(FILES) People walk past a The Kooples fashion store on rue du Vieux-Colombier in Saint-Germain-des-Pres, an area of the 6th arrondissement in central Paris on October 8, 2010. The Swiss MF Brands Group, owner of brands such as Lacoste and Aigle, announced on January 27, 2025 that it had entered into "exclusive negotiations" with a French industrial group for the sale of The Kooples brand, in order to "focus on activities corresponding to its DNA". (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)