ERL
surreal California street luxury
Luxury Streetwear · United States
Similar price, worse made
Quality
5.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Casual
Denim Tears
Denim Tears at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
5.6Better value than 27% of labels
Typical US prices
hoodies $198-210, tees $50, outerwear $398
Denim Tears is an American luxury streetwear label best known for graphic cultural streetwear — quality 6/10, leaning trend-forward, very expressive and very casual.
Streetwear · Luxury · Hype · Fashion · Graphic · Cult Following · Bold · Casual
Scores
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Style
Quality 6 — joint 15th of 20 luxury streetwear brands (average 6.7). Value 5.6 — joint 259th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Denim Tears official site (opens in a new tab), Complex (opens in a new tab), Hypebeast (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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