Mihara Yasuhiro, a designer from an artistic family, began studying painting at a young age and chose to major in textile design at the renowned Tama Art University in Japan. Believing that true art should not be confined to galleries and should connect more intimately with people, he started using footwear as his medium of expression while still in university, in 1995. His unique aesthetic and unconventional shoe-making techniques garnered widespread acclaim, leading to the establishment of his eponymous brand, Mihara Yasuhiro, in 1997.