All purpose Footwear

Abstract

An all season footwear apparatus encompassing a flexible body member comprising an upper body portion and a lower body portion, wherein the flexible lower body portion comprises a boot heel and a boot sole piece. The apparatus also comprises a flexible retainer mechanism disposed outwardly on said flexible body member and designed to coexist with the flexible body member so as to for a cuff and render the flexible retainer mechanism invisible to the naked eye.

1 . A lightweight transitional all season shoe comprising:
 a lower base portion comprising an angular rear portion, wherein said base portion which does not contact a human foot;   a retaining portion in communication with said lower base portion, said retaining portion disposed to cover and protect a human foot;   a substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion in communication with said base portion, said substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion disposed to cover and protect a human ankle; and,   a closure mechanism disposed substantially longitudinally, commencing at the topmost segment of said upper portion of said substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion and extending to an upper portion of said retaining portion.   
     
     
         2 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 1  wherein said substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion may be wrapped over to cover said closure mechanism zipper. 
     
     
         3 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 1  further comprising a soft, breathable, fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 3  wherein said soft, breathable, fabric is selected from the group consisting of quilted cotton, brocade, satin and nylon. 
     
     
         5 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 1  further comprising a toe guard mechanism. 
     
     
         6 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 5  wherein said toe guard mechanism and said lower base mechanism comprise the same material. 
     
     
         7 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 1  wherein said substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion comprises diagonal contrast stitching. 
     
     
         8 . The lightweight transitional all season shoe of  claim 1  wherein said substantially flexible and substantially cylindrical upper portion comprises a convertible cuff mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . A boot comprising:
 a sole portion;   an upper attached to said sole portion, wherein said upper defines a volume for receiving a wearer's foot, the upper further defining an open instep region including a invisible zipper attachment disposed along the top front half of the portion of the upper;   a boot body member having a flexible body, said flexible body including an upper body portion and a lower body portion, said flexible lower body portion carrying a boot heel and a boot sole piece;   a zipper located within said flexible body member extending downwardly a distance from a top edge of said upper body portion two inches, said zipper in fully open condition on said body member enabling user leg entry access to said body member; and   a heel comprising a height in the range of one and one-half to one and three quarter inch, said heel that extending from the back portion of the boot.   
     
     
         10 . The boot of  claim 9 , wherein said zipper extends downwardly in a longitudinal disposition of the boot structure and parallel to the front of said user's leg. 
     
     
         11 . The boot of  claim 9 , wherein said flexible member is of a natural material. 
     
     
         12 . The boot of  claim 11 , wherein said natural material is a soft, breathable, quilted cotton material. 
     
     
         13 . The boot of  claim 12 , wherein a top-half portion zipper enables the top half of said boot structure to be turned down and into a two inch convertible cuff. 
     
     
         14 . The boot of  claim 13  wherein an inner fabric matches in both color and style as the outer fabric to allow for a seamless transition between the full length boot and the convertible cuff. 
     
     
         15 . The boot of  claim 9 , further comprising a toe guard to protect the toes of a human foot from externally imposed forces. 
     
     
         16 . The boot of  claim 15 , wherein said toe guard comprises a material identical to that of the sole. 
     
     
         17 . The boot of  claim 9  wherein said boot narrows at the sole portion and forms a point. 
     
     
         18 . The boot of  claim 9  wherein said boot is quilted with distinctive diagonal contrast stitching. 
     
     
         19 . A boot comprising a hidden retainer mechanism comprising:
 a boot body member comprising a flexible body, said flexible body including an upper body portion and a lower body portion, said flexible lower body portion carrying a boot heel and a boot sole piece; a flexible retainer mechanism disposed outwardly on said flexible body member and extending downwardly a distance from a top edge of said upper body portion to a terminus location thereof proximal above said sole piece, said retainer mechanism in fully open condition on said body member enabling user leg entry access to said body member, said retainer mechanism being zipped to full closure position to secure the boot to said user calf and an upper portion of said body and said flexible body rolled to create a cuff in order to cover said retainer mechanism.