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NOAH vs Y-3: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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NOAH

United States Founded 2015

Streetwear · Trends & youth culture · Outdoor & functional

Y-3

Founded 2002

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Streetwear.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • NOAH (solid line, circles)
  • Y-3 (dashed line, squares)
Traits of NOAH and Y-3, 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.

  • NOAH
  • Y-3
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
NOAH
Y-3
Country United States —
Founded 2015 2002
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Watches Lifestyle products Bags Footwear Wallets

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

NOAH

  • Noah Women's

    Building on NOAH’s approach of describing its primarily menswear-focused offering as “basically unis...

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Y-3

No information is available.

Collaborations

NOAH

  • 2025-02-27

    Barbour

    Released on February 27, 2025. A lightweight capsule collection featuring Bedale in unwaxed versions, including spring-colored madras.

NOAH collaborations

Y-3

  • 2025-10-15

    NEIGHBORHOOD

    A joint project documented in 2025. It combines Y-3’s sports tailoring elements with NEIGHBORHOOD’s motorcycling and workwear sensibilities, offering sneakers and jackets featuring a co-branded logo.

  • 2022-11-11

    Palace Skateboards

    Their first collaboration with Y-3. Announced on November 7, 2022, and released on November 11 (November 12 in Japan). The large capsule collection also included a reversible souvenir jacket, a rose puffer, and a track top and bottoms.

Y-3 collaborations

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