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The music-born Parisian label is planning an aggressive store rollout in Asia, the launch of a genderless sister label and a Kitsuné-branded hotel in Bali.
Mike Sykes is the Sports and Fashion Correspondent at the Business of Fashion. He is based in Washington, D.C. and is laser-focused on covering the sportswear world where it intersects with fashion, tech and more.
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