
Arket
clean Scandinavian basics
Premium Basics · Sweden
Similar price, better made
Quality
7.5/10
Price
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet


Quality
Price
$High-street labels average 5.7
Value
7.7Better value than 99% of labels
Typical US prices
tees $58-68, knitwear $128-228
Kotn is a Canadian premium basics label best known for cotton basics — quality 7/10, leaning very timeless and very quiet.
Scores
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 7 — joint 15th of 22 premium basics brands (average 7.6). Value 7.7 — 4th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: theadultman.com (opens in a new tab), thegoodtrade.com (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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Reputation
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Quality
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Quality
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Reputation
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Quality
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Price
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Reputation
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