For 10 years, French designer Isabel Marant has had just one Los Angeles outpost on Melrose Place, which she opened to great fanfare with a starry party cohosted by Milla Jovovich.
The interior design draws inspiration from the 1970s French experimental movement. The boutique showcases a variety of furniture pieces, including an exclusive cash desk designed by Netherlands-based design studio Odd Matter, a foam couch made by Touche-Touche artists and display podiums created by Rotterdam designer Jonas Lutz.
The two-story venue carries the brand’s men’s and women’s main line collections, accessories as well as theRecently, the luxury label has been expanding its retail footprint around the world. Last month, Isabel Marant unveiledShe also opened her first store in East Hampton, New York. The 904-square-foot boutique carries the women’s main line merchandise and the Isabel Marant Étoile collection.
Spanning more than 2,152 square feet, the architecture inside the Tokyo unit conveys a passion for art and craftsmanship. Marant played with the space, cutting out patches from the ceiling — as if they were dress patterns.As reported, the company is not looking for new investors right now because the climate is not right, but Anouck Duranteau-Loeper, deputy chief executive officer, said they might when the market is quieter and more stable.
Duranteau-Loeper noted that the U.S. is a big focus for the company, representing more than 20 percent of the overall business, as well as Asia. Its largest market is Europe.
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