Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A05FW704 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, White Leather, EU 42
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A05FW704 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, White Leather, EU 42
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White Court, Molten Footing
A plain white leather court shoe set on the Original Sole, which swells, folds and spreads at the toe as if poured by hand and left to settle.
Best for: Collectors of Original Sole sneakers and Japanese designer footwear
Condition notes
Creasing across the toe box, marks and scuffs on the white sole sidewalls and toe caps, softened laces, wear on the tread and inside. Leather sound, no splits.
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A low top from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A05FW704: smooth white leather, a stone-coloured band at the toe and the hand-sculpted Original Sole, its white sidewalls swelling and folding. Marked EU 42.
The Piece
The house's most recognisable idea is here at its cleanest. Above the sole sits a familiar court shoe: white leather quarters, two small vents on each side, wide flat laces and a rubber toe cap edged with a narrow stone band. Below it, the Original Sole looks as though it was moulded by hand and left to slump in the heat, with soft ridges, a pinched heel and a toe that spreads forward like poured wax.
The reference A05FW704 and size 42 are printed on the canvas lining inside the shoe. Underneath, the outsole carries a dense diamond tread in tan rubber.
A plain white shoe, made strange by its foundation.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Low-top leather sneaker
- Reference: A05FW704 (per label)
- Upper: White leather with a rubber toe cap and stone band
- Sole: Original Sole in rubber, hand-sculpted profile, tan diamond tread
- Colour: White with stone accents
- Size: EU 42 as marked; JP 26.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
- Sole height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Overall signs of wear: creasing across the leather toe box, marks and grey scuffs on the white sole sidewalls and toe caps.
- Laces softened and lightly greyed; wear on the tread and inside the shoe.
- Leather sound, 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. Wipe the leather with a soft cloth and a little neutral cream, and clean the sole with a damp cloth.
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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