About Us
Some visions are born at the intersection of two worlds. For Aastha Mahatani, that intersection was the vibrant soul of India meeting the refined elegance of Paris — and Tao Paris is what emerged from that confluence.
Aastha's entrepreneurial journey is one of quiet audacity. Driven by an unwavering belief that Indian craftsmanship deserves a global stage, she set out to build not just a brand, but a philosophy — one where heritage is not a limitation, but a luxury.
Her path was never conventional, and that was always the point. She built Tao Paris from the ground up — as a founder, a creative director, and a curator of taste — with the conviction that true luxury lies in purpose, provenance, and the stories woven into every seam.
Born from an export house with over 30 years of deep expertise in leather footwear manufacturing, Tao Paris carries a foundation that very few fashion brands can claim. This is not just heritage — it is true mastery of the craft. Precision, quality, and skill are not values we work toward. They are values we were built on.
From this strong base, Tao Paris was founded in 2018 to bring that expertise to the world of fashion-forward leather design. Today, the brand stands recognised across the most discerning markets of Europe — a house where deep manufacturing roots meet elevated creative vision.
|Pioneers in leather. Not followers of trends, but architects of them.
With an international essence at its core, Tao Paris speaks a global aesthetic language — one shaped in part by a creative collaboration with Gregory, a celebrated European designer whose sensibility further sharpened the brand's cutting-edge identity.
Fashion-forward without being ephemeral, Tao Paris occupies a rare position: grounded in the timeless, yet always ahead of the moment. Each collection is a statement — of craft, of culture, and of the confidence to be unmistakably itself.
There is a place where childhood is not defined by loss, but by love. Shikshangram is a nurturing home for young children who have no family to return to, no door to call their own — yet within its walls, they are held, seen, and cared for with unwavering tenderness.
At Tao Paris, we believe that a brand rooted in craft has a responsibility that goes beyond the beautiful objects it creates. Every piece we make carries intention — and so does every purchase you make with us.
For every order placed on our website, Tao Paris will donate a pair of shoes to the children of Shikshangram.
Because every child deserves to step forward — and step forward well.
This is our promise, made possible by you. Your patronage does not simply bring a beautiful piece into your wardrobe — it places a pair of shoes on the feet of a child ready to walk into the world.
In a world that moves fast, we choose to slow down and ask: who are we making this for? The answer, always, is people. The ones who wear our work, and the ones who are just beginning to find their way.
