Accesories (shoe/sandle/boot parts)
Parts of shoes
- Sole
- Insole
- Outsole
- Midsole (sport shoes)
- Heel
- Upper/vamp/neck or throat (boots)
- Straps
- Laces
- Lining
- Buckles
- Eyelets
Types of shoes
Categories: dress and casual
Men's shoes
- Oxfords, Balmorals: The vamp has a V-shaped slit to which the laces are attached.
- Derbies, Bluchers: The laces are tied to two pieces of leather independently attached to the vamp.
- Monk-straps: A buckle and strap instead of lacing
- Slip-ons
Men's shoes can also be decorated in various ways:
- Plain-toes
- Brogues: The toe of the shoe is covered with a perforated panel, the wing-tip, which extends down either side of the shoe.
Women's shoes
- Ballerinas/flats (slip-ons)
- Boating/Deck shoes
- Boots
- Pumps
- Slippers
- High heels
- Kitten heels
- Athletic shoes
- Wedge/Platform
- Mules
- Sneakers/trainers (general)
- Sling backs
- Running/Track shoes
- Cleats (shoe)
Unisex shoes
- In general type of sport or activity and then (shoe) ex. golf shoe, bowling shoe, dance shoe
- Flip-flop (sandal)
- Clog
- Loafer
- Moccasin
- Saddle shoe
- Sandals