86% matchLazy Oaf
Cartoon graphics and playful womenswear cuts
What changes: British pop-art humour rather than Tokyo Y2K skate references
Brand profile
X-Girl
Women's streetwear label founded in 1994 by Kim Gordon and Daisy von Furth, now Japanese-owned and known for its face-logo graphics.
Los AngelesOrigin
WomenswearFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
4 brands like X-Girl like Lazy Oaf, ACMÉ DE LA VIE, Melting Sadness →
What to know about X-Girl
Started as X-LARGE's sister line
Founded in 1994 by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and stylist Daisy von Furth as the women's counterpart to LA streetwear label X-LARGE, with a first store in Los Feliz.
American roots, Japanese ownership since 1998
A Japanese company bought the label in 1998, and design and retail now run primarily out of Tokyo rather than Los Angeles.
Face logo on graphic basics
The core is face-logo tees and hoodies, plus cropped knits and nylon outerwear pulling from punk, skate, sports and Y2K references at mid-tier prices.
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80% matchACMÉ DE LA VIE
Face-logo graphic tees, oversized and unisex
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Brand facts
X-girl is a women's streetwear label founded in 1994 by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and stylist Daisy von Furth as a sister line to LA's X-LARGE, opening its first store in Los Feliz and staging an early guerrilla show in New York. A Japanese company bought the label in 1998, and it now designs and retails primarily from Tokyo. Output centres on face-logo graphic tees, hoodies, cropped knits and nylon outerwear drawing on punk, skate, sports and Y2K references, plus collaborations such as VANDYTHEPINK.
- Founded
- 1994
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Made in
- Asia
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Y2K, Skatewear