Pigalle Duperré is a colourful basketball court tucked between a row of Parisian apartments that has been sponsored by the French fashion brand Pigalle. But this initiative has an social purpose behind it. Stephane Ashpool, the founder and designer of Pigalle, has been playing on this court and training kids there for several years now.
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