#1
Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo's Tokyo label, founded 1969, known for avant-garde pattern-cutting, a family of sub-labels and the heart-logo Play diffusion line.
What changes. Sculptural experiment and colour over Yohji's romantic black drape
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Want the Yohji Yamamoto look for less? These 4 brands match closely on style, silhouette and category while sitting at a lower price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
#4
Junya Watanabe
Tokyo label under the Comme des Garcons umbrella, known for technical fabrics, patchwork, deconstructed tailoring and heavy workwear collaborations.
Why it's similar. Both share avant-garde roots and a Japanese design heritage.
What changes. More utilitarian hybrids and colour than all-black drape
#11
Vivienne Westwood
British label founded in 1971, known for punk roots, corsetry, tartan and Orb jewellery, now designed by Andreas Kronthaler.
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Kenzo
French house founded in 1970 by Kenzo Takada, LVMH-owned since 1993 and led by Japanese streetwear designer Nigo since 2021.
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