NEEDLES is a fashion brand founded in Japan in 1995 by Keizo Shimizu, the representative of NEPENTHES and a designer. It offers men’s and women’s apparel and ac...
Sporty & sportswear
Trends & youth culture
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
NEEDLES shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
NEEDLES shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
Jean Paul Gaultier is a fashion house founded in Paris, France, in 1976 by designer Jean Paul Gaultier. Its main offerings include haute couture, ready-to-wear,...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
MASU is a Japanese menswear ready-to-wear brand launched in 2016. Its name derives from “masu,” a polite Japanese verb ending, and it is guided by the concept “...
Trends & youth culture
Decoration & playfulness
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
MASU shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
Human Made shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Individual Sentiments is a Japanese fashion brand launched by Yoko Ito in Tokyo for Spring/Summer 2008. Centered on menswear, womenswear, and unisex clothing, i...
Avant-garde & designer
Minimal & basics
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and menswear.
Differences from Human Made
Human Made shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Human Made shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
KAPITAL is a Japanese denim and apparel brand established in March 1985, based in Kojima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Toshikiyo Hirata launched the bran...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
KAPITAL shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
Human Made shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
KENZO is a fashion brand founded in Paris, France, in 1970 by designer Kenzo Takada. It focuses on women's and men's ready-to-wear and accessories, while its fr...
Decoration & playfulness
Luxury & heritage
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
KENZO shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
KENZO shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
UNDERCOVER is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 1990 by Jun Takahashi. Centered on menswear and womenswear, it brings the rebellious spirit of punk a...
Avant-garde & designer
Streetwear
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share streetwear influences and distinctive designs.
Differences from Human Made
UNDERCOVER shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
UNDERCOVER shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
HYSTERIC GLAMOUR is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Nobuhiko Kitamura in 1984. Based on American casualwear centered on denim, military, workwear, and outdo...
Decoration & playfulness
Streetwear
Outdoor & functional
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and designer-led expression.
Differences from Human Made
HYSTERIC GLAMOUR shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
Human Made shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
GALLERY DEPT. is a unisex brand launched in Los Angeles in 2017 by artist and designer Josué Thomas. Centered on the reconstruction and reinterpretation of vint...
Streetwear
Trends & youth culture
Avant-garde & designer
Shared traits
The brands share streetwear influences and distinctive designs.
Differences from Human Made
GALLERY DEPT. shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
GALLERY DEPT. shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
BRIAN WOOD is a namesake brand launched in New York, USA, in 2003 by designer Brian Wood. It offers men’s and women’s streetwear and accessories, and produces u...
Streetwear
Decoration & playfulness
Sporty & sportswear
Shared traits
The brands share streetwear influences and interest in archival pieces.
Differences from Human Made
BRIAN WOOD shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
BRIAN WOOD shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
AMBUSH is a Japanese fashion brand launched in Tokyo in 2008 by VERBAL and YOON. It began as an experimental jewelry line and gained international attention for...
Streetwear
Trends & youth culture
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share streetwear influences and distinctive designs.
Differences from Human Made
AMBUSH shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
Balenciaga is a luxury fashion house founded in 1917 in San Sebastián by Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga. In 1937, it opened a couture maison in Paris. I...
Trends & youth culture
Streetwear
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share streetwear influences and distinctive designs.
Differences from Human Made
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
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 degree of similarity.