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The Kitsuné Company S.A.S doing business as Maison Kitsuné (French pronunciation: [mezɔ̃ kitsune]); is a French lifestyle brand founded in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc, Masaya Kuroki, and the London-based company Åbäke.[1] Kitsuné operates as a fashion brand, a record label, an art gallery, and a chain of cafés and restaurants worldwide. 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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| Maison Kitsuné | |
| Company type | Private (S.A.S) |
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| Founded | 2002 in Paris, France |
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| Headquarters | 9, rue du Helder, , France |
Number of locations | 35 boutiques (2022) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Gildas Loaëc (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Website | maisonkitsune |
Founding
Maison Kitsuné was founded in 2002 as a record label by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki in Paris.[2] The founders first met in Loaëc's record shop in Paris where house music lovers, including Kuroki, Daft Punk, and others, frequented.[2] 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.[2] The result was Maison Kitsuné, which blends music and fashion as a multi-faceted Paris-meets-Tokyo brand.[2] 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.[2] Before co-founding the company, Loaëc worked with Daft Punk and also with Thomas Bangalter's record label Roulé.[3][unreliable source?]
In 2013, Maison Kitsuné expanded their brand by opening a coffee shop called Café Kitsuné in Tokyo, Japan.[2] 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]
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.[5]
| Kitsuné Musique | |
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| Founded | 2002 in Paris, France |
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| Location | Paris, France |
| Official website | Official website |
Artists
Note: This list does not include artists whose songs appeared solely on compilations released by Kitsuné.
- Acid Girls[6]
- Adam Sky[7]
- Alan Braxe[8]
- Alex Gopher[9]
- Appaloosa[10]
- Archigram[11]
- DJ Assault[12]
- autoKratz[13]
- BeatauCue[14]
- Beni[15]
- Benjamin Theves[16]
- Big Face[17]
- Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya[18]
- Black Strobe[19]
- Bloc Party[20]
- Boys Noize[21]
- Buscabulla[22]
- Captain Comatose[23]
- Cazals[24]
- Chew Lips[25]
- Christopher Just[26]
- Citizens![27]
- Classixx[28]
- Crystal Fighters[29]
- Cut Copy[30]
- David E. Sugar[31]
- Delphic[32]
- Dieter Schmidt[33]
- Digitalism[34]
- Fantastic Plastic Machine[35]
- Fischerspooner[36]
- Florrie[37]
- Fox N' Wolf[38]
- Fred Falke[8]
- Gigamesh[39]
- DJ Gregory[40]
- Guns 'n' Bombs[41]
- Hadouken![42]
- HeartsRevolution[43]
- Hey Today![44]
- Housse de Racket[45]
- I Scream Ice Cream[46]
- Is Tropical[47]
- Jence[48]
- Jennifer Delano[49]
- Joakim[50]
- Joe and Will Ask?[51]
- Jupiter[52]
- Juveniles[53]
- Kaos[54]
- Karma Fields[55]
- Kilo Kish[56]
- Khan[57]
- Klaxons[58]
- La Roux[59]
- Le Corps Mince de Françoise[60]
- Les Gillettes[61]
- Lost Valentinos[62]
- Man with Guitar[63]
- Marco dos Santos[64]
- MAY68[65]
- Mija[66]
- MOTHXR[67]
- Palermo Disko Machine[68]
- Parcels[69]
- Passions[70]
- Pat Lok[71]
- Phoenix[72]
- Phones[73]
- Pin Me Down[74]
- Play Paul[75]
- Polarsets[76]
- Punks Jump Up[77]
- Rex the Dog[78]
- Ruben Dawnson[79]
- S'Express[80]
- Schwarz Dont Crack[81]
- Simian Mobile Disco[82]
- Slagsmålsklubben[83]
- Streetlife DJs[84]
- Ted & Francis[85]
- The Teenagers[86]
- Thieves Like Us[87]
- Tom Vek[88]
- Tomboy[89]
- Two Door Cinema Club[90]
- Urfabrique[91]
- Volga Select[92]
- The Whip[93]
- The World Domination[94]
- Years & Years[95]
- Yelle[96]
- You Love Her[97]
- Zongamin[98]
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