Ann Demeulemeester
poetic dark tailoring
Avant Designer · Belgium
Similar price, worse made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Balanced
Setchu
Setchu at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
5.8Better value than 39% of labels
Typical US prices
knitwear $1289, outerwear $1869-5645
Setchu is an Italian avant designer label best known for precise Japanese-Italian tailoring — quality 9/10, leaning quiet.
Avant Garde · Experimental · Designer · Fashion Forward · Precision · Tailoring · Well Made · Distinctive
Scores
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Style
Quality 9 — joint 2nd of 20 avant-garde designer brands (average 8.0). Value 5.8 — joint 219th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Wallpaper* (opens in a new tab), mr-mag.com (opens in a new tab), lvmhprize.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Only De Bonne Facture (men's) matches Setchu's quality score and style for less.
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