Brand profile
Mountain Research
Tokyo label by Setsumasa Kobayashi making anarchic mountain-life clothing and camp gear that mixes vintage outdoor, Ivy and punk references.
TokyoOrigin
MenswearFocus
Gorpcore / OutdoorStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about Mountain Research
Mountain life as subject, not sport
The clothes treat living in the mountains as a theme rather than chasing technical performance, mixing low-tech and high-tech construction with Ivy and punk references.
One arm of a larger project
It is the mountain-themed branch of Setsumasa Kobayashi's ". . . . . Research" system, launched in 2006 after his earlier label General Research ended.
Gear lines extend the world
Sister projects cover objects as well as clothing: Anarcho Cups stainless camp dishware and Holiday in the Mountain camp furniture, all run from Tokyo through SETT Co.
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82% matchSnow Peak
Camp gear plus apparel, titanium cookware crossover
What changes: Engineering-led and performance-focused, no punk/Ivy irony
76% matchNigel Cabourn
Vintage mountaineering archive reworked straight
What changes: Reverent heritage repro rather than anarchic mashup
73% matchNanamica
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What changes: Restrained, minimal styling with no graphic humor
70% matchAnd Wander
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What changes: Built for real hiking performance, not lifestyle irony
Brand facts
Mountain Research is the mountain-themed arm of Setsumasa Kobayashi's ". . . . . Research" project system, started in 2006 after his previous label General Research ended. Operated from Tokyo through his company SETT Co., it treats "life in the mountains" as its subject rather than pure performance, mashing up old and new low-tech and high-tech construction with Ivy and punk references under the fictional team name Anarcho Mountaineers. Sister lines cover gear: Anarcho Cups stainless camp dishware and Holiday in the Mountain camp furniture. Stocked by Beams and international boutiques.
- Founded
- 2006
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Gorpcore / Outdoor, Workwear / Heritage, Streetwear