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SHIPS vs Opening Ceremony: similarities and differences

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SHIPS

Japan Founded 1975

Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional

Opening Ceremony

United States Founded 2002

Streetwear · Decoration & playfulness · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Opening Ceremony shows a stronger emphasis

  • Polished & dressy

    SHIPS shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

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  • Opening Ceremony (dashed line, squares)
Traits of SHIPS and Opening Ceremony, 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.

  • 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
Opening Ceremony
Country Japan United States
Founded 1975 2002
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Watches Beauty and cosmetics Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear

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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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Opening Ceremony

No information is available.

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

Opening Ceremony

  • 2016-05-17

    Anna Sui

    A collaboration with Opening Ceremony. The 27-piece collection reissued Anna Sui’s grunge/punk designs from 1993 and 1994 and launched in May 2016.

  • 2014-02-10

    Donna Karan

    The third collaboration with Opening Ceremony. The collection centers on logos based on DKNY archives from the 1990s and sporty accessories. It can be worn by people of any gender and is available exclusively in stores and online.

  • 2011-09-01

    MM6 Maison Margiela

    A first collaboration with Opening Ceremony, this capsule comprises approximately 20 styles centered on womenswear and themed around “reconfiguration and adaptability (modularity).” Its design allows for multiple styles through wearing or disassembly.

  • 2011-09-01

    Maison Margiela

    MM6’s first collaboration with Opening Ceremony. A women’s capsule collection of around 20 modular, reconfigurable styles was presented in New York and launched in September 2011.

Opening Ceremony collaborations

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