Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme x Isamu Katayama Backlash Side-Zip Lace-Up Boots, Black Leather, Size 4
Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme x Isamu Katayama Backlash Side-Zip Lace-Up Boots, Black Leather, Size 4
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Two Japanese masters of black leather meet in one boot: Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme and Isamu Katayama Backlash, laced high over a heavy lugged sole, with its original box.
The Piece
Yohji Yamamoto has spent his career proving that black can carry endless nuance, and Isamu Katayama built Backlash on leather treated until it looks lived in from the first day. Here the shape is a field boot laced to the collar, its leather worked into a soft, rumpled surface that catches light along every fold.
A full-length outer zip makes the pair easy to wear, a round leather patch gives the shaft a quiet military mark, and a thick lugged Vibram outsole lends real presence. Japanese size 4, about 27 cm.
Details
- Maker: Yohji Yamamoto
- Line: Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme
- Collaboration: Isamu Katayama Backlash
- Style: Side-zip lace-up boots
- Size: Japanese 4 (about 27 cm)
- Measurements: Height 17 cm (6.7 in) · heel 4 cm (1.6 in) · outsole length 32.5 cm (12.8 in) · outsole width 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
- Material: Leather upper, lugged Vibram rubber outsole
- Colour: Black
- Fastening: Laces with a full-length side zip
- Season: Autumn and winter
- Included: Original box
Condition
- Light creasing at the flex points, in keeping with the soft, rumpled leather.
- The lugged outsoles show light wear only; the tread is deep and clean.
- The zips, laces and leather patches are present in the photographs.
Condition grade A (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Labels, stitching, construction and hardware are examined together and documented in Japan before dispatch. Feed the leather sparingly with a neutral cream, let it dry naturally if caught in the rain, and store the boots with trees in their box. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee.
Delivery from Japan
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