Maison Kitsuné

This article is about the fashion and record label. For other uses, see Kitsune (disambiguation).

Maison Kitsuné (French pronunciation: [mezɔ̃ kitsune]; Japanese: メゾン キツネ) is a French-Japanese 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.

The Kitsuné Company S.A.S

Trade name	Maison Kitsuné
Company type	Private (S.A.S)
Industry	Fashion Music Café
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002) in Paris, France
Founder	Masaya Kuroki Gildas Loaëc
Headquarters	9, rue du Helder, Paris , France
Number of locations	35 boutiques (2022)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Gildas Loaëc (CEO)
Products	Clothing fashion accessories footwear
Website	maisonkitsune.com

History

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

"Punks Jump Up" redirects here. For the song, see Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down.

Kitsuné Musique
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002) in Paris, France
Founder	Masaya Kuroki Gildas Loaëc
Distributor(s)	Interscope Geffen A&M (US) Polydor Records (UK) Universal Music Group (Worldwide)
Genre	Electronic Indie rock
Country of origin	France Japan
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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External links

• Official website
• Kitsuné discography