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SHIPS vs Alpha Industries: similarities and differences

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SHIPS

Japan Founded 1975

Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional

Alpha Industries

United States Founded 1959

Streetwear · Outdoor & functional · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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Different traits

  • Streetwear

    Alpha Industries shows a stronger emphasis

  • Polished & dressy

    SHIPS shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

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  • Alpha Industries (dashed line, squares)
Traits of SHIPS and Alpha Industries, shown relative to each brand.
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Traits by category

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  • SHIPS
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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
SHIPS
Alpha Industries
Country Japan United States
Founded 1975 1959
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Watches Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Bags Accessories

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

SHIPS

  • SHIPS for women

    A core line within SHIPS’ label system, specializing in womenswear. Centered on basic elements, it p...

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  • SHIPS Primary Navy Label

    A derivative label of SHIPS in the women’s segment, proposing “basics in progress” based on traditio...

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  • SHIPS any

    A separate label derived from SHIPS, built around the theme “anyone, anywhere, anytime” (clothing th...

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  • SHIPS any Standard

    A derivative line within SHIPS any that groups wardrobe staples forming the foundation of a wardrobe...

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  • SHIPS KIDS

    A kids’ line derived from SHIPS, originating from the idea of “wanting our children to wear the clot...

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  • SHIPS Colors

    A derivative label based on SHIPS’ concept, “STYLISH STANDARD,” comprising original items ranging fr...

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  • SHIPS Days

    A line derived from SHIPS’ lifestyle offering, focusing on lounge wear, sleepwear, and living and ba...

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  • SHIPS Days WHITE LABEL

    A derivative line presented separately within SHIPS Days as “WHITE LABEL,” offering daily items suit...

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  • SHIPS Days STANDARD

    “SHIPS Days STANDARD,” derived from SHIPS Days, was introduced as a label that brought together ever...

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  • SHIPS JET BLUE

    A men’s line derived from SHIPS, whose reorganization was announced around the concept “SONS OF STYL...

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Alpha Industries

Collaborations

SHIPS

  • 2025-11-05

    Barbour

    Released on November 5, 2025. A model based on OS BEDALE, featuring a crazy-pattern lining, silver zips, and other modifications to mark the 50th anniversary.

SHIPS collaborations

Alpha Industries

  • 2026-04-27

    FREAK'S STORE

    A graphic T-shirt project exclusively commissioned by FREAK’S STORE from ALPHA INDUSTRIES. It introduced two styles combining portraits of Beethoven and Bach with the “ARMY” logo emblematic of the brand.

  • 2026-04-08

    PROTOTYPES

    An SS26 collaboration with Prototypes. The Alpha archive is reworked by rearranging and reusing parts, resulting in a toggle bomber, a CWU-45 outline bomber, a bomber sleeve bag, and a beanie.

  • 2026-02-24

    BUNNEY

    A collaboration with BUNNEY featured in SS26. The metallic, decorative expression of jewelry and accessories brand BUNNEY was incorporated into Alpha’s MA-1, transforming military outerwear into a special model with an accessory-like feel.

  • 2026-02-18

    mastermind WORLD

    A 2026 collaboration with MASTERMIND WORLD. Based on Alpha’s MA-1, the collection incorporates both brands’ skulls and logos in a black-focused military-street design, and includes an MA-1 and graphic T-shirts.

  • 2026-02-18

    KAMIYA

    A 2026 collaboration with KAMIYA. Based on Alpha’s classic MA-1, it is presented as a special model incorporating the remake-like interpretation and sense of reconstruction that designer Koji Kamiya is known for.

  • 2026-01-23

    Cecilie Bahnsen

    The first collaboration with Alpha Industries. The three-piece lineup consists of an MA-1 and an N-2B, featuring laser-cut florals and “living collage”-style embroidery that romantically reworks military outerwear.

Alpha Industries collaborations

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