Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A11FW702 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Black Canvas, White Toe Cap, EU 40
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A11FW702 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Black Canvas, White Toe Cap, EU 40
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The Plain Shoe, Softened
The black canvas court shoe left almost untouched above the foxing line, then set on a sole that folds and swells as though warmed and pressed back by hand. Ordinary at eye level, sculptural at the ground.
Best for: Collectors of Original Sole sneakers and Japanese designer footwear
Condition notes
Scuffing and greying on the white toe caps and sole sidewalls, light wear inside the collars, tread lightly worn. Canvas sound, no splits.
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A Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO low top, reference A11FW702, in black cotton canvas with a white rubber toe cap, set on the hand-sculpted Original Sole with MMY raised across each heel. Marked EU 40.
The Piece
From across a room it reads as the plainest shoe in the wardrobe: black canvas, white laces, a pale toe cap and contrast stitching around the eyelets. Then the eye drops to the sole. The Original Sole rises in uneven, folded layers, as if the rubber had slumped in the heat and been pressed back into shape by hand, so that every pair carries its own contour and no edge sits quite straight.
At the back, MMY stands proud on each heel in moulded letters. Underfoot, an irregular crazed tread surrounds a small oval maker badge, and inside the shoe the printed reference A11FW702 and the size are set on the canvas lining.
The archetype kept intact above; a soft sculpture below.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Low-top canvas sneaker
- Reference: A11FW702 (per label)
- Upper: Black cotton canvas with white rubber toe cap and contrast stitching
- Sole: Original Sole in rubber, hand-sculpted profile, MMY at the heel
- Colour: Black with white sole, toe cap and laces
- Size: EU 40 as marked; JP 25 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 29 cm (11.4 in)
- Sole height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Scuffing and greying across the white toe caps and the sculpted sole sidewalls.
- Light wear inside the collars; tread lightly worn with plenty of depth remaining.
- Canvas sound with no splits. Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (good, visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the printed maker reference appears in the photographs. Brush the canvas when dry and clean the sole with a damp cloth and a soft brush.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand 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; 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.
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