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CALCE vs MACKINTOSH: similarities and differences

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CALCE

Spain Founded 1959

Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional

MACKINTOSH

United Kingdom Founded 1824

Outdoor & functional · Minimal & basics · Luxury & heritage

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Outdoor & functional

    MACKINTOSH shows a stronger emphasis

  • Luxury & heritage

    MACKINTOSH shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • CALCE (solid line, circles)
  • MACKINTOSH (dashed line, squares)
Traits of CALCE and MACKINTOSH, 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.

  • CALCE
  • MACKINTOSH
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
CALCE
MACKINTOSH
Country Spain United Kingdom
Founded 1959 1824
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories — Bags Accessories Footwear Textiles and material technology

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

CALCE

No information is available.

MACKINTOSH

Collaborations

CALCE

No information is available.

MACKINTOSH

  • 2024-02-28

    Cecilie Bahnsen

    The fourth collaboration with Mackintosh. Outerwear reappears in FW24 “The Bite,” where it is identified as a new collaborator. It is presented in a dark, everyday-oriented outerwear context.

  • 2017-12-01

    Maison Margiela

    In December 2017, the brand released two styles of trench coat in its first collaboration with Mackintosh. The designs combined ideas from lab coats with Galliano-style décortiqué.

  • 2011-07-01

    JUNYA WATANABE MAN

    Reworks Mackintosh’s Royal Mail jacket and Workman jacket. Characterized by hooks and a checked lining.

  • 2010-09-30

    Maison Kitsuné

    The “VOYAGEUR” collection reinterpreted raincoats, beginning with FW 2010. In 2011, some models were also made available for sale online.

  • JIL SANDER

    Starting with the 2019 AW season, JIL SANDER+ collaborated with MACKINTOSH on its new line, offering outerwear and accessories made with traditional bonded and rubberized materials.

  • HYKE

    The first collaboration line with MACKINTOSH, “×HYKE,” launched for Fall/Winter 2014. Centered on four minimalist coat styles, it continued for five seasons through FW2016, with menswear added in the later seasons.

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