Footwear, clothing and other apparel with interchangeable toe and heel members or other ornaments and related methods and systems

Abstract

This invention relates, for example, to interchangeable items of design on footwear, and particularly sneakers, which are securely fastened to the sneaker with interlocking tongue-and-groove mechanisms or other fasteners, utilizing a positive snap-on placement or similar fixation. The present invention further comprises, for example, an online availability of selection and ordering of selectable ornamentation from a menu of colors, configurations and the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wearable article comprising at least a portion thereof which is externally viewable when the article is worn, with at least two ornamental elements, each being configured to be separately removably attached to the wearable article at a same position of the externally viewable portion with attachment of any one of the at least two ornamental articles being removably attached to the article when all the others of the at least two ornamental articles are not attached to the wearable article at the same position of the externally viewable portion. 
     
     
         2 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein an attached ornamental element is configured to be removably attached such that any attachment element between the wearable article and the ornamental element is covered and not externally visible whereby the ornamental element provides an appearance of being an original integral part of the wearable article. 
     
     
         3 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the attached ornamental element has a peripheral perimeter and is attached to the wearable article at a position of the ornamental element, internal of the peripheral perimeter. 
     
     
         4 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the wearable article is a shoe. 
     
     
         5 . The wearable article of  claim 4 , wherein the shoe is an athletic shoe. 
     
     
         6 . The wearable article of  claim 2 , wherein the wearable article is a shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The wearable article of  claim 6 , wherein the shoe is an athletic shoe. 
     
     
         8 . The wearable article of  claim 3 , wherein the wearable article is a shoe. 
     
     
         9 . The wearable article of  claim 8 , wherein the shoe is an athletic shoe. 
     
     
         10 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the wearable article is eyeglasses. 
     
     
         11 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the wearable article any of jeans, shirts, tops and belt. 
     
     
         12 . The wearable article of  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental element is that of a logo.