Ato Shoes are designed by a Japanese fashion designer and founder of the Japanese fashion brand ato matsumoto. His brand has been around since the early 90s, creating shoes and clothing. The ato brand came to the attention of Americans and other English speaking fashion fans in 2007 when Kayne West began wearing ato matsumoto sneakers at some of his high profile appearances. For a tying mechanism, the Nike
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