Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A11FW702 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Black Canvas, White Toe Cap, EU 44
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A11FW702 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Black Canvas, White Toe Cap, EU 44
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A Court Shoe, Melted
The familiar black canvas low top with its white rubber toe cap, set on a sole that swells and folds as if it had softened in the sun and been pressed back by hand. Plain at a distance, sculptural at the hem.
Best for: Collectors of Original Sole sneakers and Japanese designer footwear
Condition notes
Scuffing and greying on the white toe caps and sole sidewalls, wear inside the collars and on the insoles, tread lightly worn. Canvas sound, no splits.
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A low top from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A11FW702: black cotton canvas, a white rubber toe cap and the hand-sculpted Original Sole, with MMY moulded across the heel. Marked EU 44.
The Piece
The shape is the one everybody knows, the black canvas court shoe with a pale rubber toe and contrast stitching, and the house leaves it almost untouched above the foxing line. Everything below it has been rethought. The Original Sole swells and folds like wax that has softened in the sun and been pressed back by hand, so no two pairs share quite the same contour.
At the back, MMY stands in raised letters on each heel. Underneath, the outsole is cut in an irregular crazed tread around an oval maker badge. Inside, the tongue carries the printed reference A11FW702 and the size beneath a script line reading Sublime meets Ridiculous.
A classic from across the street; a small sculpture underfoot.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Low-top canvas sneaker
- Reference: A11FW702 (per label)
- Upper: Black cotton canvas with white rubber toe cap and contrast stitching
- Sole: Original Sole in rubber, hand-sculpted profile, MMY at the heel
- Colour: Black with white sole and cream laces
- Size: EU 44 as marked; JP 28 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 34 cm (13.4 in)
- Sole height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Scuffing and greying on the white toe caps and along the sculpted sole sidewalls.
- Wear inside the collars and on the insoles; tread lightly worn.
- Canvas 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. Brush the canvas dry and wipe 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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