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Tabio vs Y-3: similarities and differences

Compare brand traits, similarities and differences.

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Tabio

Japan Founded 1968

Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

Y-3

Founded 2002

Sporty & sportswear · Streetwear · Avant-garde & designer

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • No shared traits are available.

Different traits

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

  • Streetwear

    Y-3 shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

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

  • Tabio
  • 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
Tabio
Y-3
Country Japan —
Founded 1968 2002
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology Bags Footwear Wallets

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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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Y-3

No information is available.

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

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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