My Shoe Collection #45

Below: New shoes for new year! My new Mihara Yasuhiro acquistion! Comes in a smart black and beige trim box...

Below: Shoe bag embroided with the branding...

Below: Even the tissue is branded...peekaboo!

Below: It's my favourite footwear for SS2010...this hybrid lace-up and sandal design which is unqiue and one of a kind... Luisaviaroma has it in grey and black. I like this beige/brown combination better:-) (Click on pics below to enlarge)

Below: View from all angles...:-) Front view...

Below: View from the bottom... wooden soles...

Below: Back view... notice it retains the lace-up shoe design for the back...

Below: Distressed wooden soles to create a used look...

Below: Suede, leather and linen like shoe laces...

Below: Sandal strap on the front... the edges of the soles are deliberately worn out...

Below: The suede ankle shaft is lined with soft leather...

Below: As seen on the Spring Summer 2010 runway...

Mihara Yasuhiro Spring Summer 2010 Ankle Lace-up Sandals

Besides my fascination with bags, I am also a huge shoe fan. After collecting quite an amount of shoes, I tell myself I need to curb my shoe obsession and only buy shoes that's one of a kind or those with that added x-factor:-)

As I have raved about Mihara Yasuhiro's Spring Summer 2010 menswear collection, I also got excited about the footwear that's presented as well. Hence it is inevitable, I find myself needing to add Mihara Yasuhiro to my shoe collection:) (Fortunately, with the savings I got from my Christian Louboutin Freddy Flats, Mihara Yasuhiro seem destined to join my 'shoe' ranks!)

The must-have shoe from Mihara Yasuhiro is this pair of ankle height leather and suede lace-up sandals, a hybrid of shoe and sandal design which is most unusual and one of a kind. Strangely bearing the formality of lace-ups (with the shoe lace front, rear portion and low heel wooden soles) but combined with the casual easiness of a strap style sandal front, which are definitely formula for a statement making piece of footwear. It's so strange and unique, it's one of my favourite shoe design for Spring Summer 2010! I also love the ankle height suede shaft which resembles tall boots so you can get some warrior/trekker look going. Very fun to wear:-)

As does all Mihara Yasuhiro pieces, the lace-up sandals have been given a worn finish, thru vintage washed leather and distressed wooden soles, giving a history and adding personality to the shoes. I can't wait to wear these for fashion week!

New year, new shoes, new paths to tread!

(BTW, I got word that Club 21 Mens is planning a Mihara Yasuhiro show sometime after Chinese New Year... looks like my wardrobe for the event is set!)

Retail price: SGD $840. Where to buy: Club 21 Mens at Four Seasons Hotel