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Looking to step up from CDLP? These 11 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
British maker of plain, high-quality cotton and merino basics — T-shirts, polos and underwear — with its T-shirts still sewn at its own Long Eaton factory.
Why it's similar. Sunspel shares a contemporary aesthetic and utilizes high-quality natural fibers similar to CDLP.
What changes. Cotton/merino craft heritage rather than lyocell sustainability story
Lisbon slow-fashion label making boldly patterned, texture-driven shirts designed in Portugal and Fair Trade produced in India.
Why it's similar. Otherwise designs its shirts in Lisbon and has them hand-produced in India under documented Fair Trade arrangements, trading CDLP's muted minimalism for bold woven textures and print.
London footwear label making vegan, ethically produced canvas hi-top and low-top trainers from organic cotton and recycled rubber.
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Stockholm fashion house founded in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, known for oversized tailoring, mohair knitwear, denim and the Musubi bag.
Paris label founded by Pierre Mahéo in 2012, making understated soft tailoring and workwear-inflected wardrobe staples in European fabrics.
Paris label founded in 1987 by Jean Touitou, known for raw selvedge denim, Demi-Lune bags and understated, long-lasting wardrobe basics.
What changes. Denim-led full collections at higher prices
Independent London label founded by Hannah Cawley in 2017, hand-making utilitarian womenswear, menswear and bridal from natural fabrics in England.
Copenhagen contemporary label founded in 1993, known for minimalist Scandinavian knitwear, denim, tailoring and outerwear.
Australian denim label known for distressed jeans, the box-cross logo and a rebellious streetwear aesthetic, now operated largely from Los Angeles.
Independent Italian luxury house founded in Milan in 1985, known for Sicilian-inflected tailoring, black lace, bold prints and Alta Moda couture.
Paris luxury label founded in 2018 by Charaf Tajer, known for hand-painted silk prints and leisure-luxury tailoring rooted in his French-Moroccan heritage.
Sunspel, Otherwise, GOOD NEWS Slippers lead our ranking. Looking to step up from CDLP? These 11 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
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