Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A03FW705 Original Sole High-Top Sneakers, Black with White Sculpted Sole, EU 41
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A03FW705 Original Sole High-Top Sneakers, Black with White Sculpted Sole, EU 41
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Black and White, Gently Melting
The high-top is the purest frame for the Original Sole: a plain black court shoe above, and below it a white rubber base that seems to have softened in the sun. Nothing else competes, so the sculpted ridges do all the talking.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers and the Original Sole
Condition notes
No notable marks or damage. Light creasing at the vamp and light wear at the tread.
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A high-top sneaker from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A03FW705: smooth black upper with white contrast stitching, a printed MIHARA side mark and the hand-sculpted Original Sole in clean white. EU 41.
The Piece
The sole leads. The Original Sole is carved by hand to look as if the rubber has softened and slumped, rippling round the foxing in uneven ridges before it settles under the heel. In white against the black upper, every fold reads clearly from the side.
The upper is cut as a classic court high-top in a smooth black finish, outlined in white stitching, with metal eyelets, wide cream laces and an off-white rubber toe cap. A boxed numeral and the word MIHARA are printed low on the inner quarter, a small MMY label is sewn at the heel, and the tongue carries the MMY Sublime meets Ridiculous tab.
Mihara Yasuhiro introduced the sculpted sole as a quiet joke on the basketball shoes of the 1970s; it has become the signature of the house and of Japanese designer footwear at large.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A03FW705 (per label)
- Style: High-top lace-up sneaker
- Upper: Smooth black finish, white contrast stitching; rubber toe cap
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole in white, diamond tread
- Colour: Black and white
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 28 cm (11.0 in)
- Sole height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- No notable marks or damage at inspection; ready to wear.
- Light creasing at the vamp and light wear at the tread.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the printed reference and the tongue tab appear in the photographs. Wipe the upper with a soft damp cloth; keep the sculpted sole away from 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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