Looking for Quince dupes of Sézane originals? You’re in the right place.
Dupes are good business, if bad practice: Quince’s “out-and-proud dupe strategy” has already resulted in lawsuits brought by the brands “inspiring” Quince’s catalogue. At their best, a dupe can highlight a brand’s relative weaknesses, or pricing miscalculations. (I’ve owned Sézane sunglasses, and I can’t believe they’re four times better than the Quince version, available at 25% of the price.) Generally, I think it’s better to spend a little more on exactly the right piece, rather than a little less on something not quite right. Buy less, buy better, all that.
Below, a few of Quince’s more obvious Sézane dupes — plus our vote for which piece is better.
These sweaters — the Sézane Gaspard and the cashmere Quince dupe — are so similar in these images I’m not sure I could tell them apart. IRL, it’s not as tricky. The Quince version is softer and a little sleeker — a tiny bit longer and narrower. The Sézane is boxier and easier to wear — except that it is itchy AF, which is a minus when it’s best styled with nothing underneath.
Those tiny details add up: The tension between the ever-so-slight androgyny of the boxy cut and the super feminine fibers! The textural placket! The better color range!
Note: The Quince 100% Yak Soft Rib Crew Cardigan is usually the one named as the Gaspard dupe — it is certainly boxier, but its ribbing is much more pronounced than the Gaspard. The Mongolian Cashmere Cardigan is the better match.
Winner: Sézane — you’re paying an extra $11 for a much cooler cardigan.
Sézane Gaspard, $90
Quince Mongolian Cashmere Cardigan Sweater, $79.99
Quince’s materials are nicer — theirs is 90% wool and 90% cashmere, while Sézane’s is 80% wool and 20% polyamide. That said: The Johnson, despite the higher cost, is my absolute favorite Sézane piece ever, and I find it distinctly better looking than Quince’s flag-bearing camel coat, with its narrower silhouette, two buttons, and shorter length.
Winner: Sézane. The heart wants what it wants.
Sézane Johnson coat, $405
Quince Wool Cashmere Classic Single-Breasted Coat, $200
Honestly, I think these are both bad buys: The Gabin has my least-favored Sézane bag status — and is $420 — while the Quince duplicates (and I mean DUPLICATES — wow) everything I don’t like about the Gabin and its normie-norm workday vibes…and redoes it in suede. Of the two, the Gabin is clearly better-looking — but $240 better? Note the Quince version is made in China, while the Gabin is produced in Portugal.
Winner: Nobody — nobody should buy either bag. (See here for a review of the Milo, my favorite Sézane bag).
Italian Suede Everyday Tote, $188
Sézane Gabin, $130
These two pairs of jeans have roughly similar profiles — a slim jean! in 2026! — but they couldn’t be more different: Quince’s are famously stretchy, while Sézane’s Slim Parfait are notoriously not: For proof, look no further than the fact that the Sézane jeans are 99% organic cotton and just 1% Elastane. (By contrast, the Quince color shown is 63% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester, 10% viscose, 5% lycra, and 2% polyester.) You know which style you prefer.
Winner: Quince. I find Sézane’s denim overly stiff and hard to wear, and Quince’s price is hard to beat.
Quince Luna Stretch Slim Straight Jeans, $50
Sézane Slim Parfait, $130
Quince’s jewelry by and large doesn’t much resemble Sézane’s — Sézane’s is very mid-century vibes, with a lot of organically shaped polished brass, while Quince has lots of office-ready lab-grown diamonds (see: these pavé diamond round studs). There is some overlap — like these paperclip necklaces.
Quince’s version comes in three lengths (16″, 18″, 20″) and your choice of widths, from 2.7mm to 4.4mm. Quince’s is made of 14K gold, while Sézane’s is gold-plated brass necklace and only available in one width and in a 15″ length.
Winner: Sézane. I prefer Quince’s actually — it’s clearly a nicer product — but the Sézane necklace is good enough, and it’s $178 cheaper.
Sézane Irma link necklace, $70
Quince 14K Gold Paperclip Chain Necklace, from $248
Super-wearable tortoiseshell frames. Both frames are acetate — Quince’s ($50) are made in China, Sézane’s ($195) in France. The bridge on the Sézane model is metal, but otherwise I’m not sure you’d see so many clear differences between the two pairs.
Winner: Quince. For me they’re too similar for the Sézane pair to justify paying four times the cost — especially if you, like me, will lose them within six weeks of owning them.
Sézane Bonnie sunglasses, $195
Noah Polarized Acetate Sunglasses, $50
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