Acne Studios Opens Its First Malaysia Boutique at Pavilion KL
Acne Studios has opened its first boutique in Malaysia at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, marking the Swedish fashion house's entry into the Malaysian market. The store is at Lot 2.08.00, Level 2 of Pavilion KL, in the Fashion Avenue luxury precinct, and stocks the full men's and women's collections alongside shoes, accessories, and the new Camero bag. The opening places Acne Studios among the international luxury and contemporary brands anchoring the Bukit Bintang retail corridor.
The store design and the Halleroed collaboration
The Pavilion KL boutique follows the global Acne Studios store concept developed by creative director Jonny Johansson in collaboration with Stockholm-based architecture studio Halleroed. The design uses pink granite as its primary material, covering the walls and forming stone-clad pillars that run through the space. The granite's warm tone is the defining visual choice, and it is calibrated to avoid reading as austere.
Three additional creative collaborators shaped the interior. Furniture designer Max Lamb contributed an undulating seating piece at the centre of the store, whose soft tactile forms play against the hard geometry of the stone. Geometric stainless steel fixtures add an industrial counterpoint to the granite. The lighting, designed by French lighting designer Benoit Lalloz, uses strip lighting calibrated to draw out the depth and warmth of the granite itself. Johansson and Halleroed describe the result as an unexpected harmony, which is the same phrase Acne Studios uses to describe its broader design philosophy of juxtaposing tough and delicate, raw and refined.
What is on the floor
The Pavilion KL boutique carries the Acne Studios Fall and Winter 2026 collection for both men and women. The product range includes:
- Womenswear and menswear from the Fall and Winter 2026 collection
- Shoes across both men's and women's lines
- Accessories including small leather goods and seasonal items
- The Camero bag, positioned as the label's newest it-bag
The Camero bag is the specific new release highlighted in the opening. Acne Studios is known for its leather goods as much as its ready-to-wear, and the Camero joins the brand's existing bag line-up as the current-season focus. The store's location on Level 2 of Pavilion KL places it in the Fashion Avenue precinct, which is the mall's primary luxury fashion zone and the same level that houses Dior, Hermès, and other luxury anchors.
Why this opening matters for Bukit Bintang
The Acne Studios opening is the first Malaysia entry for a brand that has been expanding across Southeast Asia. Pavilion KL's Fashion Avenue has been the default landing spot for European contemporary luxury brands entering the Malaysian market, and the Acne Studios opening continues that pattern. The store's design, with its pink granite and Max Lamb furniture, is a full build-out rather than a scaled-back satellite, which signals a committed physical retail presence rather than a pop-up.
For shoppers in Bukit Bintang, the boutique adds a Scandinavian contemporary luxury option to a precinct that has historically leaned toward French and Italian luxury houses. The Fall and Winter 2026 collection is the current-season stock, so the opening gives Malaysian shoppers the same seasonal access as Acne Studios stores in other regional capitals. The store operates during standard Pavilion KL mall hours, 10:00am to 10:00pm daily, and Pavilion KL is directly above the Bukit Bintang MRT station on the Kajang Line.
Practical Details
- Dates: Now open (opened July 2026)
- Time: 10:00am to 10:00pm (mall hours)
- Venue: Acne Studios, Lot 2.08.00, Level 2, Fashion Avenue, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
- Nearest transit: Bukit Bintang MRT (Kajang Line) / Bukit Bintang Monorail
- Price: Products at Acne Studios retail pricing. Fall and Winter 2026 collection in store.
- Website: acnestudios.com/my/en/stores