{"product_id":"comme-des-garcons-homme-plus-x-kids-love-gaite-black-leather-shoes-with-painted-message-pr-k102-size-7-5098","title":"Comme des Garcons Homme Plus x Kids Love Gaite Black Leather Shoes With Painted Message, PR-K102, Size 7","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eBlack leather lace up shoes made with Kids Love Gaite for Comme des Garcons Homme Plus, painted across both uppers in white with the words Wear Your Freedom and Live Free With Strong Will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last is long and sharply pointed, the leather polished black, and the brushed white lettering runs from the toe over the vamp and around the heel. The model reference is PR-K102-001 and the marked size is 7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA protective half sole has been added to the outsole. The original box lid shown in the photographs accompanies the pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWords to Walk In\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRei Kawakubo started Comme des Garcons in Tokyo in 1969 and established it as a company in 1973. A menswear line followed in 1978, and in 1981 the label made its first show in Paris, where black, distressed cloth and unfinished seams unsettled the critics of the day. Homme Plus, which Kawakubo founded in 1984, is the house's men's collection line and is shown in Paris each season. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKids Love Gaite is the Tokyo shoe label of Shintaro Yamamoto, who trained with shoemakers in Asakusa, the city's old shoemaking district, before starting the brand in 2008. For Homme Plus he made this long, pointed black leather shoe, brushed with white lettering from toe to heel. More of the house is gathered in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cdg-comme-des-garcons\"\u003eour Comme des Garcons edit\u003c\/a\u003e, and other rare pairs wait in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japans-hidden-sneaker-vault\"\u003ethe sneaker vault\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comme des Garcons Homme Plus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kids Love Gaite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e PR-K102-001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarked size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShoemaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kids Love Gaite, Tokyo, founded 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight soiling and rubbing to the uppers and outsole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective half sole fitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eAB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection 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 \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular maker, character or edition? 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