Gildas Loaëc co-founder and artistic director of Kitsuné gives his 10 essentials to GQ US . Read the full article here.

interview Ren McKnight for GQ

Maison Kitsuné x JM Weston boots (more info about this collaboration here)
“We did a capsule line with them where we were making certain products they’d never done—they’ve been manufacturing the same way since ever—and they wanted to get some people involved and propose a new way of making the loafer and those kinds of things. They were a bit scared for their clientele, but there is the Internet now—it’s 2011—so they were feeling that they needed to kind of move on. It’s interesting for us as a young brand to go and see all the factories that have been working for 130 years. That’s what we love about JM Weston—their savoir-faire. We’ve done boots with them, and derbies and loafers, and finally, they are really, really happy.”

Olympia Le Tan Fox
“She made a Kitsuné [fox, in Japanese] in felt, and it’s really beautiful, a real piece of art. At some point it would be nice to make a t-shirt with it, or even just frame it. Olympia’s got style. She’s got crazy style. We’re part of a bunch of friends who hang out in Paris.”

Swarovski Diamond Heart
“My friend Lo Safai of the band HeartsRevolution offered me that crystal from Swarovski. It’s a very beautiful thing, which is on the desk in my office. I got it while waiting for them to deliver me the album, so I will appreciate that. They’ve got a fantastic album in the making, which is really almost finished, but we’re taking time to finish [the] little things. The album should come out next year at some point, I hope.”

Longchamp x Jeremy Scott Traveler Bag
“This is from a line Jeremy Scott is doing with Longchamp. The line has a lot of funny patterns, and mine says, ‘This is not your bag’ on it. It’s my DJ bag and it’s perfect for short trips because it’s got wheels and is small enough to carry on, but it’s big enough for 48 hours or so. I’m DJing in Asia every month, so I’ll do, for example, Hong Kong and Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Osaka, and it’s perfect for a short trip like that.”

Daft Punk Golden Plaque
“I was involved with the Daft Punk campaign during the time everyone wasn’t stealing music, when people were still selling, and it was still possible to get a gold record. It’s funny because people in the music industry, they’ve got their wall full of gold records, and me, I’ve got my Daft Punk one. In our team of five we were working and brainstorming, but mostly everything was coming from Daft Punk and we were trying to trying to make it happen. EMI gave one to each of us on the little team.”

Daft Punk Table
“Daft Punk designed a table with Habitat, a European furniture company. It’s a big table you can plug in and there is light going on to the rhythm of the music. It’s a really funny table—all glass everywhere, and you’ve got the light moving to the rhythm of the music. I have one in my office, so when I’ve got fans of Daft Punk who come over, I do a little demo and they’re like, ‘Wow, wow!'”

New Balance x Tomorrowland Sneakers
“I bought those shoes months ago in Tomorrowland, a beautiful high-end department store, while I was DJing in Tokyo. I just love them, the colors are super nice. I’m not into collecting sneakers really to be honest, because it’s impossible to collect the ones from each little store, any kind of collaboration, or all the collector’s shoes, but these ones are particularly super nice. I love them. If you go to Japan you have to go to Tomorrowland—they’ve got such a good selection for men.”

AIAIAI headphones
“These headphones are Danish, very well done, and they are a proper headphone for DJs, you know? I’ve got the black ones. I don’t even use it to DJ yet because it’s really beautiful, but I should. It’s a dynamic young Danish entrepreneur and they’re very well done; it’s a solid product you can really use.”

Glenn O’Brien’s How to Be a Man
“My friend Jean-Philippe Delhomme made me discover that book. I love the idea of explaining in a funny way what you need to do to be a man. I’m super fan of Jean-Philippe Delhomme, as well as the way the book explains in a sarcastic way many things which are obvious but also funny. Glenn O’Brien and Jean-Philippe Delhomme fit well together, and the book has a character of looking at people from the outside, because sometimes people are too much.”

Chinos by Incotex
“Incotex is like an Italian slow-wear line. They have a very comfortable chino that made my summer. They’re very well cut, and they take particular care about the way they wash the chino, making a really nice, unique tint. I’ve know about the brand for two years or so, but I think it’s way older than that. It has a bit of a following among men over 45, maybe because they’re kind of expensive for a chino and because their shop is near Rue Royale, by the Hermès store.”