《i-D》专访 Maison Kitsuné 两位主理人谈及音乐以及时尚

时尚杂志《i-D》最近对法国时尚品牌 Maison Kitsuné 的两位主理人 Gildas Loaëc 和 Masaya Kuroki 进行了一次采访。两位主理人除了打理自己的时装生意以外，更开创了自家的音乐厂牌，此外还进军休闲饮食行业，于日本和巴黎开设了咖啡厅 Cafe Kitsuné。至于服饰设计方面，分别融合了 Kuroki 的日本风格和 Loaëc 对法国的时装触觉，为品牌营造出独特的韵味。有关于音乐以及时尚方面的内容现可通过以下的内容或前往 i-D 进行了解。

Kitsuné is a Franco-Japanese union. How is this reflected in your clothing?
Kitsuné means ‘fox’ in Japanese. It is seen as a magical animal that can have a multitude of lives and appearances. The same applies to us, we have different facets. Japan is our second home as Masaya still lives in Tokyo. It is also our leading market in terms of sales. I live in Paris, and it keeps me on my toes since it is highly competitive in terms of fashion. For the spring/summer Maison Kitsuné collection, we drew inspiration from our Parisian roots, we wanted to pay homage to this idea of French elegance, often described as “effortless’: simple, chic, envied worldwide. Season after season, we use the same streamlined silhouettes, an attention to details and finishing as well as denim made in Japan.

You often collaborate with young designers and brands, friends – is there a Kitsuné gang?
Indeed, we have collaborated with Petit Bateau, Oliver Peoples, Aigle, Olympia le Tan, as well as Japanese labels Ambush and Loopwheeler. More recently still, we’ve collaborated with Danish designer Peter Jensen, and often work with Michel Vivien.

These collaborations allow us to strengthen our French visibility as well as push further an international one. We like being able to work with ancient craftsmanship one season and fresh talent the following; it is always a union between two very different houses, clients – and that’s what one needs to evolve. In April we’re even launching a chocolate box designed by chocolatier Pierre Marcolini and a capsule collection inspired by baseball for Reebok!