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Looking to step up from Brixton? These 16 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
Australian moto-and-surf label founded in Sydney in 2006, pairing custom motorcycles and surfboards with graphic tees, fleece and riding gear.
Why it's similar. Check shirts, caps, work jackets and graphic tees that mix motorcycle and surf culture.
What changes. Motorcycle-culture styling with stronger graphics, and clearly more premium across shirts and caps.
European-run fashion offshoot of American workwear brand Carhartt, reworking Detroit jackets and duck canvas staples for skate and streetwear audiences.
Why it's similar. Workwear-cut jackets, chore coats, beanies and logo tees worn as skate and street staples, matching the work-jacket side.
What changes. Workwear first, with no felt hats or brushed surf-shop flannels at the centre.
American workwear label behind the 874 work pant, sold by VF Corporation to Bluestar Alliance in a $600 million deal announced September 2025.
Why it's similar. Work pants, work shirts and jackets that skaters adopted, the plain workwear that gets dressed up with caps.
What changes. Plain workwear basics, without the hat range or surf-skate graphics.
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Shepard Fairey's streetwear label, applying his Obey Giant propaganda graphics and political commentary to military- and workwear-rooted basics.
Why it's similar. Five-panel snapbacks, heavyweight tees and workwear-rooted jackets for the same street-casual way of dressing.
What changes. Poster-art and political graphics replace heritage-style logos.
HUF is a skate and streetwear brand founded in San Francisco in 2002 by pro skateboarder Keith Hufnagel, now owned by Japan's TSI Holdings.
Why it's similar. Skate snapbacks, work jackets and graphic tees, worn the same easy skate-shop way.
What changes. Skate-first and collaboration-heavy, with flannels a smaller and pricier part of the range.
San Francisco menswear brand founded in 2008, known for durable organic cotton and hemp workwear basics sold through pre-order drops.
Why it's similar. Plaid flannels and chore jackets in the same rugged workwear spirit.
What changes. No headwear at all, and the flannels cost about twice as much.
British heritage label founded in 1952, known for laurel-wreath tennis polos and long-running ties to UK mod and casual subcultures.
Why it's similar. Shares a heritage label, but through laurel polos and UK mod culture rather than surf and skate.
What changes. A different need entirely: British subculture polos, not hats, flannels and workwear.
New York menswear label founded in 2009, pairing minimal surf-influenced basics with café-and-surf-shop hybrid stores in the US and Asia.
Why it's similar. Carries a city-surf attitude through minimal shirting and casual layers.
What changes. Clearly pricier, with no hat or workwear range to match.
Edinburgh-based tailoring label making men's and women's tweed suits, jackets and coats from British and Scottish woollens.
Why it's similar. Shares only the heritage label, expressed through Edinburgh tweed tailoring.
What changes. Tweed suits and jackets are the wrong product need for hats and flannels.
Copenhagen label blending streetwear, workwear and Scandinavian minimalism, known for clean silhouettes and technical GORE-TEX outerwear.
Why it's similar. Offers caps, shirts and jackets, but filtered through Scandinavian minimalism.
What changes. Technical outerwear and minimal styling at a higher price, not SoCal hats and flannels.
Southern California menswear label built around utility-driven trousers, joggers and outerwear in muted, minimally branded palettes.
Why it's similar. Street-casual utility pieces built around joggers and trousers.
What changes. A small current range with no flannels or hats found.
Toronto-based direct-to-consumer menswear label offering classic tailoring — suits, sport coats, dress shirts and trousers — at accessible prices.
Why it's similar. Shares only a classic menswear angle, through suits, sport coats and dress shirts.
What changes. Tailoring is a different category from hats, flannels and graphic tees.
Los Angeles label producing organic-cotton, clay- and indigo-dyed unisex basics, denim and alpaca knits made in the regions where its raw materials are grown.
Why it's similar. Shares an easy casual-basics habit, through natural-dye unisex pieces and alpaca knits.
What changes. A different proposition at a higher price, with no hat or flannel focus.
British shoemaker founded in 1825, known for the crepe-soled Desert Boot and Wallabee and now majority-owned by Hong Kong-listed Viva Goods.
Why it's similar. Only a classic-heritage match, and it makes footwear rather than clothing.
What changes. A footwear brand, so a category mismatch for hats and flannels.
Seattle outfitter founded in 1897, known for Mackinaw wool cruisers, waxed Tin Cloth outerwear and Rugged Twill leather-trimmed luggage.
Why it's similar. Rugged outfitter shirts, jackets and caps with a heavy workwear feel.
What changes. Heavy wool and waxed outerwear at a higher tier, for a different shopper.
Ventura, California brand making rugged, vintage-leaning workwear and outerwear for motorcyclists, surfers and outdoor use.
Why it's similar. Moto, surf and western workwear shirts plus trucker hats from a Southern California coastal label.
What changes. Heavier, more costume-like heritage styling, and the shirts cost clearly more while hats stay similar.
Deus Ex Machina, Carhartt WIP, Dickies lead our ranking. Looking to step up from Brixton? These 16 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
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