Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A14FW736 Blakey Original Sole Shell-Toe Leather Low-Top Sneakers, Black, EU 44
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A14FW736 Blakey Original Sole Shell-Toe Leather Low-Top Sneakers, Black, EU 44
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Condition report
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
A Shell Toe, Left in the Sun
The court-shoe shell toe, melted and set on the Original Sole, then worn until the rubber turned ivory. A pair that already tells the story the design set out to tell.
Best for: Collectors of the Original Sole line who prefer a broken-in pair
Condition notes
Clear wear throughout: scuffs, marks and soiling. Inner lining peeling at the heel.
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A Blakey low-top from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A14FW736: black leather, a ridged shell toe and the house's hand-sculpted Original Sole, worn into a deeply lived-in patina. Tagged EU 44.
The Piece
The side profile leads. The Blakey takes the shell-toe court shoe and melts it: the rubber cap is moulded in uneven ribs that spill over the toe, and the Original Sole beneath is built up in thick, lopsided layers. On this pair the rubber has aged to a warm ivory with grey in the grooves, which is exactly the look the line was designed to reach.
The upper is black leather with tan contrast stitching, an ivory leather collar and heel counter, and an embroidered MMY BLAKEY badge on the quarter. Heel tabs are printed MMY in black serif letters. Wide ivory laces run through seven pairs of eyelets.
A pair for the wearer who wants the Original Sole at its most characterful, without waiting years to break it in.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A14FW736, Blakey low (per label)
- Style: Shell-toe low-top lace-up sneakers
- Upper: Black leather with ivory leather collar and heel
- Sole: Original Sole in ivory rubber; sole height 4 cm (1.6 in)
- Colour: Black with ivory
- Size: EU 44 as marked; JP 28 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 32 cm (12.6 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Clear signs of wear throughout: scuffs, marks and soiling on the sole and leather.
- The inner lining is peeling at the heel, shown in the final photograph.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade D (honest wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the reference label appears in the photographs. Wipe the leather with a damp cloth and feed it with a neutral cream; avoid soaking the sole.
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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