Studio Nicholson
boxy modern essentials
Quiet Luxury · United Kingdom
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
By Malene Birger
By Malene Birger at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
5.8Better value than 41% of labels
Typical US prices
knitwear $330-580, outerwear $1300-3465, trousers $280-650
By Malene Birger is a Scandinavian quiet luxury label best known for Scandi polished essentials — quality 7.5/10, leaning timeless and very quiet.
Quiet Luxury · Minimal · Refined · Premium · Minimalist · Understated · Timeless · Classic
Scores
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Style
Quality 7.5 — 20th of 23 quiet luxury brands (average 8.5). Value 5.8 — joint 217th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: By Malene Birger official site (opens in a new tab), Vogue Scandinavia (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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