Looking to step up from Y-3? These 21 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
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. Yohji Yamamoto shares a similar avant-garde style and relaxed fit with Y-3, emphasizing the fusion of fashion and art.
Berlin label founded in 2016 by Serhat Isik and Benjamin Huseby, merging club culture, migrant identity and sharp tailoring.
Why it's similar. Both brands embrace avant-garde designs with a strong emphasis on luxury fabrics and relaxed silhouettes.
Independent avant-garde label founded in Los Angeles in 1994 and now based in Paris, known for draped monochrome tailoring and chunky sneakers.
Why it's similar. Both brands share a penchant for avant-garde aesthetics and high-quality, luxury materials.
London label by sisters Faye and Erica Toogood, making unisex, size-inclusive clothing built on sculptural volumes and British workwear archetypes.
Why it's similar. Both brands share an avant-garde style with a focus on high-quality materials and craftsmanship. The relaxed fit and neutral palette also contribute to the similarity.
Los Angeles label founded in 2014 by Yixi Chen, making retro-futurist, science-inflected menswear built on technical outerwear, treated denim and utility tailoring.
Why it's similar. Both brands exhibit a futuristic approach to fashion with a relaxed fit and experimental designs.
London brand founded in 2015 by Samuel Ross, pairing brutalist industrial design with technical outerwear; owned by Frasers-backed Four Marketing since late 2024.
Why it's similar. A-COLD-WALL shares Y-3's interest in relaxed silhouettes and technical fabrics combined with a streetwear aesthetic.
Vetements' sister label, founded in 2021 by Guram Gvasalia, pairing oversized tailoring and denim with barcode-branded graphics.
Paris house by Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran, known for minimal, modular tailoring, relaxed androgynous silhouettes and curved leather bags.
Tokyo label by Chitose Abe that hybridizes contrasting fabrics and garment archetypes into spliced tailoring, knitwear and outerwear.
Stockholm fashion house founded in 1996 by Jonny Johansson, known for oversized tailoring, mohair knitwear, denim and the Musubi bag.
New York luxury label from designer Alexander Wang, known for black-heavy downtown sportswear, body-conscious knits and studded leather bags.
Los Angeles label founded in 2013 by Jerry Lorenzo, pairing oversized streetwear silhouettes with luxury fabrics and muted, neutral palettes.
Kering-owned Parisian luxury house, founded in Spain in 1919, now led by Pierpaolo Piccioli after a decade under Demna.
Milan-based luxury streetwear label founded by Virgil Abloh in 2012, majority-owned by LVMH and creatively led by Ib Kamara.
Tokyo avant-garde label founded in 2001 by Tatsuro Horikawa, known for near-monochrome black, layered drape and asymmetric menswear.
Paris-founded label led by Guram Gvasalia, turning workwear, merch and uniform codes into oversized, logo-heavy runway collections.
Matthew M. Williams' label pairing industrial buckle hardware and harnesses with technical outerwear and minimal tailoring, now Paris-based.
Austrian-born, New York-based label defining 1990s minimalism through deconstructed tailoring, technical fabrics and raw-edge denim; owned by Fast Retailing.
Parisian LVMH-owned luxury house founded in 1952, now led by Sarah Burton, known for couture tailoring, Antigona bags and Shark Lock boots.
Japanese house founded in 1970, known for engineered pleating, A-POC construction and Bao Bao bags across its Pleats Please and Homme Plissé lines.
Antwerp house known for clashing prints, embroidery and relaxed tailoring, now designed by Julian Klausner under majority owner Puig.
Yohji Yamamoto, gmbh, Rick Owens lead our ranking. Looking to step up from Y-3? These 21 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.