MIHARA YASUHIRO A15FW704 Oliver Canvas Low Sneakers, Black with Hand-Sculpted Original Sole, Size EU 43
MIHARA YASUHIRO A15FW704 Oliver Canvas Low Sneakers, Black with Hand-Sculpted Original Sole, Size EU 43
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- Arrival
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- Import
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Condition report
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- Honest Wear
- As Found
A Plain Shoe on a Molten Base
The Oliver keeps everything above the sole deliberately ordinary: black canvas, white stitching, cotton laces. That restraint is the point, because the sculpted Original Sole below looks hand-poured and slightly melted, and no two pairs settle quite the same way.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers and the Original Sole line
Condition notes
Light wear with no major stains or damage. Scuffing and light soiling on the white sole walls and heels; laces lightly grubby. Canvas uppers sound in the photographs.
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The Oliver low from MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference A15FW704: black canvas uppers set on the hand-sculpted Original Sole, the melted, layered rubber midsole that made the house sneaker famous. Tagged EU 43.
The Piece
The sole leads. Seen from the side, the white rubber rises in soft, uneven ridges, as if moulded by hand from a wax original and left to slump; each pair reads a little differently. Beneath it, a gum outsole carries a diamond tread with a small sun mark at the arch.
The upper is a plain black canvas low top, stitched in white with a contrast toe cap seam, six eyelets and thick white cotton laces. A small woven tab sits at the lateral lace stay, and the tongue and collar are lined in pale mesh. The size and origin are printed inside the tongue.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: A15FW704, Oliver canvas low (per label)
- Upper: Black cotton canvas with white stitching; mesh lining
- Sole: Hand-sculpted Original Sole in white rubber; gum outsole with diamond tread
- Closure: Lace-up, six eyelets
- Colour: Black and white with gum
- Size: EU 43 as marked; JP 27.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Outsole length: 33 cm (13.0 in)
- Sole height: 5 cm (2.0 in)
- Origin: Made in China (per label)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 to 1 cm (0.2 to 0.4 in).
Condition
- Light marks from wear, with no major stains or damage noted at inspection.
- Scuffing and light soiling along the white sole walls and at the heels; laces lightly grubby.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch; the printed size and origin marks appear in the photographs. Brush the canvas when dry and wipe the sole with a damp cloth; avoid the washing machine, which can distort the sculpted rubber.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in a sturdy box 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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