Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW723 Original Sole Low-Top Sneakers, Frayed Black Canvas, EU 41
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW723 Original Sole Low-Top Sneakers, Frayed Black Canvas, EU 41
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Condition report
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
Frayed Above, Melted Below
The basketball low-top, taken apart at both ends: the canvas left to unravel at every edge, the sole shaped by hand until it looks half melted. Wear only deepens the effect Mihara Yasuhiro intended.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers and sculpted soles
Condition notes
Visible marks and wear from use. Soiling and greying on the sole and toe caps, tread wear underfoot. Frayed canvas edges are by design.
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Low-top sneakers from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A16FW723: black canvas with raw, fraying edges, set on the hand-sculpted Original Sole. Marked EU 41.
The Piece
The outer profile leads. The sole is the house signature: a deep rubber platform shaped by hand into a wavering, melted edge, so no two pairs sit quite alike. Here it has taken on a soft grey patina from wear, which suits its handmade look. A rubber toe cap rounds off the front.
Above it, the black canvas upper is cut with its edges left raw, and loose threads fray along the eyestays, collar and panels, giving the familiar basketball shape a distressed, unfinished outline. Wide flat cream laces run through the eyelets and are left long. The heel carries the moulded maker mark, and the printed reference and size sit on the canvas lining.
Underneath, a geometric tread with a central maker plate shows the wear of use.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A16FW723 (per inner print)
- Style: Low-top lace-up sneakers
- Upper: Cotton canvas with raw, frayed edges; rubber toe cap
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole in rubber
- Colour: Black upper, cream laces, off-white sole
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Sole height: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
- Outsole length: 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Visible marks and wear from use, noted at inspection.
- The sole and toe caps show soiling and greying; the tread shows wear underfoot.
- The frayed canvas edges are part of the design.
- 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 reference and the moulded maker marks appear in the photographs. Wipe the sole with a damp cloth, brush the canvas dry, and trim nothing from the frayed edges.
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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