Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY C09FW710 Original Sole Star Print Leather Sneakers, Cream, Size EU 43
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO BLAKEY C09FW710 Original Sole Star Print Leather Sneakers, Cream, Size EU 43
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- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
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- 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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- Sizing
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- Character
- Balanced 5 of 10 ·
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
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Stars on a Clay Sole
The Original Sole is modelled to look hand shaped from clay. The BLAKEY sets it under a shell toe, and this edition scatters black stars across cream leather.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers
Condition notes
Scuffing and grey marks along the white sole edges and toes, light creasing to the leather. Box included.
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The BLAKEY low top by Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference C09FW710, in its star print edition: cream leather scattered with black stars, a black leather heel, a gold-tone side plate and the hand-sculpted Original Sole in white with a shell toe. Marked EU size 43.
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 rises into a ribbed shell toe, a nod to 1970s court shoes.
Here the upper turns graphic. Black stars of different sizes are scattered across smooth cream leather, and the heel is closed in black. Cream laces, a padded collar and a small gold-tone MMY BLAKEY plate complete the shoe.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: BLAKEY low top, star print, reference C09FW710 (per insole print)
- Upper: Cream leather with black star print, black leather heel
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole with shell toe, white
- Size: EU 43 as marked; JP 27.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 32 cm (12.6 in)
- Sole height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
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: scuffing and grey marks along the white sole edges and toes, light creasing to the leather.
- 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. Wipe the leather with a soft dry cloth and the sole with a damp one.
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.
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