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 refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
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 refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
sacai shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
Ann Demeulemeester is a fashion brand of the same name, launched in 1985 by Belgian designer Ann Verhelst. As a member of the Antwerp Six, she has contributed t...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and menswear.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Polished & dressy.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
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 menswear.
Differences from LEMAIRE
ISSEY MIYAKE shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
JW Anderson is a British fashion brand founded in London in 2008 by Jonathan Anderson, a designer from Northern Ireland. Beginning with menswear, it expanded in...
Avant-garde & designer
Trends & youth culture
Decoration & playfulness
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and menswear.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
JW Anderson shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
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 refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
HELMUT LANG is a fashion brand founded in Paris in 1986 by Austrian-born designer Helmut Lang. Now based in New York, it focuses primarily on menswear and women...
Minimal & basics
Avant-garde & designer
Polished & dressy
Shared traits
The brands share refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
JIL SANDER is a luxury brand founded by Jil Sander in Hamburg, Germany, in 1968. Its highly refined lines stripped of excess, quality materials, and precise tai...
Minimal & basics
Luxury & heritage
Polished & dressy
Shared traits
The brands share refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
Armani (Giorgio Armani) is an Italian luxury brand founded in Milan in 1975 by Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti. Centered on contemporary elegance, it offers...
Luxury & heritage
Minimal & basics
Polished & dressy
Shared traits
The brands share refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
Armani shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
Armani shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
Y’s is a Japanese fashion brand launched by Yohji Yamamoto in 1972. Based on the idea of “women wearing men’s clothes,” it offers high-quality ready-to-wear des...
Avant-garde & designer
Luxury & heritage
Minimal & basics
Shared traits
The brands share refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Trends & youth culture.
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
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 refined everyday staples and designer-led expression.
Differences from LEMAIRE
Prada shows a stronger emphasis on Sporty & sportswear.
Prada shows a stronger emphasis on Luxury & heritage.
TOGA is a Japanese fashion brand founded in Tokyo in 1997 by designer Yasuko Furuta. It combines Western classics with a Japanese sensibility for silhouettes, r...
Avant-garde & designer
Decoration & playfulness
Luxury & heritage
Shared traits
The brands share designer-led expression and womenswear.
Differences from LEMAIRE
LEMAIRE shows a stronger emphasis on Minimal & basics.
TOGA shows a stronger emphasis on Decoration & playfulness.
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.