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Roots vs Levi's: similarities and differences

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Roots

Canada Founded 1973

Outdoor & functional · Sporty & sportswear · Polished & dressy

Levi's

United States Founded 1853

Streetwear · Trends & youth culture · Polished & dressy

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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Different traits

  • Outdoor & functional

    Roots shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    Levi's shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

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Traits of Roots and Levi's, 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.

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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
Roots
Levi's
Country Canada United States
Founded 1973 1853
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Roots

Levi's

  • Levi's Made & Crafted

    Positioned as Levi’s premium modern line, it reworks core pieces such as the classic 501 and trucker...

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  • Levi's Fenom

    A special project by fragment design and Hiroshi Fujiwara, conceived as a Japan-origin creators’ lin...

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  • Levi's Blue Tab

    Levi’s’ latest premium line, launched in 2025, reconnects the brand’s denim heritage with Japanese c...

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  • Levi's Vintage Clothing

    A heritage line based on Levi’s archives, faithfully recreating the fits, materials, and details of ...

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  • Levi's Authorized Vintage

    A collection in which the brand officially handles used Levi’s, circulating certified vintage garmen...

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  • Levi's Made in Japan

    A special collection within Levi’s premium segment, centered on Japanese-made selvedge denim and sew...

  • Levi's Wellthread

    An experimental line launched in 2015 with a focus on sustainability, tasked with testing approaches...

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  • Levi's RED

    An experimental line introduced in 1999, it advanced the idea of deconstructing and redesigning stan...

  • Levi's SilverTab

    Known as a line representing the loose silhouettes and street sensibility of the 1990s, it has also ...

  • Levi's Engineered Jeans

    First introduced in 1999, this line is characterized by a three-dimensional cutting approach and des...

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  • Levi's Skateboarding

    A line that redesigns Levi’s signature silhouettes for skateboarding, adding durability, mobility, a...

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  • Levi's Curve ID

    A fit system for women introduced in 2010, it offers fit options tailored to differences in body sha...

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Collaborations

Roots

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Levi's

  • 2026-01

    Jordan Brand

    The latest chapter with Jordan Brand. This collection centers on the Air Jordan 3, incorporates elements of Lunar New Year, and is reimagined in four colorways.

  • 2026

    Denim Tears

    Levi’s x Denim Tears Season 4, a collaboration with Denim Tears. Levi’s officially presents it as the fourth season, continuing the series that layers social memory onto denim.

  • 2025-11-11

    Kiko Kostadinov

    The second men’s collection by Levi’s and Kiko Kostadinov. It redefines denim as a contemporary uniform through an approach in which formality and rebellion coexist.

  • 2025-10-30

    Barbour

    The first collaboration, released on October 30, 2025. Spey, Bedale, and Type II are mutually reinterpreted in wax × denim, with accessories also included.

  • 2025-07-10

    Nike

    Levi’s x Nike (2025). The lineup includes three denim versions of the Air Max 95, as well as a Trucker Jacket and Baggy Jean, bringing denim and sneaker culture together.

  • 2025-05-28

    sacai

    In May 2025, Levi’s® × sacai launched their first collaboration, featuring a range of pieces including jackets combining Type I, II, and III designs, ultra-wide denim, and reversible blousons.

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