Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A12FW729 Original Sole Low-Top Canvas Sneakers, Black with Cream Sole, EU 42
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A12FW729 Original Sole Low-Top Canvas Sneakers, Black with Cream Sole, EU 42
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Deck Shoe, Softened
A plain black canvas deck-shoe outline set on the house's thick, uneven hand-sculpted sole, so a familiar everyday shoe reads as something half melted.
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Condition notes
Visible signs of use: greying, scuffs and marks along the pale sole sidewalls, light soiling on the laces, tread worn but intact, a few loose threads at one heel edge. Canvas sound.
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A low top from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A12FW729: black cotton canvas with white contrast stitching, broad cream laces and the house's hand-sculpted Original Sole in pale rubber. Marked EU 42.
The Piece
The upper keeps to the simplest of deck-shoe outlines: a black canvas vamp with a stitched apron, a low collar, white top-stitching tracing every seam and a small woven MMY flag tab at the side of the laces. Oversized flat cream laces are tied loose and generous.
The interest is underfoot. The Original Sole rises in a thick, uneven wall, its edges swelling and folding as though moulded by hand, so the pair reads as something half familiar and half sculpted. Beneath, a deep diamond tread runs from toe to heel in a warm brown rubber.
An everyday canvas shoe, recast in the house's softened sculpture.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Low-top canvas sneaker
- Reference: A12FW729 (per label)
- Upper: Black cotton canvas with white contrast stitching and MMY flag tab
- Sole: Original Sole in rubber, hand-sculpted pale sidewall, brown diamond tread
- Colour: Black with a cream sole and cream laces
- 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
- Visible signs of use: greying, scuffs and marks along the pale sole sidewalls, and light soiling on the laces.
- Canvas sound with no splits; tread worn but intact, with a few loose threads at one heel edge.
- 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 A12FW729 and the size are shown in the final photograph. 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.
Further reading: Read our guide Maison Mihara Yasuhiro: The Collector's Guide to the Clothing, Codes and Lines and look up Original Sole in the Japonista Lexicon.
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