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Y’s vs UNITED TOKYO: similarities and differences

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Y’s

Japan Founded 1972

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

UNITED TOKYO

Japan Founded 2015

Trends & youth culture · Minimal & basics · Outdoor & functional

Similarities and differences

Shared traits

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

Different traits

  • Luxury & heritage

    Y’s shows a stronger emphasis

  • Avant-garde & designer

    Y’s shows a stronger emphasis

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Trait comparison

  • Y’s (solid line, circles)
  • UNITED TOKYO (dashed line, squares)
Traits of Y’s and UNITED TOKYO, 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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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
UNITED TOKYO
Country Japan Japan
Founded 1972 2015
Category Clothing Clothing
Other categories Bags Accessories Footwear Eyewear Bags Accessories Footwear Wallets

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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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UNITED TOKYO

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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

UNITED TOKYO

  • 2025-09-12

    ITTI

    A special-order collection with ITTI commemorating the 10th anniversary of UNITED TOKYO’s founding. Made with rare leather and crocodile leather, the collection features functional, refined key rings, coin card wallets, and compact wallets.

  • 2025

    KAPOK KNOT

    A thin kapok item from an ongoing joint project with KAPOK KNOT, apparently corresponding to a third installment. An innerwear/mid-layer-type product measuring approximately 3 mm and weighing approximately 300 g, promoting the warmth of down, was offered on Makuake, but its official name and release date remain unconfirmed.

  • 2024-09-12

    YOHEI OHNO

    A womenswear collaboration that reconstructs YOHEI OHNO’s signature elements from UNITED TOKYO’s perspective. The collection includes an X-shirred dress, a cropped blouse reworking the Takarazuka shirt, and a skirt designed to be worn as part of a set.

  • 2023-08-24

    WILD THINGS

    The first collaboration with WILD THINGS. UNITED TOKYO reinterprets functional details rooted in fishing and military styles through a fashion-forward lens, offering five styles in total, including a water-repellent nylon blouson, T-shirts, and easy pants.

  • 2021-07-02

    Relier81

    The second collaboration with Relier81. Deadstock obi belts from the 1980s are reconstructed by hand to create the OBI Square Asym Sandals, featuring an asymmetrical structure incorporating finger hooks, and offered in limited quantities.

  • 2020-11-16

    CANOTWAIT_

    A limited capsule collection commemorating the opening of the UNITED TOKYO Shanghai Xintiandi store. It combines CANOTWAIT_'s street sensibility with UNITED TOKYO's fashion-forward aesthetic, offering shirts, dresses, hoodies, pants, and more for men and women.

UNITED TOKYO collaborations

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