How a house is structured: its diffusion lines, sub-labels and what each name means.
Issey Miyake is a family of distinct labels, not one collection split across price points. This guide explains the design teams, dates, materials, and techniques behind the mainline, Pleats Please, Homme Plissé, IM MEN, BAO BAO, A-POC ABLE, and more.
Comme des Garçons is a company with more than a dozen labels under it, several run by their own designers, not by Rei Kawakubo. Here is what each line is, when it started, and how to date a piece from its tag.
UNDERCOVER has expanded through menswear and womenswear lines, retail collaborations, and performance projects. This guide explains the dates, design credits, and label names that distinguish them.
Yohji Yamamoto's company separates its core brands from capsules and collaborative projects. This guide explains Y's, Pour Homme, Y-3, LIMI feu, Ground Y, S'YTE, discord, WILDSIDE, and the smaller labels.
Maison Margiela's numbered label identifies the product line, such as Artisanal, womenswear, menswear, accessories, fragrances, or shoes. It does not show the size or season.
