Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW730 Shell Toe Original Sole Sneakers, Doodle Print, Ecru and Navy, Size EU 43
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW730 Shell Toe Original Sole Sneakers, Doodle Print, Ecru and Navy, Size EU 43
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Condition report
Honest Wear
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
A Sketchbook Worn on the Feet
A shell toe court shoe covered in schoolbook doodles and loose lettering, as if its owner had drawn on it in class, then set on a sole that melts and ripples like warm wax.
Best for: Collectors of the Original Sole and graphic Japanese designer sneakers
Condition notes
Visible wear: a scuff on the inner side of the left shoe, marks on both insoles, worn heel lining, general soiling to the sole.
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Shell toe low-top sneakers from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A16FW730: ecru canvas covered in a hand-drawn doodle print, navy leather heel tabs and the house's sculpted Original Sole. Marked EU 43.
The Piece
The upper reads like the back page of a school exercise book. Faces, flowers, loose scribbles and bold outlined lettering, including the word REAL across the quarter, are drawn in black over ecru canvas, as though the owner had sketched on the shoes during a long afternoon. A navy leather heel tab stamped MMY anchors the back, and ecru flat laces run through the eyelets.
At the front sits a ribbed rubber shell toe, and beneath everything the Original Sole, cast from a hand-carved model, swells and ripples like wax that has softened and set again. The outsole carries a herringbone tread with the maker's mark.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A16FW730 (printed inside)
- Style: Shell toe low-top lace-up sneakers on the Original Sole
- Upper: Ecru canvas with hand-drawn doodle print, navy leather heel tab
- Sole: Sculpted ecru rubber Original Sole with shell toe
- Size: EU 43 as marked; JP 27.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 32 cm (12.6 in)
- Sole height: 5 cm (2.0 in)
- Made in: China (per the print)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).
Condition
- A pair with honest, visible wear.
- A scuff on the inner side of the left shoe and marks on both insoles.
- Wear to the heel lining and general soiling to the sole, as shown.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade D (honest wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the printed reference appears in the photographs. Brush the canvas dry and wipe the rubber gently; avoid soaking the printed upper, and dry away from direct heat.
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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