Footwear accessory

Abstract

A footwear accessory overlays and mimics the upper part of the cowboy boot to alter the appearance of the boot as if the wearer is wearing a boot with a different design and presentation (via the designs & colors and other aspects) than the actual boot being worn. The footwear accessory is shaped and designed to mimic the upper portion of the underlying cowboy boot and it not be an obvious overlay.

1 . A footwear accessory for a cowboy boot, wherein the cowboy boot includes a cowboy boot upper including a boot vamp, a cowboy boot shaft having a boot shaft height, and a cowboy boot scallop, the footwear accessory comprising:
 a front portion, wherein the front portion includes an upper front portion and a lower front portion wherein the upper front portion includes a scallop that substantially emulates the cowboy boot scallop and wherein the lower front portion includes a cutout configure to reveal the underlying boot vamp;   a first side portion attached to the front portion forming a first seam running the boot shaft height;   a second side portion attached to the front portion forming a second seam running the boot shaft height; and   a coupling mechanism configured to detachably couple the first side portion with the second side portion around the cowboy boot shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the upper front portion substantially emulates a boot double dip scallop. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the upper front portion substantially emulates a V scallop. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the upper front portion substantially emulates a stove pipe scallop, 
     
     
         5 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion includes a decorative emblem 
     
     
         6 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , responsive to the boot including a boot piping on the cowboy boot shaft, further comprising piping transposed between the first side portion and the front portion and between the second side portion and the front portion. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , responsive to the boot including pull tab on the cowboy boot shaft, further comprising a first pull tab associated with the first seam and a second pull tab associated with the second seam. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism is a hook and loop fastening mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism includes a lace and a plurality of holes in the first side portion and the second side portion. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism includes a zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are unitary forming a back portion. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the footwear accessory is reversible. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein responsive to coupling the first side portion to the second side portion by the coupling mechanism, the footwear accessory emulates the cowboy boot scallop. 
     
     
         14 . A footwear accessory for a cowboy boot made by a process wherein the cowboy boot includes a cowboy boot upper including a boot vamp, a cowboy boot shaft having a boot shaft height, and a cowboy boot scallop, the process comprising:
 substantially emulating the cowboy boot scallop by an upper front portion of the footwear accessory;   creating a cutout in a lower front portion of the footwear accessory configure to reveal the underlying boot vamp, wherein the lower front portion and the upper front portion comprise the front portion of the footwear accessory;   attaching a first side portion to the front portion forming a first seam running the boot shaft height;   attaching a second side portion to the front portion forming a second seam running the boot shaft height; and   affixing a coupling mechanism to the first side portion and the second side portion wherein affixing includes configuring the coupling mechanism to detachably couple the first side portion with the second side portion around the cowboy boot shaft.   
     
     
         15 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the boot scallop is a boot double dip scallop. 
     
     
         16 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the boot scallop is a V scallop. 
     
     
         17 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the boot scallop is a stove pipe scallop. 
     
     
         18 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , further comprising incorporating on the front portion includes a decorative emblem. 
     
     
         19 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , responsive to the cowboy boot including a boot piping on the boot shaft, further comprising transposing a piping between the first side portion and the front portion and between the second side portion and the front portion. 
     
     
         20 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , responsive to the cowboy boot including pull tab on the boot shaft, further comprising associating a first pull tab with the first seam and associating a second pull tab with the second seam. 
     
     
         21 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the coupling mechanism is a hook and loop fastening mechanism. 
     
     
         22 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the coupling mechanism includes a lace and a plurality of holes in the first side portion and the second side portion. 
     
     
         23 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the coupling mechanism includes a zipper. 
     
     
         24 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 13 , wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are unitary.