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Y’s vs Kired: similarities and differences

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Y’s

Japan Founded 1972

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

Kired

Italy Founded 2015

Outdoor & functional · Polished & dressy · Minimal & basics

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

  • Both brands show traits of Polished & dressy.

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)
  • Kired (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Y’s and Kired, 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.

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  • Kired
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
Kired
Country Japan Italy
Founded 1972 2015
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear —

— indicates information that is not available.

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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Kired

No information is available.

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

Kired

No information is available.

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