Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY C09FW707 Original Sole High-Top Shell Toe Sneakers, Grey Suede, EU 41
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY C09FW707 Original Sole High-Top Shell Toe Sneakers, Grey Suede, EU 41
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- Arrival
- United States · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
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A guide for this piece: about $54, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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Condition report
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The Shell Toe Remodelled
A 1970s court classic reshaped by hand: the ribbed shell toe and cream midsole ripple like pressed clay beneath a quiet grey suede upper.
Best for: Collectors of the Original Sole and Japanese designer sneakers
Condition notes
No notable marks or damage; light wear consistent with careful use.
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The BLAKEY high-top by Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference C09FW707: soft grey suede on the hand-sculpted Original Sole in cream rubber, with a ribbed shell toe, tonal laces and the MMY BLAKEY patch stitched to each outer side. Marked EU 41.
The Piece
BLAKEY takes the shell toe basketball shoe of the 1970s and reshapes it by hand. The cream midsole swells and ripples around the foot as though it had been pressed from clay, and the ribbed toe shell is modelled in the same uneven way, so the shoe looks half made and half grown. No two pairs sit quite alike.
The upper is cut high in a pale grey suede with a short nap, laced through flat metal eyelets with grey cotton laces. A small woven MMY BLAKEY patch marks the outer quarter. Underneath, a chocolate brown outsole carries a herringbone tread and the moulded MMY mark, and the reference and size are printed inside the collar.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: C09FW707, BLAKEY (printed inside the collar)
- Style: High-top shell toe sneakers on the Original Sole
- Upper: Grey suede
- Sole: Sculpted cream rubber Original Sole, brown outsole
- Colour: Pale grey with cream sole
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 30 cm (11.8 in)
- Sole height: 2.5 cm (1.0 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).
Condition
- No notable marks or damage; light wear consistent with careful use.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, minimal signs of use) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the BLAKEY patch, the moulded MMY outsole mark and the printed reference appear in the photographs. Brush the suede dry with a soft brush and keep it away from rain.
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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