Gucci
logo luxury and tailoring
Luxury Megahouse · Italy
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Balenciaga
Balenciaga at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
3.3Lowest value in the index
Typical US prices
knitwear $1190-2690, tees $675-1390, outerwear $2190-11000
Balenciaga is a French luxury megahouse label best known for oversized runway streetwear — quality 7.5/10, leaning very trend-forward, very expressive and casual.
Luxury · Designer · Prestige · Runway · Fashion Forward · Distinctive · Trend Driven
Scores
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Style
Quality 7.5 — joint 30th of 33 luxury fashion houses (average 8.6). Value 3.3 — 370th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: AnOther Magazine (opens in a new tab), designscene.net (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Undercover, Comme des Garçons and Marni match Balenciaga's quality score and style for less.
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