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 designer-led expression.
Differences from KUON
KAPITAL shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Kartik Research is an artisanal design house founded by Kartik Kumra in New Delhi, India, in 2021. The brand’s guiding principle is “reintroduce humanness into...
Trends & youth culture
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share concept-driven design and designer-led expression.
Differences from KUON
Kartik Research shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
DEVOA is a menswear brand launched in Japan in 2005 by Daisuke Nishida. Drawing on his experience as a former wrestler and his studies in sports medicine, human...
Sporty & sportswear
Avant-garde & designer
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share concept-driven design and designer-led expression.
Differences from KUON
Devoa shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
BODE is an American fashion brand founded in New York in 2016 by designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla. Centered on menswear, it offers womenswear, tailoring, knitwea...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Streetwear.
BODE shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Jan Jan Van Essche is a namesake brand launched in June 2010 by Belgian designer Jan-Jan Van Essche, who is from Antwerp. The brand translates its research into...
Avant-garde & designer
Minimal & basics
Polished & dressy
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
Jan Jan Van Essche shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Jan Jan Van Essche shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
STORY mfg. is a fashion brand founded in the UK in 2013 by Saeed Al-Rubai, known as Bobbin, and Katie Al-Rubai. It incorporates craft processes such as natural...
Outdoor & functional
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share concept-driven design and attention to materials and craftsmanship.
Differences from KUON
Story mfg. shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Avant-garde & designer.
Giorgio Brato is an Italian leather brand founded in 2001 by designer Giorgio Braski, who is from Bologna, Italy. Drawing on his background in a family of leath...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Streetwear
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and designer-led expression.
Differences from KUON
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Antonio Marras is an Italian fashion brand founded in 1987 by designer Antonio Marras, who is from Alghero, Sardinia. Since presenting its first prêt-à-porter c...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Antonio Marras shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Endless Joy is an art project and fashion brand founded in the UK in 2019 by Stevie Anderson and Alexandra Anderson. It transfers original art inspired by myths...
Decoration & playfulness
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
Endless Joy shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
JiyongKim is a menswear brand by designer Jiyong Kim, based in Seoul, South Korea. Launched in 2021, the brand creates garments with distinct appearances piece...
Trends & youth culture
Avant-garde & designer
Outdoor & functional
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
JiyongKim shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
visvim is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Hiroki Nakamura in Tokyo in 2000. Starting with footwear, it offers men's apparel, shoes, bags, and other items. T...
Outdoor & functional
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share distinctive designs and concept-driven design.
Differences from KUON
visvim shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
KUON shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Charlie Constantinou is a brand named after British-Cypriot designer Charlie Constantinou, established in London, UK, in 2022. It launched after the designer gr...
Outdoor & functional
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Shared traits
The brands share concept-driven design and designer-led expression.
Differences from KUON
Charlie Constantinou shows a stronger emphasis on Outdoor & functional.
Charlie Constantinou shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
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.