Marithé+François Girbaud Lands at Suria KLCC: The First Malaysian Flagship and What Else Is New on Level 1
French fashion house Marithé+François Girbaud opened its first Malaysian flagship store at Suria KLCC on 1 July 2026, taking a unit on Level 1 of the mall. The opening is the Parisian denim brand's debut in the country, and it slots into a Level 1 luxury-fashion corridor that has already seen two other notable openings in the same window: BOSS opened its new Suria KLCC store on Level 1 in late June, and bubble-tea chain BEUTEA opened at Lot C42 on the Concourse Floor on 27 June 2026. If you have not walked the upper levels of Suria KLCC since earlier this year, the retail mix has shifted noticeably.
What Marithé+François Girbaud actually sells, and who it is for
The brand was founded in 1972 by stylists Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud, and it built its name on innovative denim and a Parisian-meets-streetwear aesthetic. The Suria KLCC store carries the current modular, logo-led wardrobe system fronted by global ambassador Go Youn-jung. The pieces that define the floor are the logo T-shirts — including the new Marithé x Disney Mickey Filmstrip tees — and the denim caps, both of which sit at the more accessible end of the price range. From there, the store expands into relaxed denim silhouettes with stone-washed finishes, utility outerwear, and minimalist accessories.
Pricing in the brand's regional stores puts logo tees in the mid-hundreds of ringgit and denim pieces higher, so this is mid-luxury apparel rather than fast fashion. It sits closer to Lacoste and BOSS on the Suria KLCC floor than to Zara or Uniqlo. The store is at unit 119-20A on Level 1, which puts it within a short walk of the Centre Court and the Concourse escalators.
The Level 1 retail refresh around it
The Marithé opening is the most recent, but it is not the only one. BOSS opened its new Suria KLCC store on Level 1 in June 2026, with an End of Season Sale running from 10 June offering up to 30% off. BEUTEA, the premium bubble-tea chain, opened at Lot C42 on the Concourse Floor on 27 June 2026, adding a third KLCC-area bubble-tea option alongside the existing kiosks. The Shirt Bar also dropped a new resort-inspired collection this June. Together, these openings mean the upper floors of Suria KLCC are carrying a noticeably fresher mid-luxury mix this summer than they were at the start of the year.
How to plan a visit around it
If you are coming specifically for the Marithé flagship, the most efficient route is to take the LRT to KLCC station, come up onto the Concourse Level, and take the escalators up to Level 1. The store is near the Centre Court end of the floor. If you want to make an afternoon of the new openings, the loop is straightforward: start with BEUTEA on the Concourse for a drink, head up to Level 1 for Marithé and BOSS, then drop by The Shirt Bar in the same circuit. Suria KLCC's mall hours are 10am to 10pm daily, and all three stores run within that window.
Parking at Suria KLCC is the usual KLCC precinct trade-off: the KLCC car park under the mall is the most convenient but fills by midday on weekends, so the LRT is genuinely the better option on a Saturday. If you must drive, the adjacent KL Convention Centre car park usually has space when the mall car park is full, and it is a covered five-minute walk back to the Level 1 retail floor.
Who this opening actually matters to
The honest read: if you already wear Marithé+François Girbaud, or you have been buying it on trips to Bangkok or Seoul, this is genuinely useful — the Suria KLCC store is the first place in Malaysia to see the fits in person, and the Disney collab tees are worth trying on rather than ordering blind. If you are a Suria KLCC regular, the new BOSS store and the BEUTEA opening are the more day-to-day relevant changes, and both are worth looping into a regular shopping trip. If you are a tourist using KLCC as your base, the Marithé flagship is a clean half-hour stop on a longer mall walkthrough, and it pairs well with the Petronas Twin Towers visit since both are in the same complex.
Practical Details
- Opening date: 1 July 2026
- Venue: Marithé+François Girbaud, unit 119-20A, Level 1, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur
- Nearest station: KLCC LRT (Kelana Jaya line) — Concourse to Level 1 via escalator
- Mall hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm daily
- Range: Logo tees (incl. Marithé x Disney Mickey collab), denim caps, relaxed denim, stone-washed finishes, utility outerwear, minimalist accessories
- Brand heritage: French fashion house founded 1972 by Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud; global ambassador Go Youn-jung
- Also new at Suria KLCC: BOSS store (Level 1, opened June 2026, End of Season Sale up to 30% off from 10 June); BEUTEA (Lot C42, Concourse Floor, opened 27 June 2026); The Shirt Bar resort-inspired collection (June 2026)
- Website: suriaklcc.com.my — Marithé+François Girbaud flagship · girbaud.com
