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Looking to step up from Black Scale? These 6 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
New York label founded in 2006 by Shayne Oliver and Raul Lopez, fusing ballroom and club culture with deconstructed, gender-fluid high fashion.
Why it's similar. Shayne Oliver and Raul Lopez pushed logo-print tees and harness detailing into deconstructed runway tailoring from 2006, taking graphic streetwear somewhere Black Scale's monochrome tees never went.
Brooklyn-born, LA-based streetwear label known for its Keep Watch eyeball graphics, punk and horror-inflected graphic tees, and artist collaborations.
Why it's similar. Illustrator Mikhail Bortnik founded Mishka in Brooklyn in 2003, and its bloodshot Keep Watch eyeball works the same occult-adjacent graphic-tee territory through punk, metal and B-movie references.
What changes. Cartoonish mascot branding vs masonic minimalism
Los Angeles sneaker boutique and apparel label, founded in 2002, known for its five-strike logo and long-running Nike and Jordan Brand collaborations.
Why it's similar. Eddie Cruz and James Bond opened Undefeated in Los Angeles in 2002, and its five-strike logo runs across military-referencing fleece alongside long-running Nike and Jordan collaborations.
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Los Angeles label founded in 2013 by Jerry Lorenzo, pairing oversized streetwear silhouettes with luxury fabrics and muted, neutral palettes.
Why it's similar. Jerry Lorenzo started Fear of God in 2013 with roughly $14,000 and moved the same muted Los Angeles palette into Italian-milled fabrics and numbered chapter releases.
Tokyo label founded in 1994 by Shinsuke Takizawa, building biker, punk and military references into heavily branded Japanese-made streetwear.
Why it's similar. Shinsuke Takizawa opened NEIGHBORHOOD in Harajuku in 1994, and his skull, cross and Savage motifs on Japanese-made sweats hit the same dark register with far heavier construction.
Pyer Moss is a luxury fashion brand that aims to challenge social narratives and amplify underrepresented voices through fashion.
Why it's similar. Pyer Moss builds collections around social narrative and underrepresented voices, sharing the idea that a graphic garment can argue something rather than just carry a logo.
Hood by Air, Mishka, Undefeated lead our ranking. Looking to step up from Black Scale? These 6 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.