discoLooking to step up from 18 Brands like Brandy Melville? These 7 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
Copenhagen contemporary womenswear brand known for playful prints, seersucker checks, logo knits and Western boots, led by creative director Ditte Reffstrup.
Why it's similar. Ditte and Nicolaj Reffstrup remade Ganni from 2009 into Copenhagen's printed-dress label, and its oversized collars, logo knits and seersucker checks target the same young wardrobe with better fabric.
Los Angeles label from Danish founders Anine and Nicolai Bing, pairing Scandinavian minimalism with rock-leaning staples: blazers, denim, leather jackets and knitwear.
Why it's similar. Danish couple Anine and Nicolai Bing started their Los Angeles label in a Silver Lake garage in 2012, selling Quinn blazers and Kate jeans on Scandinavian minimalism plus LA rock detailing.
New York label and concept store known for oversized menswear-inspired blazers, trousers and knits at contemporary prices, with stores in New York and Paris.
Why it's similar. Gaelle Drevet opened The Frankie Shop on the Lower East Side in 2014, and its padded-shoulder blazers, pleated trousers and ribbed knits are the grown-up version of borrowed-menswear dressing.
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Stockholm-based label from Elin Kling and Karl Lindman making minimalist, neutral-toned wardrobe staples, tailoring and its signature monogram scarf.
Why it's similar. Elin Kling and Karl Lindman founded Toteme in 2014 and design pared-back coats, boxy denim and the monogram-jacquard scarf in muted neutrals, a far quieter register than teen basics.
Women's streetwear label founded in 1994 by Kim Gordon and Daisy von Furth, now Japanese-owned and known for its face-logo graphics.
Why it's similar. Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and stylist Daisy von Furth started X-girl in 1994; now Tokyo-run, it makes face-logo tees, cropped knits and nylon outerwear on punk and Y2K references.
Tokyo womenswear label founded in 1995, mixing punk, glam rock and kawaii in graphic, genre-free pieces under a "NO RULE, NO GENRE, NO AGE" concept.
Why it's similar. Yoshie Itabashi founded Candy Stripper in Tokyo in 1995 while still a fashion student, and its Harajuku flagship sells graphic-print dresses and patchwork knits under a no-rule, no-genre concept.
Seoul streetwear label known for oversized "baby face" graphic T-shirts and hoodies, founded in 2017 by twin brothers Gu Jae-mo and Gu Jin-mo.
Why it's similar. Twin brothers Gu Jae-mo and Gu Jin-mo launched ADLV in Seoul in 2017, and its oversized baby-face T-shirts and hoodies work the same boxy, logo-led teen silhouette.
GANNI, ANINE BING, The Frankie Shop lead our ranking. Looking to step up from 18 Brands like Brandy Melville? These 7 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.