Country · 45 labels

Labels from Japan

45 of this edition's labels are Japanese, concentrated in japanese craft and avant designer. As a group they average 8.4/10 for quality with typically premium prices; a.PRESSE, The Real McCoy's and Buzz Rickson's lead the ranking.

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Labels

45

Avg quality

8.4

Median price

$$$$$$

All labels in this group

a.PRESSE

luxury vintage-informed workwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

8.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

The Real McCoy's

museum-grade military repro

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Buzz Rickson's

On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less money

military repro outerwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Iron Heart

On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less money

21oz-plus heavyweight selvedge

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Samurai Jeans

On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less money

heavyweight selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

10.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Auralee

luxury Japanese minimalism

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Visvim

artisan Americana-meets-craft

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.5

Price

$$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Descente Allterrain

clean technical outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9.5

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6.5 of 10

Yohji Yamamoto

draped black tailoring

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

9 of 10

Junya Watanabe

experimental tailoring and collabs

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

9.5 of 10

Reputation

8.5 of 10

Sacai

hybridized technical tailoring

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Comoli

soft minimalist menswear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Goldwin

clean technical outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Kuon

boro-inspired repairwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Momotaro Jeans

premium selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

OrSlow

slow-made heritage denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Ring Jacket

Japanese tailoring

Classic Tailoring · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Kaptain Sunshine

luxury Japanese workwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Pure Blue Japan

indigo-rich selvedge denim

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Studio D'Artisan

repro denim and knits

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Warehouse & Co.

vintage repro denim and sweats

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Nanga

Japanese down outerwear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

9.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Issey Miyake

technical pleated RTW

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

9 of 10

Beams Plus

Japanese Ivy and Americana

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Comme des Garcons

conceptual avant-garde RTW

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

10 of 10

Reputation

10 of 10

Homme Plisse Issey Miyake

pleated menswear

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Kapital

eccentric denim and craftwear

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

9.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Needles

trackwear and reworked classics

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Undercover

punk-inflected streetwear

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

9 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

IM Men

technical menswear and pleats

Avant Designer · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

White Mountaineering

technical outdoor-inflected RTW

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Nanamica

technical everyday basics

Japanese Craft · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

And Wander

fashion-forward technical hiking wear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Edwin

Japanese denim

Premium Denim · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Snow Peak

camp-minded technical RTW

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Montbell

ultralight Japanese outdoor gear

Technical Outdoor · Japan

Quality

8.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Human Made

retro Nigo streetwear

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

7.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Neighborhood

biker-inflected Japanese streetwear

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

7.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

WTAPS

military Japanese streetwear

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

7.5

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Cav Empt

abstract techy streetwear

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

7.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

8.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

ASICS

performance running

Activewear · Japan

Quality

7.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Ambush

Tokyo jewelry-led street luxury

Luxury Streetwear · Japan

Quality

6.5

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

A Bathing Ape

camo, shark hoodies, and hype graphics

Streetwear Core · Japan

Quality

6.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Uniqlo

functional basics and layers

Premium Basics · Japan

Quality

6.0

Price

$$$$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Muji

On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less money

quiet utilitarian basics

Premium Basics · Japan

Quality

6.0

Price

$$$$$$

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

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