and Gentle Monster, 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.

  • kolor
  • Gentle Monster
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
kolor
Gentle Monster
Country Japan South Korea
Founded 2004 2011
Category Clothing Eyewear
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Accessories Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

kolor

  • kolor BEACON

    kolor BEACON is a menswear-focused sub-line that emerged from kolor, led by Junichi Abe, and launche...

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Gentle Monster

Collaborations

kolor

  • 2025-12-10

    Champion

    In December 2025, the brand released three styles based on REVERSE WEAVE® (a crewneck, a hoodie, and pants) in its first collaboration with Champion. Bold prints are a defining feature.

  • 2021-01-09

    UNDERCOVER

    For UNDERCOVER’s 30th anniversary, five brands reinterpreted its classic leather-sleeve down jacket. kolor provided an adapted model. Released in January 2021.

  • 2020-08-29

    LOOPWHEELER

    Collaboration sweatshirts went on sale exclusively at kolor stores starting August 29, 2020. They feature retro katakana logos of both brands and name-tag-style graphics.

  • 2020-05-29

    New Era

    In 2020, a kolor collaboration cap was released in limited quantities as part of a special-order project for District UNITED ARROWS’ 20th anniversary. Special embroidery is a key feature.

  • 2020-05-29

    District UNITED ARROWS

    A special-order project commemorating the 20th anniversary of District UNITED ARROWS. A kolor × New Era cap was released.

  • 2019-11-22

    PORTER

    To commemorate the opening of the new Shibuya PARCO store in 2019, a limited release of the first collaboration model, “Helmet Bag Mini,” was made with PORTER.

kolor collaborations

Gentle Monster

  • 2025-03-05

    Maison Margiela

    In March 2025, the third collaboration expanded the collection to 20 styles in total (8 sunglasses + 12 optical styles), carrying over signature details such as white stitching.

  • 2022-05-05

    Moncler

    The collaboration was announced in September 2021. An eyewear capsule themed around “SWIPE” (4 styles) was released in May 2022 and also featured UV protection.

  • 2019-05-07

    Fendi

    The eyewear line “GENTLE FENDI” was presented as a co-branded offering, with a limited release of two styles of unisex sunglasses featuring FF motifs.

Gentle Monster collaborations

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