Mihara Yasuhiro (三原康裕) occupies a defiant space within the Japanese avant-garde scene, driven by an uncompromising philosophy that treats fashion as a cultural phenomenon. The label was established in January 1996 while Mihara studied textiles and design at Tama Art University. His work began not with clothing, but with a self-taught, trial-and-error obsession with shoemaking. Mihara famously reverse-engineered shoes by ripping them apart layer by layer, merging his formal university training in woven structures and surface design directly into footwear architecture. He reasoned that if he could master the complexity of making a shoe, designing garments would be a natural technical expansion.
Mihara's design language was heavily influenced by fine art and 1980s London fashion, notably Christopher Nemeth and the House of Beauty and Culture. His design language later led to a historic, long-running global partnership with Puma starting in 2000, alongside distinct capsule collaborations with London-based leathersmith Jas Sehmbi of Jas M.B. and jewelry designer Husam El Odeh.
Commune’s archive selection encompasses Mihara Yasuhiro’s 2000s era, focusing on pieces that bridge his technical textile background with subversive menswear and womenswear tailoring. We prioritize hybrid constructions, heavily distressed fabrics, deformed silhouettes, and early iterations of his boundary-pushing footwear.
