Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO C11FW709 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Navy Canvas, Faded Sole, EU 41
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO C11FW709 Original Sole Low Top Sneakers, Navy Canvas, Faded Sole, EU 41
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Navy, Weathered Underfoot
A tonal navy court shoe that keeps all its drama below the foxing line: the Original Sole swells and folds as if softened in the sun, then is brushed with an uneven pale wash.
Best for: Collectors of Original Sole sneakers and Japanese designer footwear
Condition notes
Light scuffs and marks on the canvas and washed sole sidewalls, light wear inside and on the tread. Canvas sound, no splits. Maker's box included.
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A low top from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference C11FW709: navy cotton canvas, a tonal navy rubber toe cap and the hand-sculpted Original Sole, its sidewalls washed in a chalky, faded white. Marked EU 41, with the maker's box.
The Piece
Here the house takes its own signature and turns the volume down. Upper, laces and toe cap are all the same deep navy, so the shoe reads as one quiet block of colour. The drama sits lower, in the Original Sole, which swells and folds like wax that has softened in the sun and been pressed back by hand, then has been brushed over with a pale, uneven wash that lets the darker rubber show through.
MMY appears on the tongue label, and the reference C11FW709 with size 41 is printed inside the shoe. Underneath, the outsole carries a dense diamond tread in navy rubber.
Dark and disciplined above; weathered sculpture beneath.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Model: Low-top canvas sneaker
- Reference: C11FW709 (per label)
- Upper: Navy cotton canvas with tonal rubber toe cap
- Sole: Original Sole in rubber, hand-sculpted profile with a faded white wash
- Colour: Navy with washed white sole
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 29.5 cm (11.6 in)
- Sole height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
- Included: Maker's box
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Light scuffs and marks on the canvas and the washed sole sidewalls; the faded finish is part of the design.
- Light wear inside and on the tread.
- Canvas sound, no splits. Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade C (good, visible wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the printed maker reference appears in the photographs. Brush the canvas dry and wipe the sole with a damp cloth so the wash is not scrubbed away.
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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