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SUBU vs fragment design: similarities and differences

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SUBU

Japan Founded 2016

Outdoor & functional · Minimal & basics · Polished & dressy

fragment design

Japan Founded 2003

Streetwear · Minimal & basics · Trends & youth culture

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Minimal & basics.
  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Outdoor & functional

    SUBU shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    fragment design shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • SUBU (solid line, circles)
  • fragment design (dashed line, squares)
Traits of SUBU and fragment design, 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.

  • SUBU
  • fragment design
Minimal & basics
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
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Polished & dressy
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
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Luxury & heritage
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
fragment design：Relative prominence within the brand
Avant-garde & designer
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Decoration & playfulness
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Streetwear
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fragment design：Relative prominence within the brand
Trends & youth culture
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
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Sporty & sportswear
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
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Outdoor & functional
SUBU：Relative prominence within the brand
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Basic information

Field
SUBU
fragment design
Country Japan Japan
Founded 2016 2003
Category Footwear Clothing
Other categories — Accessories Footwear Lifestyle products

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

SUBU

  • SUBU NANNEN

    Within SUBU’s lineup, this outdoor-oriented derivative line is designed for use near fires, such as ...

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  • SUBU VAMP

    A derivative line positioned as an “evolved” version of SUBU, building on its signature comfort with...

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  • SUBU amp

    A premium label launched by SUBU in 2018, this derivative line is centered on “premium basics,” elev...

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  • SUBU RE:COLLECTION

    Re: is a spin-off line developed by SUBU as a sustainable collection that “moves forward toward the ...

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fragment design

  • FRGMTmini

    FRGMTmini is a line focused primarily on kidswear, launched as a spin-off of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s frag...

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Collaborations

SUBU

  • 2025-11-28

    TOGA

    TOGA and SUBU’s first collaboration, featuring winter sandals that incorporate TOGA’s coin metal and Western motifs/graphics into SUBU slip-ons with brushed lining and a four-layer insole.

  • A.P.C.

    A.P.C. × SUBU (November 2024): two styles of winter sandals. Available in A.P.C.-like colors and materials, including black and khaki, they are also ideal as year-end gifts.

SUBU collaborations

fragment design

  • 2026-02-12

    Nike

    A recent example of a collaboration between fragment design (Hiroshi Fujiwara) and Nike. A limited collaboration incorporating FRAGMENT design into Devin Booker’s “Book 2” signature shoe is scheduled to launch in February 2026.

  • 2026-02-11

    Seiko

    A collaboration with fragment design, the “Metronome Watch Fragment Edition” was announced and released on 2026/02/11 as a special model with a metronome function.

  • 2025-11-08

    UNDERCOVER

    In November 2025, released a capsule collection with fragment design.

  • 2021-08-24

    sacai

    In 2021, LDWaffle sneakers were released in a three-way collaboration with Nike. They feature a double tongue and double Swoosh.

  • 2020-02

    Converse

    A triple collaboration launched alongside Moncler (around February 2020). The Chuck Taylor Low, fragment design’s first public release, featured hand-stitched-style panels and triple branding on the heel.

  • 2018-12-22

    #FR2

    To commemorate the opening of the #FR2 Okinawa store in December 2018, T-shirts and hoodies featuring logos and lightning motifs were released in collaboration with fragment design.

fragment design collaborations

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