YMC
Independent London label since 1995, known for off-kilter printed shirting, relaxed trousers and workwear-rooted menswear and womenswear.
34 shirts tracked · from $140
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Shirts like Folk
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12 brands that actually make shirts and sit close to Folk on style and price — each with what it does differently.
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Universal Works
Independent Nottingham menswear label reworking British and mid-century workwear into relaxed, well-made staples like its Bakers Jacket and Aston trousers.
193 shirts tracked · from $127
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A Kind of Guise
Continental take on unstructured blazers and fine knits
10 shirts tracked · from $240
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Studio Nicholson
Nick Wakeman's modular wardrobe of wide-leg trousers and boxy knitwear, cut from Japanese fabrics in muted neutrals, works the same quiet London register Folk does.
72 shirts tracked · from $141
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A.P.C.
Jean Touitou has sold pared-back staples and raw Petit Standard denim from Paris since 1987, sharing Folk's preference for longevity over seasonal turnover.
153 shirts tracked · from $105
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Our Legacy
Stockholm's Our Legacy develops its own fabrics and reworks wardrobe staples, and its upcycled Work Shop line pushes further into the material experiments Folk keeps subtle.
259 shirts tracked · from $76
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Sunspel
Sewn in a former lace mill at Long Eaton since 1937, Sunspel's Q82 and Classic tees are the plain-basics foundation Folk layers its texture over.
36 shirts tracked · from $79
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Margaret Howell
Working from London since 1970, Margaret Howell makes unstructured shirting, corduroy and tweed in traditional UK cloth, Folk's understatement carried to its most expensive conclusion.
57 shirts tracked · from $82
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Engineered Garments
Daiki Suzuki's New York label, founded 1999 under Nepenthes, reworking American workwear and military patterns with off-kilter construction and mixed fabrics.
69 shirts tracked · from $33
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Maison Kitsuné
Franco-Japanese Paris label pairing fox-logo wardrobe staples with the Kitsuné Musique record label and Café Kitsuné coffee shops.
67 shirts tracked · from $79
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Acne Studios
Stockholm fashion house founded in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, known for oversized tailoring, mohair knitwear, denim and the Musubi bag.
57 shirts tracked · from $259
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NN07
Copenhagen menswear label making relaxed, minimalist modern-casual staples in linen, organic cotton and wool since 2007.
24 shirts tracked
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