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Looking to step up from Junya Watanabe? These 4 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
Tokyo label by Chitose Abe that hybridizes contrasting fabrics and garment archetypes into spliced tailoring, knitwear and outerwear.
Why it's similar. Both offer innovative avant-garde designs that blend different materials and textures.
What changes. Softer, more commercial layering; fewer heritage-workwear collabs
Tokyo avant-garde house founded in 1972, known for black oversized tailoring and asymmetric draping, plus the long-running Y-3 line with Adidas.
Why it's similar. Both brands encompass an avant-garde approach with a focus on deconstructed designs.
What changes. Fluid drape over engineered construction and collabs
Paris-founded label led by Guram Gvasalia, turning workwear, merch and uniform codes into oversized, logo-heavy runway collections.
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Antwerp house known for clashing prints, embroidery and relaxed tailoring, now designed by Julian Klausner under majority owner Puig.
Sacai, Yohji Yamamoto, VETEMENTS lead our ranking. Looking to step up from Junya Watanabe? These 4 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
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