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Atsuro Tayama

Atsuro Tayama, 51, Japanese designer based in Tokyo,
began his career at Yohji Yamamoto. In 1982 in Tokyo, he founded M.T Company his own firm, premiering his A.T collection. In 1991, he created Atsuro Tayama and was invited by La Chambre Syndicale du Prêt à Porter for his first show in Paris.

He has since signed agreements with World Co. as director of several lines, including Indivi, O.Z.O.C (a music and street wear inspired line) and BOYCOTT, a menswear line.

Atsuro’s tranquil, thoughtful presence is reflected in his designs and in the way he lives and conducts business. This sensitivity carries though to the things he surrounds himself with, he collaborates with several photographers :Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Nathaliel Goldberg, Terry Richardson…

In 1997, he opens a new store in Paris, in the left bank : 81 rue des Saints Pères.