Shoe with flexible upper

Abstract

The invention is a high heel shoe with an upper that will provide comfort and flexibility for the wearer. In a preferred embodiment the upper consists of two at least two materials: 1) a firm fabric, such as leather, that will hold the shape of the design and have limited flexibility; 2) a flat knitted elastic, such as knit elastic, which will not narrow, or not narrow significantly, when stretched. In addition, the firm fabric is configured to have a flex-point and in a preferred embodiment is formed of two pieces of the firm material having a “split” between them providing the desired flex-point.

1 . A shoe comprising:
 an insole;   an outsole; and   an upper, said upper comprising:
 a toe-end and a heel-end, said toe end and said heel end constructed with a flex-point located between said toe-end and said heel-end along an inside wall, relative to an opposite shoe, of the upper, which flex-point enables flexion to occur between said toe-end and said heel-end; and 
 an elastic element coupling said toe-end and said heel-end such that said elastic element urges said toe-end and said heel-end towards each other. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the flex-point comprises a split-opening between said heel-end and said toe-end, defining a first edge of said heel-end adjacent to and overlapping a second edge of said toe-end. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 2 , wherein the first edge and the second edge are connected to each other along a lower portion of the first and second edges.