MIHARA YASUHIRO B12FW704 Pointed-Toe Low-Top Sneakers, Black Leather with White Rubber Toe Cap and Sculpted Sole, EU 41
MIHARA YASUHIRO B12FW704 Pointed-Toe Low-Top Sneakers, Black Leather with White Rubber Toe Cap and Sculpted Sole, EU 41
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- As Found
A Basketball Low, Drawn to a Point
The familiar black court shoe, stretched into a long pointed toe. Mihara Yasuhiro changes one proportion and the whole shoe tilts towards the strange.
Best for: Collectors of Japanese designer sneakers and reworked classics
Condition notes
Visible marks and wear from use. Scuffing and soiling on the white toe caps; creasing across the forefoot.
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A low-top sneaker from MIHARA YASUHIRO, reference B12FW704: black leather on a slim, pointed last, with a white rubber toe cap and a sculpted white sole. EU 41.
The Piece
The silhouette is the surprise. What begins as a classic black basketball low has been drawn out to a long, pointed toe, so the white rubber cap tapers almost to a tip. The sole follows in clean white rubber with a gently sculpted edge, sitting over a gum-brown outsole with a patterned tread.
The upper is smooth black leather with white contrast stitching, a full run of eyelets and wide white cotton laces. The tongue carries a small MMY tab, and the insoles bear the house's printed label in black.
Mihara Yasuhiro often reshapes a well-known sports shoe through proportion alone. Here the distortion lives in the toe rather than the sole, and the result reads as both familiar and slightly sharper than it should be.
Details
- Maker: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO
- Reference: B12FW704 (per label)
- Style: Low-top lace-up, pointed toe
- Upper: Leather; rubber toe cap; cotton laces
- Sole: White sculpted rubber with gum outsole
- Colour: Black and white
- Size: EU 41 as marked; JP 25.5 cm per the maker's official size guide (approximate)
- Sole height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
- Outsole length: 33 cm (13 in)
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).
Condition
- Visible marks and wear from use, noted at inspection.
- Scuffing and soiling on the white toe caps; creasing to the leather across the forefoot.
- 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 reference label appears in the photographs. Condition the leather lightly, clean the rubber with a damp cloth and keep the pair 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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