Decorative shoe cover and fashion footwear system

Abstract

A decorative cover for a shoe includes a body adapted to cover an upper of the shoe The body has a toebox nest, adapted to receive and cover a toebox of the shoe, a heel aperture, adapted to allow a heel of the shoe to project from the body, and a leg extension adapted to extend up the leg of a wearer from the shoe. A fashion footwear system includes a plurality of different decorative shoe covers that have different aesthetic features to provide a variety of fashion looks.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A decorative cover for a shoe, comprising:
 a body adapted to cover an upper of the shoe, said body having   (a) a toebox nest adapted to receive and cover a toebox of the shoe;   (b) a heel aperture adapted to allow a heel of the shoe to project from the body; and   (c) a leg extension adapted to extend up the leg of a wearer from the shoe.   
     
     
         2 . The decorative cover of  claim 1 , further including a tread carried on the body and adapted to underlie an outsole of the shoe. 
     
     
         3 . The decorative cover of  claim 2 , further including an elastic section carried on the body and extending between the tread and the heel aperture, said elastic section adapted to underlie a shank of the shoe extending between the outsole and the heel. 
     
     
         4 . The decorative cover of  claim 3 , wherein the leg extension includes an open end adapted for inserting a foot through the leg extension into a throat of the shoe whereby one puts on the shoe covered with the decorative cover. 
     
     
         5 . The decorative cover of  claim 4 , further including an elastic retainer extending around the open end whereby the leg extension is maintained in position on the leg of the wearer above the shoe. 
     
     
         6 . The decorative cover of  claim 5 , further including an access opening in the body extending up the leg extension adjacent the heel aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The decorative cover of  claim 6 , further including a fastener carried on the body and adapted to allow one to open and close the access opening. 
     
     
         8 . The decorative cover of  claim 7 , wherein the fastener is a zipper. 
     
     
         9 . The decorative cover of  claim 1 , wherein the body is made from a fabric material. 
     
     
         10 . A shoe covered with the decorative cover of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A fashion footwear system, comprising a plurality of interchangeable decorative shoe covers wherein said plurality of decorative shoe covers have different aesthetic features to provide a variety of fashion looks and wherein each of said plurality of decorative shoe covers includes:
 a body adapted to cover an upper of the shoe, said body having
 (a) a toebox nest adapted to receive and cover a toebox of the shoe; 
 (b) a heel aperture adapted to allow a heel of the shoe to project from the body; and 
 (c) a leg extension adapted to extend up the leg of a wearer from the shoe. 
   
     
     
         12 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of said plurality of decorative shoe covers further includes a tread carried on the body and adapted to underlie an outsole of the shoe. 
     
     
         13 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of said plurality of decorative shoe covers further includes an elastic section carried on the body and extending between the tread and the heel aperture, said elastic section adapted to underlie a shank of the shoe extending between the outsole and the heel. 
     
     
         14 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 13 , wherein the leg extension of at least one of said plurality of decorative shoes includes an open end adapted for inserting a foot through the leg extension into a throat of the shoe whereby one puts on the shoe covered with the decorative cover. 
     
     
         15 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 14 , wherein at least one of said plurality of decorative shoe covers further includes an elastic retainer extending around the open end whereby the leg extension is maintained in position on the leg of the wearer above the shoe. 
     
     
         16 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of said plurality of decorative shoes includes an access opening in the body extending up the leg extension adjacent the heel aperture. 
     
     
         17 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one of said plurality of decorative shoes includes a fastener carried on the body and adapted to allow one to open and close the access opening. 
     
     
         18 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 17 , wherein the fastener is a zipper. 
     
     
         19 . The fashion footwear system of  claim 17 , wherein the body of at least one of said plurality of decorative shoes is made from a fabric material. 
     
     
         20 . A shoe covered with one of said plurality of decorative shoe covers set forth in  claim 11 .