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Umbro vs Acne Studios: similarities and differences

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Umbro

United Kingdom Founded 1924

Sporty & sportswear · Trends & youth culture · Streetwear

Acne Studios

Sweden Founded 1996

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

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

Different traits

  • Sporty & sportswear

    Umbro shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Acne Studios shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Umbro (solid line, circles)
  • Acne Studios (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Umbro and Acne Studios, 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.

  • Umbro
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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
Umbro
Acne Studios
Country United Kingdom Sweden
Founded 1924 1996
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Footwear Lifestyle products Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Fragrance Lifestyle products Art projects

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Brand profiles

Brand lines

Umbro

  • Umbro Speciali

    Umbro Speciali is Umbro's long-running football-boot family, introduced globally in 1992 and origina...

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  • Umbro Pro Training

    Umbro Pro Training is Umbro’s performance-focused training range. Reintroduced as a universal Pro Tr...

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  • Umbro Teamwear

    Umbro Teamwear is the brand’s continuous kit and team-equipment range supplying professional clubs, ...

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Acne Studios

Collaborations

Umbro

  • 2026-07-31

    FREAK'S STORE

    A special-order collection listed in the official feature lineup as “UMBRO 26FW Collection.” It can be confirmed as a product group from a different season than the Spring/Summer 2025 project, but the specific items and individual release dates are not clear from the listing.

  • 2024-03

    Palace Skateboards

    Announced for release in March 2024 as “PALACE UMBRO.” The release date and time are listed on Palace’s official page, but item details could not be determined from the source excerpt obtained.

  • 2017-02-05

    Off-White

    A capsule collection featuring punk/patchwork-inspired motifs and highlighting the double diamond logo was released at select retailers in 2017.

Umbro collaborations

Acne Studios

  • 2025-10-12

    Timberland

    Timberland’s classic 6-Inch Boot was reworked exclusively for Acne Studios’ SS26 show. It is characterized by an oversized silhouette and a washed finish.

  • 2025-03-27

    Kappa

    An SS25 capsule by Kappa and Acne Studios, featuring 22 styles in total, including retro football jerseys, tracksuits, sneakers, and Bowlina bags.

  • 2022-10-13

    Kero

    First collaboration with Swedish heritage brand Kero. Sámi-origin “beak” boots and mules were revived in an Acne context.

  • 2019-11-05

    Mulberry

    A collaboration with English leather goods brand Mulberry. The lineup comprises 17 pieces, led by the iconic Musubi Bayswater bag, and is also available through limited sales channels.

  • 2019-05-30

    Starter Black Label

    A sportswear and denim capsule by Starter Black Label and Acne Studios, reinterpreted across 20 styles, including baseball jackets, caps, and denim jeans.

  • 2018-09-06

    Fjällräven

    A first collaboration with Swedish outdoor brand Fjällräven, reinterpreting icons such as Expedition down and Kånken bags in an Acne-like way.

Acne Studios collaborations

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