Footwear and methods of manufacture

Abstract

A slipper and a method of manufacturing the slipper are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the slipper includes an upper, a footbed, and a bottom. In some embodiments, the slipper is formed by joining medial and lateral sides of the upper, attaching a footbed to the upper, and then attaching the bottom to the upper.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a slipper comprising:
 forming an upper by attaching a lateral side of the upper to a medial side of the upper;   attaching a footbed to the upper; and   stitching a bottom to the upper.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein attaching a footbed to the upper includes attaching the footbed via a binding positioned around an edge of the upper. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method includes forming at least one of the lateral side and medial side of the upper prior to attaching the lateral side of the upper to the medial side of the upper. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein forming the at least one of the lateral side and medial side of the upper includes forming the lateral side, wherein forming the lateral side includes attaching an inner layer of the lateral side to an outer layer of the lateral side. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the method includes forming one or more eyelets in at least the outer layer of the lateral side before attaching the inner layer of the lateral side to the outer layer of the lateral side. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising, moving the outer layer about a collar region of the lateral side of the upper so that unfinished edges of the inner and outer layers at the collar region are disposed in a pocket formed by the inner and outer layers. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein attaching the lateral side of the upper to the medial side of the upper includes stitching the lateral side of the upper to the medial side of the upper. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein stitching the lateral side of the upper to the medial side of the upper includes stitching at a front central portion of the upper and stitching at a rear central portion of the upper.