ISSEY MIYAKE is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 1970 by Issey Miyake. Centered on clothing for women and men, it has expanded into fragrances, bags...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
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 designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
Balenciaga shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
Prada is a luxury fashion house founded by Mario Prada in Milan, Italy, in 1913. It began as a leather goods shop in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and currently...
Luxury & heritage
Avant-garde & designer
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Prada shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Prada shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Maison Margiela is a French fashion house founded in Paris in 1988 by Martin Margiela and Jenny Meirens. Its offerings include women’s and men’s ready-to-wear,...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Maison Margiela shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
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 designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Jean Paul Gaultier shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
sacai is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 1999 by designer Chitose Abe. It combines contrasting elements in a “hybrid” way, such as knitwear and wov...
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and womenswear.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
sacai shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
sacai shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Alexander McQueen is a British luxury house founded in London in 1992 by Lee Alexander McQueen. Its collections focus on haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather a...
Luxury & heritage
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
Alexander McQueen shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
ANREALAGE is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 2003 by Kunihiko Morinaga. Centered on men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, it develops collections throug...
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Kiko Kostadinov is a fashion brand founded in London in 2016 by Bulgarian designer Kiko Kostadinov. Centered on men’s ready-to-wear, the brand launched a womens...
Sporty & sportswear
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and functional design.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Kiko Kostadinov shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
Kiko Kostadinov shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
CFCL is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 2020 by Yusuke Takahashi. Centered on seamless knitwear using 3D computer knitting, it develops sustainable...
Minimal & basics
Polished & dressy
Avant-garde & designer
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and womenswear.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
CFCL shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
CFCL shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
Yohji Yamamoto is a Japan-origin fashion brand by designer Yohji Yamamoto. Its history began with the establishment of Kabushiki Kaisha Y’s in 1972, and the mai...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
Yohji Yamamoto shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Rick Owens is a fashion brand launched in Los Angeles, USA, in 1994 by designer Rick Owens. It moved its base to Paris in 2003 and has presented its collections...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and avant-garde expression.
Differences from JUNYA WATANABE
Rick Owens shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
JUNYA WATANABE shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
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.