Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
6.5Better value than 65% of labels
Typical US prices
boro pieces $300-800
Kuon is a Japanese japanese craft label best known for boro-inspired repairwear — quality 9/10, leaning timeless, quiet and casual.
Quality 9 against reputation 6: better than its name suggests.
Japanese · Craft · Textural · Obsessive · Boro · Repairwear · Distinctive · Well Made
Scores
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 9 — joint 8th of 21 Japanese denim & craft brands (average 9.0). Value 6.5 — joint 123rd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: coolhunting.com (opens in a new tab), workshop.co.nz (opens in a new tab), rakutenfashionweektokyo.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
Studio D'Artisan, Warehouse & Co. and Pure Blue Japan match Kuon's quality score and style for less.
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Quality
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Price
Design
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Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
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Quality
9/10
Price
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
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Similar price, better made
Quality
10/10
Price
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
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Japanese Craft · Japan
Similar price, same quality
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9/10
Price
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
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Similar price, same quality
Quality
9/10
Price
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
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Quality
8.5/10
Price
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual