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Y’s vs Tabio: similarities and differences

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Y’s

Japan Founded 1972

Avant-garde & designer · Luxury & heritage · Minimal & basics

Tabio

Japan Founded 1968

Polished & dressy · Sporty & sportswear · Minimal & basics

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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

Different traits

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y’s shows a stronger emphasis

  • Luxury & heritage

    Y’s shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Y’s (solid line, circles)
  • Tabio (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Y’s and Tabio, 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.

  • Y’s
  • Tabio
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
Y’s
Tabio
Country Japan Japan
Founded 1972 1968
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Lifestyle products Textiles and material technology

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Y’s

  • Y's for men

    A spin-off line launched in 1979 as a men’s-only line of Y's. It applies the patternmaking and tailo...

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  • Y’s Red Label

    Launched as an experimental/derivative subline of Y's, the line was led by designer Michiko Suzuki a...

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  • Y's PINK (Y's PINK)

    A diffusion line by a design team carrying on Y's DNA, it regularly presents collections incorporati...

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  • RISMAT by Y's

    A cruise/daily-oriented diffusion line introduced in 2014, centered on knitwear and emphasizing mate...

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  • MICHIKO by Y's

    A dress line launched to systematize Y's dresswear category. Centered on combinations of different m...

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  • KAYO NAKAMURA by Y's

    A derivative line introduced in 2014 as an accessories line centered on shoes and bags. Its designs ...

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  • Y's BANG ON!

    A seasonless unisex collection produced in small quantities, featuring numbered models based on men’...

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  • Y's Exclusive

    A suit line for career women introduced in 2013. Centered on coordinated jacket, pants, and skirt se...

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  • Y's for living

    A licensed line of home products developed under the Y's name, encompassing product groups such as b...

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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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Collaborations

Y’s

  • 2023-03-29

    Dr. Martens

    The collaboration features Y’s original 6-hole “Y’s 101.” Its brown-core vintage finish and back zipper are emblematic.

Y’s 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

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