Brands Like G-Star RAW

Italian denim house founded by Renzo Rosso in 1978, now part of OTB Group and creatively led by Glenn Martens.

Why it's similar. Both brands embrace contemporary styles with a focus on edgy denim designs.

Japanese denim house founded in Tokyo in 1947, known for heavyweight rainbow-selvedge jeans, early wash innovations and the 503 fit.

Why it's similar. Edwin has been weaving raw denim in Tokyo since 1947, four decades before G-Star, and shares its taste for heavyweight rainbow-selvedge fabric and unwashed finishes.

Swedish denim label from Gothenburg making organic-cotton five-pocket jeans, backed by free lifetime repairs and a resale program.

Why it's similar. Both brands prioritize sustainable practices and are known for their denim innovation.

Dutch denim label building jeans and casualwear from organic and recycled cotton, with published supply-chain and material information.

Why it's similar. Kuyichi is the other Dutch denim house here, started in Rotterdam in 2000 by a fair-trade organisation, and it publishes mill and material data G-Star has never put on a hangtag.

London label founded in 1994, built on leather biker jackets and washed, rock-referencing basics in a muted monochrome palette.

Why it's similar. Both brands aim for a contemporary aesthetic with a dark color palette.

Los Angeles denim label under Citizens of Humanity, known for vintage-inspired washes, simple cuts and laser and ozone finishing techniques.

Why it's similar. AGOLDE sits under Citizens of Humanity, one place above it on this list, and reaches its vintage washes with lasers and ozone rather than G-Star's engineered seams and rigid raw finishes.

Los Angeles premium denim house founded in 2003, making fit-driven jeans and casual apparel through its own vertically integrated LA facilities.

Why it's similar. Shares high-quality denim focus with an emphasis on sustainability, similar fit and pricing.

Los Angeles label rebuilding vintage Levi's into modern denim and ready-to-wear, now majority-owned by Italian private equity firm Style Capital.

Why it's similar. Re/Done builds its jeans out of dismantled vintage Levi's, an archive-first approach to denim where G-Star's method is raw unwashed fabric and 3D-engineered seams.

Los Angeles premium denim label known for dark-rinse skinny jeans, owned since 2012 by Japan's Fast Retailing, parent of Uniqlo and Theory.

Why it's similar. Focus on premium denim with innovative designs and sustainable practices, similar price range.

American denim label known for its horseshoe logo and thick contrast stitching, rebuilt after two bankruptcies around hip-hop-led marketing.

Why it's similar. Both brands are recognized for their denim and casual wear with distinctive designs.

Los Angeles denim label founded in 2012 by Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson, now a full ready-to-wear brand in denim, leather and cashmere.

Why it's similar. Founded in Los Angeles in 2012 by two Swedes, FRAME took G-Star's European-designed, LA-washed formula upmarket, building skinny and wide fits around premium stretch denim.

Los Angeles denim and lifestyle label founded in 1981, taken private in January 2026 with Authentic Brands Group holding 51% of its IP.

Why it's similar. Guess launched in 1981 with the stonewashed Marilyn three-zip jean and, like G-Star, sells denim-led logo casualwear, but at high-street prices well below the Elwood.

Danish high-street menswear brand under Bestseller, built on denim and everyday basics sold through roughly 1,000 stores worldwide.

Why it's similar. Denmark's Bestseller runs Jack & Jones as a denim-first high-street chain of roughly 1,000 stores, offering G-Star's European fits and washes at roughly half the price.

Los Angeles denim label owned by Revolve, known for vintage-inspired, custom-washed high-rise jeans, cut-offs and denim jackets.

Why it's similar. Revolve-owned GRLFRND cuts vintage-inspired high-rise jeans and cut-offs with custom washes, a women's-first take on the fit experimentation G-Star pursues through its 3D-shaped Elwood.

American denim and western workwear brand owned by Kontoor Brands, best known for its Cowboy Cut and bootcut jeans.

Why it's similar. Wrangler has built western denim in Greensboro since 1947, and its Cowboy Cut is the workwear opposite of G-Star's 3D-engineered Elwood while costing a fraction as much.

American minimalist label under PVH, known for logo-waistband underwear, denim and clean basics, with a revived Calvin Klein Collection runway line.

Why it's similar. Calvin Klein Jeans brings a logo-forward, minimalist five-pocket to mall pricing, typically $70-90 against the $120-plus G-Star charges for its raw and coated denim styles.

Why it's similar. Levi's invented the riveted five-pocket in 1873 that G-Star later re-engineered with twisted seams, and the 501 remains the reference point every raw-denim label measures against.

Amsterdam-founded casualwear label, acquired out of bankruptcy by Bluestar Alliance in 2023 and now run as a licensing brand.

Why it's similar. Another Amsterdam label, Scotch & Soda launched in 1985 four years before G-Star and works the same Dutch mix of denim, layered prints and slim-cut casualwear.

The core preppy sportswear line of Ralph Lauren Corporation, known for pony-logo mesh polo shirts, oxford button-downs and Ivy League–rooted staples.

Why it's similar. Polo's denim arm runs vintage-washed straight fits at prices close to G-Star's, but styles them with oxford button-downs and mesh polos rather than the Elwood's motorcycle-derived seams.

Milan label by Canadian twins Dean and Dan Caten, known for provocative denim-led collections, slim tailoring and rock-and-Americana styling.

Why it's similar. Milan's Caten twins have built Dsquared2 on distressed, heavily treated denim since 1994, pushing the same construction-as-statement idea as G-Star but with runway-level markups.

Preppy American sportswear label founded by designer Tommy Hilfiger in 1985, owned by PVH Corp and spanning mainline and Tommy Jeans.

Why it's similar. Tommy Jeans mines the same 1990s baggy-denim moment that made G-Star's Elwood a club staple, selling flag-logo carpenter and loose fits at mall-tier prices.

HUGO is the HUGO BOSS Group's younger, casual label, mixing slim tailoring with logo jersey, denim and streetwear at accessible prices.

Why it's similar. HUGO is the HUGO BOSS group's younger line, pairing slim tailoring with logo jersey and stretch denim at prices that land close to G-Star's mid-market jeans.

American workwear maker, family-owned since 1889, known for duck canvas jackets, bib overalls and hooded sweatshirts built for job-site durability.

Why it's similar. Carhartt's Detroit duck-canvas jackets and bib overalls come from the job-site workwear tradition G-Star mines for detailing, made continuously by the same family since 1889.

Los Angeles premium denim label founded in 2000 and owned by Delta Galil, known for stretch five-pocket jeans and squiggle back-pocket stitching.

Why it's similar. Launched in Los Angeles in 2000, 7 For All Mankind made stretch premium denim mainstream, offering a softer, more forgiving fit than G-Star's rigid raw constructions.

Montreal raw denim label known for Japanese selvedge fabrics and experimental weaves, from 32oz heavyweight jeans to scratch-and-sniff denim.

Why it's similar. Montreal's Naked & Famous imports Japanese selvedge for jeans as heavy as 32oz, taking the unwashed-denim obsession behind the RAW in G-Star's name to its extreme.

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. Fred Perry's 1952 laurel-wreath polo sits outside denim entirely, but shares G-Star's European subculture following and comparable mid-tier pricing on knitwear and outerwear.

Giorgio Armani's youth-focused diffusion line, founded in 1991, selling denim, logo tees, outerwear and accessories at entry-level designer prices.

Why it's similar. Giorgio Armani's 1991 diffusion line sells denim, logo tees and outerwear at entry designer prices, occupying the same aspirational-but-attainable department-store shelf as G-Star.

British label pairing vintage Americana with Japanese-style graphics, now privately controlled by co-founder Julian Dunkerton after its 2024 restructuring and stock market delisting.

Why it's similar. Superdry blends vintage Americana with Japanese-style graphics, echoing G-Star's habit of borrowing military and workwear detailing, though its jeans undercut the Elwood by roughly half.