Versace
maximal prints and glamour
Luxury Megahouse · Italy
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Balmain
Balmain at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
4.4Better value than 8% of labels
Typical US prices
knitwear $990-2790, tees $450-590, tailoring $2690-3750
Balmain is a French luxury megahouse label best known for embellished tailoring — quality 7.5/10, leaning trend-forward, very expressive and formal.
Scores
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Style
Quality 7.5 — joint 30th of 33 luxury fashion houses (average 8.6). Value 4.4 — joint 340th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: FashionUnited (opens in a new tab), thatnewdress.com (opens in a new tab), thezoereport.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Zimmermann, Agua by Agua Bendita (women's) and Ulla Johnson (women's) match Balmain's quality score and style for less.
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Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
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Reputation
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Dolce & Gabbana
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Similar price, better made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
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Reputation
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Gucci
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Luxury Megahouse · Italy
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Zimmermann
luxury dresses and resortwear
Contemporary Designer · Australia
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Formal
Givenchy
tailoring and eveningwear
Luxury Megahouse · France
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Formal