Undercover art adventure

Undercover designer Jun Takahashi reigns supreme over a realm of dark weirdness that has fascinated an army of fiercely loyal punk fashion rebels. This fanatical following allows him to take risks that others might shy away from: For the opening gambit of his latest Paris runway presentation topless models with their torsos painted white wandered around a creepy circle of candles, while others showed off T-shirts inscribed with the words "Klaus" and the "Amazing Tale of Zamiang." Klaus turned out to be the leader of a 1970s German progressive rock band of Takahashi's invention, but Zamiang was a reference to one of the eccentric designer's side projects. Besides creating deconstructed clothes, Takahashi also draws and designs, and Zamiang is one of his occasional aliases. (The Zamiang logo reads right to left with all its letters reversed.)

The name has now been lent to a gallery-cum-store in the space underneath Undercover's Aoyama boutique, which was previously occupied by the Bathing Ape Cafe. The interior features an illuminated Christ and Mary Magdalene with their eyes blanked out, framed photos of UFOs and a quarter portion of a stripy circus tent.