Nanamica
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Japanese Craft · Japan
Similar price, worse made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Beams Plus
Beams Plus at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
6.9Better value than 79% of labels
Typical US prices
shirts $170-294, jackets $244-827
Beams Plus is a Japanese japanese craft label best known for Japanese Ivy and Americana — quality 8.5/10, leaning very timeless, very quiet and casual.
Scores
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Style
Quality 8.5 — joint 16th of 21 Japanese denim & craft brands (average 9.0). Value 6.9 — joint 73rd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Heddels (opens in a new tab), endclothing.com (opens in a new tab), tomhoy.substack.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
3sixteen, Lady White Co. and Merz B. Schwanen match Beams Plus's quality score and style for less.
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