Customizable Shoe and Accessory Kit

Abstract

A customizable shoe and accessory kit are provided. The accessory kit comprises at least one shoe, each shoe comprising an upper having an outside layer defining an outer surface and a lining, a sole attached to the upper, and at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface. The at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed beneath the upper and, in some embodiments, between the outside layer and the lining of the shoe, such that the means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is concealed within the structure of the shoe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kit comprising:
 a shoe defined by an upper and a sole attached to the upper, the upper having at least an outside layer and a lining;   at least one accessory removably securable to the outside layer of the upper; and   at least one means for removably securing the at least one accessory to an outer surface of the upper, such means disposed beneath the outside layer.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe further comprises a toe puff. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and the toe puff. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe further comprises a heel counter. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and the heel counter. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface disposed beneath the outer layer of the upper is H-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one accessory comprises a decorative element and at least one magnet. 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe is operative to removably secure with the at least one accessory through magnetic coupling. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface comprises a magnetic material. 
     
     
         10 . A shoe comprising an upper defining an outer surface, a sole attached to the upper, and a lining configured to define an inner surface of the upper; and
 at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface disposed beneath the upper.   
     
     
         11 . The shoe of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface of the upper is H-shaped. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is a metal piece. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe of  claim 10 , further comprising a toe puff. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and the toe puff. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe of  claim 13 , wherein at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and a midpoint point on the toe puff between a medial and lateral side of the shoe. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe of  claim 10 , further comprising a heel counter. 
     
     
         17 . The shoe of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and the heel counter. 
     
     
         18 . The shoe of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface has a corresponding, complementary at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface on a medial side and a lateral side of the shoe. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe of  claim 10 , wherein the upper is continuous over the at least one means for removably securing at least one accessory to the outer surface. 
     
     
         20 . A shoe comprising an upper, a sole attached to the upper, a lining internal to the upper, a toe puff, a heel counter, and a plurality of means for magnetically securing at least one accessory to the outer surface,
 wherein at least one of the means for magnetic coupling is disposed beneath the upper and the toe puff at a midpoint between a medial and lateral side of the shoe;   wherein at least one of the means for magnetic coupling is disposed between the upper and the heel counter; and   wherein at least one of the means for magnetically securing at least one accessory to the outer surface is disposed between the upper and the lining.