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Maison Kitsuné
French-Japanese fashion and record label From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kitsuné France Company SAS, doing business as Maison Kitsuné (French pronunciation: [mezɔ̃ kitsune]) is a French lifestyle brand founded in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki. Kitsuné operates as a fashion brand, a record label, an art gallery, and a chain of cafés and restaurants worldwide.
Maison Kitsuné is closing its US retail stores to refocus on e-commerce and wholesale distribution.[1]
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Etymology
The name Kitsuné comes from the Japanese word kitsune (hiragana: きつね; kanji: 狐) meaning "fox". In Japan, the fox is said to have the power to change its appearance and its face; the many faces and appearances of the fox represent the different parts and directions of Kitsuné.[2] Kitsune (きつね, 狐) is the Japanese word for 'fox', which is featured prominently in their ready-to-wear collections. Kitsuné Musique and Café Kitsuné are the sub-brands of their record label and chain of coffee shops, respectively.
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History
Maison Kitsuné was founded in 2002 as a record label by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki in Paris.[3] The founders first met in Loaëc's record shop in Paris where house music lovers, including Kuroki, Daft Punk, and others, frequented.[3] After a trip to Japan for a music video together, they came up with the idea of launching a lifestyle brand not confined to one discipline.[3] The result was Maison Kitsuné, which blends music and fashion as a multi-faceted Paris-meets-Tokyo brand.[3] The pair promoted the brand by performing DJ sets, which was followed by the release of the first t-shirt, shirt, dress, and eventually a full-fledged ready-to-wear collection in 2005 that represents 90 percent of its revenue today.[3]
In 2013, Maison Kitsuné expanded their brand by opening a coffee shop called Café Kitsuné in Tokyo, Japan.[3] The first café-restaurant opened in Paris, France in 2019.[4] They have since expanded Café Kitsuné to 26 locations worldwide, including in Tokyo, Paris, New York City, London, Vancouver, and Shanghai.[4]
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Kitsuné Musique
Artists
- Adam Sky[5]
- Alan Braxe & Fred Falke[6]
- Appaloosa[7]
- autoKratz[7]
- Beau[8]
- Beni[7]
- Black Strobe[9]
- Bloc Party[6]
- Boys Noize[6]
- Buscabulla[10]
- Cazals[11]
- Chew Lips[12]
- Citizens![8]
- Classixx[6]
- Crystal Fighters[13]
- Cut Copy[9]
- David E. Sugar[7]
- Delphic[12]
- Digitalism[3]
- DJ Gregory[14]
- Fischerspooner[15]
- Guns 'n' Bombs[15]
- Hadouken![5]
- HeartsRevolution[16]
- Housse de Racket[17]
- Is Tropical[3]
- Kilo Kish[8]
- Klaxons[6]
- La Roux[6]
- Mark Ronson[6]
- Mija[3]
- Mothxr[8]
- Parcels[3]
- Pat Lok[3]
- Phoenix[6]
- Pyramid[8]
- Tim Ayre[3]
- Two Door Cinema Club[3]
- Years & Years[3]
- Yelle[9]
- You Love Her[7]
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