Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO Herbie A13FW720 Original Sole Sneakers, Aged Indigo Denim, Tie-Dye Laces, EU 39
Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO Herbie A13FW720 Original Sole Sneakers, Aged Indigo Denim, Tie-Dye Laces, EU 39
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- Quiet 3.5 of 10 ·
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Dug-Up Denim
Indigo washed to rust and earth, clouded laces and three bright studs set into a slumping sole.
Best for: A statement low with wide denim or work trousers
Condition notes
Light scuffs and soiling to the sculpted sole and soft creasing to the denim, blending with the aged finish; even wear to the tread.
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The Herbie low from Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A13FW720, in washed indigo denim with an earth-stained, aged finish, oversized tie-dyed laces and a hand-sculpted Original Sole set with three coloured studs at the heel. Marked EU 39.
The Piece
The Herbie is the house's skate-weight low: a padded collar, a deep tongue and broad panels outlined in contrast stitching. Here it is cut in indigo denim that has been washed and tinted until it looks dug up from an old workshop, rust settling into every seam.
The laces are fat cords dyed in clouds of blue and white, threaded through silver eyelets. An MMY HERBIE badge sits on the outer heel, and below it three round studs in navy, red and cream punctuate the sidewall of the Original Sole, which is shaped by hand so that it ripples and slumps round the foot like softened rubber.
Workwear denim on a restless sole.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A13FW720, Herbie low
- Upper: Washed indigo denim with an aged, earth-stained finish; padded collar; tie-dyed cord laces
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole in cream rubber with three coloured heel studs
- Colour: Indigo, rust and cream
- Size: EU 39 as marked; JP 24.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 28 cm (11 in)
- Sole height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Light scuffs and soiling to the sculpted sole and soft creasing to the denim, blending with the aged finish.
- Even wear to the tread.
- 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 MMY HERBIE heel badge and the sculpted sole are shown among the frames. Brush the denim dry, wipe the rubber gently with a damp cloth, and let the pair dry naturally away from direct heat.
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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