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Tabio vs Gentle Monster: similarities and differences

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Tabio

Japan Founded 1968

Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

Gentle Monster

South Korea Founded 2011

Trends & youth culture · Decoration & playfulness · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Decoration & playfulness

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Gentle Monster shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Tabio (solid line, circles)
  • Gentle Monster (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Tabio and Gentle Monster, 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.

  • Tabio
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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
Tabio
Gentle Monster
Country Japan South Korea
Founded 1968 2011
Category Clothing Eyewear
Other categories Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology Accessories Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Tabio

  • Tabio MEN

    A men’s specialist line derived from Tabio. Conceived at the company’s founding as a men’s sock bran...

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  • TABIO SPORTS

    A sports-focused line derived from Tabio. It applies the quality and technology of a sock specialist...

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  • TABIO LEG LABO

    A functional legwear line derived from Tabio. Based on the concept “Beautiful feet without strain,” ...

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Gentle Monster

Collaborations

Tabio

  • 2025-12-19

    TOGA

    The sixth TOGA × Tabio collaboration (socks). It features totem pole, wave, argyle, and sheer designs, among others. The advance release at TOGA is on 2025/12/19, and the release at Tabio is on 2025/12/20.

Tabio collaborations

Gentle Monster

  • 2025-03-05

    Maison Margiela

    In March 2025, the third collaboration expanded the collection to 20 styles in total (8 sunglasses + 12 optical styles), carrying over signature details such as white stitching.

  • 2022-05-05

    Moncler

    The collaboration was announced in September 2021. An eyewear capsule themed around “SWIPE” (4 styles) was released in May 2022 and also featured UV protection.

  • 2019-05-07

    Fendi

    The eyewear line “GENTLE FENDI” was presented as a co-branded offering, with a limited release of two styles of unisex sunglasses featuring FF motifs.

Gentle Monster collaborations

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