Our Legacy
Both brands focus on contemporary aesthetics with high attention to material quality and construction.
175 shirts tracked · from $107
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Shirts like YMC
12 brands that actually make shirts and sit close to YMC on style and price — each with what it does differently.
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Albam
Albam and YMC connect through their commitment to timeless, understated designs using premium materials.
8 shirts tracked
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A.P.C.
A.P.C. shares YMC’s contemporary style and focus on high-quality craftsmanship.
97 shirts tracked · from $80
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Acne Studios
Both brands reflect a contemporary design aesthetic with high-quality materials and attention to detail.
26 shirts tracked · from $213
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Studio Nicholson
London label founded in 2010 by Nick Wakeman, making minimal, modular menswear and womenswear focused on volume, neutral tones and Japanese fabrics.
54 shirts tracked · from $114
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Norse Projects
Copenhagen label blending streetwear, workwear and Scandinavian minimalism, known for clean silhouettes and technical GORE-TEX outerwear.
50 shirts tracked · from $48
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NEEDLES
Needles is Keizo Shimizu's Nepenthes in-house label, reworking Americana and 1970s leisurewear, best known for its butterfly-logo velour track pants.
43 shirts tracked · from $71
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Beams Plus
Beams Plus is the Tokyo-based heritage menswear line of retailer Beams, reworking classic American Ivy, workwear and military styles in Japan.
102 shirts tracked · from $71
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Margaret Howell
British designer label making relaxed shirting, tailoring and knitwear in traditional UK fabrics, independently run from London since 1970.
37 shirts tracked · from $130
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Wax London
Another London menswear label working in workwear-derived shapes like overshirts and relaxed trousers, sold at comparable mid prices through shared stockists such as END. and Liberty.
45 shirts tracked · from $120
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Universal Works
Like YMC, this independent UK label reworks workwear and military uniform into understated staples, with Bakers Jackets and Aston trousers cut in cotton twill, corduroy and Italian wool.
133 shirts tracked · from $131
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Engineered Garments
Deeper archive military and workwear patternmaking
47 shirts tracked · from $182
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