Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY A08FW735 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, All Black Canvas, Size EU 42
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY A08FW735 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, All Black Canvas, Size EU 42
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Black on Black, Shaped by Hand
The Original Sole is modelled to look hand shaped from clay. This BLAKEY keeps the whole upper in black, with MMY lettered on the heel tabs.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers
Condition notes
Creasing across the toes, dust and scuffing along the sole edges. Box included.
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An all black pair of BLAKEY low tops from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A08FW735: black canvas, black leather heel tabs printed with the MMY mark, a shell toe and the hand-sculpted Original Sole over a brown tread. Marked EU size 42.
The Piece
The Original Sole is the signature of the house. Each midsole is modelled to look as if it had been shaped by hand from clay, so the edge ripples and swells instead of running in a straight factory line. On the BLAKEY it wraps around a ribbed shell toe, a nod to 1970s court shoes.
Everything above the tread stays black. Thick flat laces, a padded collar, a small metal MMY BLAKEY plate on the outer side and leather heel tabs lettered MMY in white keep the shoe graphic but quiet, and the herringbone outsole turns to a warm brown underfoot.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: BLAKEY low top, reference A08FW735 (per insole print)
- Upper: Black canvas with metal side plate, black leather heel tabs
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole with shell toe, black over a brown tread
- Size: EU 42 as marked; JP 26.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 31 cm (12.2 in)
- Sole height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
- Made in: China (per insole print)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in). The Original Sole runs generously long, so many wearers choose their usual size or one smaller.
Condition
- Light signs of wear: creasing across the toes, some dust and scuffing along the sole edges.
- The rippled sole edge is part of the design.
- The Maison box is included.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (good, visible signs of use) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the reference and size printed inside appear in the photographs. Brush the canvas dry and wipe the sole with a damp cloth.
Delivery from Japan
Boxed, 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 Footwear collection.
Concierge
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