Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO Blakey 08FW735 Original Sole Shell-Toe Sneakers, Beige Canvas, EU 45
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO Blakey 08FW735 Original Sole Shell-Toe Sneakers, Beige Canvas, EU 45
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Sand Shell, Sculpted Base
The house's shell-toe Blakey in warm beige canvas, its scalloped rubber toe and molten Original Sole turning a court classic into something hand-modelled.
Best for: Collectors of Original Sole sneakers who wear their pairs
Condition notes
Leather lining inside one heel torn and peeling. Marks and greying on the sole sidewalls and shell toes, light soiling on the canvas, softened laces, wear on the tread. Canvas upper sound.
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The Blakey low from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference 08FW735: beige cotton canvas, a ribbed white rubber shell toe and the hand-sculpted Original Sole, with MMY BLAKEY stitched in white on the quarter. Marked EU 45.
The Piece
Blakey is the house's shell-toe silhouette, a basketball classic remade in its own hand. The ribbed rubber toe cap is pressed like a scallop, the canvas upper is a warm sand beige, and a smooth white leather tab caps the heel. Beneath it all, the Original Sole bulges and folds in soft white rubber, as though it had been modelled by hand and left to settle.
The MMY box logo and the model name are embroidered tonally on the outer side. Underneath, the outsole carries a brown herringbone tread.
Sand, white and sculpture: the shell toe, reshaped.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Blakey low, shell-toe sneaker
- Reference: 08FW735
- Upper: Beige cotton canvas, white leather heel tab and heel lining, ribbed rubber shell toe
- Sole: Original Sole in white rubber, hand-sculpted profile, brown herringbone tread
- Colour: Beige with white
- Size: EU 45 as marked; JP 28.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 32 cm (12.6 in)
- Sole height: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- The leather lining inside one heel is torn and peeling, exposing the backing beneath; please see the close photograph. This is reflected in the price.
- Marks and greying on the white sole sidewalls and shell toes, light soiling on the canvas, softened laces and wear on the tread.
- Canvas upper sound. 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 embroidered MMY BLAKEY mark 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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