Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW723 Original Sole Low-Top Sneakers, Distressed Ecru Canvas, EU 41
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO A16FW723 Original Sole Low-Top Sneakers, Distressed Ecru Canvas, EU 41
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The Sneaker That Melted
Every pair of Original Sole sneakers begins from a hand-carved mould, so the slump of the rubber is designed rather than accidental. In ecru canvas, already frayed and greyed at the toe, this pair looks lived in from the first lace, which is the whole idea.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers and the Original Sole
Condition notes
Light signs of use; no prominent damage. Toe caps scuffed and greyed; canvas marked at toe and heel. Frayed edges by design.
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A low-top sneaker from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A16FW723: ecru canvas worn soft and distressed, a scuffed rubber toe cap and the house's hand-sculpted Original Sole, stamped MMY at the heel. EU 41.
The Piece
The sole leads. Rather than a clean moulded cupsole, the Original Sole is shaped to look as though it has softened and slumped in the heat, with uneven ridges running round the foxing and a pale MMY plate set into each heel.
Above it, the upper is an ecru cotton canvas with frayed edges at the collar and vamp, five pairs of metal eyelets and wide cream laces. The toe cap is rubber, now greyed and scuffed. A woven tongue label reads Sublime meets Ridiculous, and the inner collar carries the reference and size.
Mihara Yasuhiro introduced the sculpted sole as a quiet joke on the basketball classics of the 1970s; it has since become the most recognisable shape in Japanese designer footwear.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A16FW723 (per label)
- Style: Low-top lace-up sneaker
- Upper: Ecru cotton canvas, distressed edges; rubber toe cap
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole, MMY heel plate
- Colour: Ecru and off-white
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 32 cm (12.6 in)
- Sole height: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
- Made in: China (per label)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Light signs of use; no prominent damage noted at inspection.
- Toe caps scuffed and greyed; canvas marked at the toe and heel.
- Frayed canvas edges are part of the design.
- 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 tongue label and the printed reference appear in the photographs. Spot clean the canvas with a 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.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer. More from the maker in Mihara Yasuhiro and across our Amekaji collection.
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