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Looking to step up from P&Co? These 11 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
Australian moto-and-surf label founded in Sydney in 2006, pairing custom motorcycles and surfboards with graphic tees, fleece and riding gear.
Why it's similar. Hand-lettered moto and surf graphic tees, motocross-style jerseys and canvas jackets from a custom-motorcycle workshop label.
What changes. More surf and travel than English workshop, with logo-led graphics and no carpenter pant at its core.
European-run fashion offshoot of American workwear brand Carhartt, reworking Detroit jackets and duck canvas staples for skate and streetwear audiences.
Why it's similar. Double Knee canvas trousers, Detroit and chore jackets and graphic tees, the workwear base P&Co builds its carpenter pants from.
What changes. Graphics are logo and photo led rather than hand-drawn, and the look is cleaner and more uniform.
Perth skate and streetwear label founded in 2008, known for music-referencing graphic tees, corduroy pants and a supported skate team.
Why it's similar. Character-illustrated graphic tees worn with baggy carpenter jeans and double-knee canvas work pants, the same tee-and-work-pant formula.
What changes. Skate and record-shop rooted rather than moto, with baggier fits and no smocks or waxed jackets.
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London label founded in 2012 that translates British folklore imagery into knitwear, printed tees and workwear-leaning outerwear, alongside publications and art objects.
Why it's similar. Hand-drawn British folklore illustrations on pocket tees and long sleeves, with workwear trousers and jackets built around the same artwork.
What changes. Folk and pagan imagery instead of garages and motorcycles, and pricier, with more knitwear.
South London label reworking chef and restaurant uniforms into everyday organic-cotton workwear, from elasticated chef pants to canvas chore jackets.
Why it's similar. Diner-themed graphic tees with canvas chef pants, chore shirts and waxed barn coats from a London independent.
What changes. Restaurant and kitchen uniform references instead of garages and motorcycles, with simpler, flatter graphics.
Texas workwear label producing painter pants, fatigues and cotton sateen jackets from its Crockett factory since 1972.
Why it's similar. Texas-sewn painter pants, Big Job wide fits and coverall jackets, the plain-canvas version of P&Co's carpenter trousers.
What changes. No illustrated tees; this is painter pants, shirts and jackets only.
Independent Nottingham menswear label reworking British and mid-century workwear into relaxed, well-made staples like its Bakers Jacket and Aston trousers.
Why it's similar. British workwear jackets, smocks and wide work trousers in canvas, cord and moleskin, the same English workshop wardrobe.
What changes. Almost no graphic tees; prints appear on shirts, and the cut is quieter.
Manchester gorpcore label pairing nature-print graphics with stretch-nylon trail pants, technical shells and fleeces for hiking and city wear.
Why it's similar. Illustrated mountain and rambling-club tees from a Manchester independent, with trek trousers and shell jackets.
What changes. Technical outdoor rather than workwear, with no carpenter pants.
California travel-and-surf apparel brand founded by Ryan Hitzel, building each collection around real expeditions and illustrated storytelling.
Why it's similar. Expedition-story illustrated tees, flannels and Backwoods overshirts built around surf and road trips.
What changes. Travel and surf trips instead of garages, with technical boardshorts and no carpenter pant.
American surf-rooted streetwear pioneer known for its scrawled signature logo, graphic tees, hoodies and tightly controlled chapter-store distribution.
Why it's similar. Hand-scrawled logo graphic tees with canvas work overshirts and baggy jeans.
What changes. Streetwear logo culture rather than vintage workshop art, and harder to buy.
Tokyo label founded in 1994 by Shinsuke Takizawa, building biker, punk and military references into heavily branded Japanese-made streetwear.
Why it's similar. Biker and garage graphic tees, waxed jackets and work trousers filtered through Japanese production.
What changes. Much pricier, darker and more logo-heavy, a Tokyo designer label.
Deus Ex Machina, Carhartt WIP, Butter Goods lead our ranking. Looking to step up from P&Co? These 11 brands share the aesthetic but bring elevated materials, construction and a higher price tier — ranked by overall similarity.
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