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 made by a process wherein the cowboy boot includes a cowboy boot upper having an outward appearance, the cowboy boot upper including a boot vamp, a cowboy boot scallop, and a cowboy boot shaft, the cowboy boot shaft having a boot shaft height, a boot shaft front, a boot shaft back, a boot shaft top and a boot shaft bottom, the process comprising:
 substantially emulating the cowboy boot scallop by an upper front portion of the footwear accessory;   substantially emulating the boot vamp by a lower front portion of the footwear accessory, wherein the lower front portion and the upper front portion comprise a front portion of the footwear accessory and wherein the front portion includes a design distinct from the outward appearance of the cowboy boot upper;   attaching a first side portion to the front portion at a first seam wherein the first seam extends a distance substantially equal to 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 and wherein responsive to the first side portion being coupled with the second side portion around the cowboy boot shaft, further comprising altering the outward appearance of the cowboy boot upper.   
     
     
         2 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the boot scallop is a boot double risk scallop. 
     
     
         3 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the boot scallop is a V scallop. 
     
     
         4 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the boot scallop is a stove pipe scallop. 
     
     
         5 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , further comprising incorporating on the front portion includes a decorative emblem. 
     
     
         6 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , 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. 
     
     
         7 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , 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. 
     
     
         8 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism is a hook and loop fastening mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  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 process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism includes a zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The process by which a footwear accessory is made according to  claim 1 , wherein the first side portion is attached to the second side portion forming a third seam.