Footwear with customizable jewels and charms

Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper section having attached thereto an attachment system. The attachment system includes an extending member. At least one end of the extending member is releasably attachable to the remainder of the attachment system via a releasable attachment mechanism. The extending member is adapted to removably attach one or more charms to thereto via a connector of the each of the one or more charms.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of footwear, comprising: an upper section, the upper section having attached thereto an attachment system, the attachment system comprising an extending member, at least one end of the extending member being releasably attachable to the remainder of the attachment system via a releasable attachment mechanism, the extending member being adapted to removably attach one or more charms thereto via a connector of each of the one or more charms. 
     
     
         2 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the extending member is a flexible member. 
     
     
         3 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the extending member is a rigid member. 
     
     
         4 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the attachment system further comprises at least a first anchor point attached to the article of footwear, the at least a first anchor point comprising the releasable attachment mechanism. 
     
     
         5 . The article of footwear of  claim 4  wherein the attachment system further comprises at least a second anchor point, the extending member extending between the at least a first anchor point and the at least a second anchor point. 
     
     
         6 . The article of footwear of  claim 5  wherein the attachment system further comprises at least one guide member attached to the article of footwear, the guide member comprising at least one passage therethrough through which the extending member passes. 
     
     
         7 . The article of footwear of  claim 6  wherein the at least one guide member is positioned intermediate between the at least a first anchor point and the at least a second anchor point along the length of the extending member, when the extending member passes through the at least one guide member. 
     
     
         8 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the connector of each of the one or more charm comprises a passage through which the extending member is configured to pass. 
     
     
         9 . A method of attaching one or more charms to an article of footwear, comprising: connecting an attachment system to an upper section of the article of footwear, the attachment system comprising an extending member, at least one end of the extending member being releasably attachable to the remainder of the attachment system via a releasable attachment mechanism, and removably attaching the one or more charms to the extending member via a connector of each of the one or more charms. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the extending member is a flexible member. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the extending member is a rigid member. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the attachment system further includes at least a first anchor point attached to the article of footwear, and the at least a first anchor point comprising the releasable attachment mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the attachment system further includes at least a second anchor point, and the extending member extending between the at least a first anchor point and the at least a second anchor point. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the attachment system further includes at least one guide member attached to the article of footwear, and the guide member includes at least one passage therethrough through which the extending member is passed. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the at least one guide member is positioned intermediate between the at least a first anchor point and the at least a second anchor point along the length of the extending member, when the extending member passes through the at least one guide member. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the connector of each of the one or more charm comprises a passage through which the extending member is passed. 
     
     
         17 . An attachment system, comprising a first anchor point attachable to an article of footwear, at least a second anchor point attachable to the article of footwear to be spaced from the first anchor point on the article of footwear, and an extending member extending between the first anchor point and the at least a second anchor point, at least one end of the extending member being releasably attachable via a releasable attachment mechanism at the at least a second anchor point, the extending member being adapted to removably attach one or more charms thereto via a connector of each of the one or more charms.