Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme Three-Zip Lace-Up Military Boots, Black Leather, Size 4

Black leather military boots from Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme, laced to the top and cut by a long diagonal zip, on a thick ridged rubber sole.

The Piece

Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme is the menswear line of the Tokyo designer, and its boots unsettle military shapes. Here the lace-up combat boot keeps its eyelets, yet a long silver zip runs on the bias across the outer side, so the boot reads as cut rather than simply laced.

The upper is smooth black leather with a soft crease at the flex point, and further zips at the inner side let the pair be taken on and off without unlacing. This pair is a Japanese size 4, about 27 cm, made in Japan, and stands 21.5 cm tall.

Details

• Maker: Yohji Yamamoto
• Line: Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme
• Style: Three-zip lace-up military boots
• Size: Japanese 4 (about 27 cm)
• Measurements: Height 21.5 cm (8.5 in) · heel 3.5 cm (1.4 in) · outsole length 31 cm (12.2 in) · outsole width 11 cm (4.3 in) · shaft circumference 22 cm (8.7 in)
• Material: Smooth leather upper, rubber sole
• Colour: Black
• Hardware: Silver-tone zips and eyelets
• Origin: Made in Japan
• Fastening: Laces with three zips
• Included: The pair of boots

Condition

• Creasing across the vamps and fine scuffs on the toes and heel counters.
• Moderate wear to the rubber soles at the heels; the tread is still defined.
• The zips, laces and eyelets are present in the photographs.

Condition grade B (visible signs of use) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.

Authenticity & Care

Labels, stitching, construction and hardware are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch. Wipe the leather with a soft dry cloth and store the boots with trees, away from heat and damp. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.

Japanese shoe sizes are given in centimetres of foot length, checked here by hand, and makers differ by half a size or more. Compare with a pair you already wear from the same maker and allow a little margin, the quiet safeguard on a final sale. Our shoe size conversion chart sets Japan beside US, UK, EU and Korean sizes, and for anything it leaves open the curator team replies within one Tokyo business day.