Fabric design panels for wearing apparel

Abstract

Fabric and other design panels are attached to wearing apparel such as shoes, boots and belts and in one embodiment, the design panels include various shaped panel configurations conforming to the shape of designated areas and surfaces on the wearing apparel. In another embodiment the panel configurations are placed under open shaped areas or surfaces. The design panels typically have a selected printed bandana design or indicia of selected color. In a preferred embodiment shaped bandana design panels are adhesively attached to selected areas and surfaces on walking and gym shoes and belts, as well as boots, wherein the various bandana design panels are configured to fit on or over the specific surface areas on the shoes and belts. Alternatively, the design surfaces are open to define a window and a backing panel having a bandana design is positioned under the open design surfaces.

1 . A decorative panel for application to wearing apparel having at least one defined application area of selected shape, said decorative panel configured substantially to the defined application area of selected shape and secured to the wearing apparel at the defined application area of selected shape.  
     
     
         2 . The decorative panel of  claim 1  wherein the wearing apparel is a pair of footwear and said decorative panel is characterized by a flexible fabric panel having at least one selected color and a selected design for gluing on the defined application area of selected shape on the footwear.  
     
     
         3 . The decorative panel of  claim 1  wherein said at least one defined application area of selected shape includes multiple defined application areas of selected shape on the wearing apparel and said at least one decorative panel comprises a plurality of decorative fabric panels having at least one selected color and a selected design applied to the defined application areas of selected shape, respectively.  
     
     
         4 . The decorative panel of  claim 3  wherein the wearing apparel is a pair of footwear and said decorative fabric panels are bandana fabric panels glued to the defined application areas of selected shape on the footwear, respectively.  
     
     
         5 . The decorative panel of  claim 4  wherein said footwear is a pair of shoes.  
     
     
         6 . The decorative panel of  claim 4  wherein said footwear is a pair of boots.  
     
     
         7 . The decorative panel of  claim 1  wherein the wearing apparel is a belt and said decorative panel is characterized by at least one flexible belt panel of selected color and design for application to the defined application area of selected shape on the belt.  
     
     
         8 . The decorative panel of  claim 3  wherein the wearing apparel is a belt and said decorative fabric panels are bandana fabric panels glued to the defined application areas of selected shape on the belt.  
     
     
         9 . A decorative panel for application to footwear having at least one defined open surface area of selected shape, respectively, said decorative panel substantially configured to the defined open surface area of selected shape on the footwear and fastened to the footwear beneath the defined open surface area of selected shape on the footwear, respectively.  
     
     
         10 . The decorative panel of  claim 9  wherein said at least one defined open surface area of selected shape includes multiple defined open surface areas of selected shape on the footwear and said at least one decorative panel comprises a plurality of decorative panels having at least one selected color and a selected bandana design applied to the footwear beneath the defined open surface areas of selected shape, respectively.  
     
     
         11 . The decorative panel of  claim 10  wherein said decorative panels are characterized by decorative bandana fabric panels and said footwear is a pair of shoes.  
     
     
         12 . The decorative panel of  claim 10  wherein said decorative panels are characterized by decorative bandana fabric panels and said footwear is a pair of boots.  
     
     
         13 . A decorative bandana panel for application to a belt and to footwear having at least one defined surface area of selected shape, respectively, said decorative bandana panel configured to the defined surface area of selected shape on the belt and the footwear and secured to the defined surface area of selected shape on the belt and the footwear, respectively.  
     
     
         14 . The decorative bandana panel of  claim 13  wherein said at least one defined area of selected shape is characterized by at least one defined open surface area of selected shape on the belt and the footwear, respectively, and said decorative bandana panel is extended beneath said defined open surface area of selected shape for displaying said decorative bandana panel in said defined open surface area of selected shape.  
     
     
         15 . The decorative panel of  claim 13  wherein said footwear is a pair of shoes.  
     
     
         16 . The decorative panel of  claim 13  wherein said footwear is a pair of boots.