Decorative ornamentation for clothing, footwear and accessories

Abstract

A fastening element configured for attachment to a wearable clothing or accessory substrate whereby ornamental elements are configured for removable fastening thereto for changeable decorative appearance of the clothing or accessory wherein the fastening element is ornamental in appearance whereby it is aesthetically viewable with or without ornamental elements fastened thereto and whereby the fastener is able to be integrated with appearance of the ornamental element or completely hidden by the ornamental elements.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fastening element configured for attachment to a wearable clothing or accessory substrate whereby ornamental elements are configured for removable fastening thereto for changeable decorative appearance of the clothing or accessory wherein the fastening element is recognizably aesthetically ornamental in appearance whereby it is aesthetically viewable with or without ornamental elements fastened thereto, wherein it does not visually appear as a fastener or is configured to have independent ornamentality, and whereby the fastener is able to be integrated with appearance of the ornamental element or completely hidden by the ornamental elements. 
     
     
         2 . An article of wearable clothing or accessory having at least one fastening element of  claim 1  thereon. 
     
     
         3 . The fastening element of  claim 1  comprising a structure having detent elements for engagement with an ornamental element having a cofitting detent structure. 
     
     
         4 . The fastening element of  claim 3 , wherein the detent elements are hidden from external view by an ornamental section and wherein the detent elements are laterally accessed by the cofitting detent structure. 
     
     
         5 . The fastening element of  claim 1  wherein the fastening element comprises a decorative peg board appearance and fastening structure. 
     
     
         6 . An article of clothing or a wearable accessory having a decorative and desirably interchangeable ornamental element thereon or integrated therewith with the ornamental element having a communication element therein. 
     
     
         7 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the ornamental element is fastened to the article of clothing or accessory with a fastening element integrated therewith and wherein the fastening element is located directly within the ornamental element. 
     
     
         8 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the fastening element comprises an interfitting shaped male/female connector to a magnetic interface or fastener, thereby creating additional points of contact between a magnet and a substrate metal surface for engagement. 
     
     
         9 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the clothing or wearable accessory is selected from footwear, headwear, helmets, headphones, eyewear and carrying bags. 
     
     
         10 . The article of clothing of  claim 9  wherein the footwear is an athletic shoe or sneaker, sandal, slipper, shoe and ballerina shoe. 
     
     
         11 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental elements comprise ornamentally configured utilitarian devices. 
     
     
         12 . The article of clothing or a wearable accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the ornamental element is configured to integrally become interchangeable in visibly appearing design and function without being physically removed or changed from the article of clothing or accessory. 
     
     
         13 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the communication element is configured to communicate with a mobile device for exchange of information between the ornamental element and the mobile device. 
     
     
         14 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 11  wherein the utilitarian devices comprise a member of the group consisting of camera's, trackers, and lighted elements. 
     
     
         15 . The article of clothing or wearable accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the fastening element comprises a decorative ridge element to which the ornamental element is configured to be removably attached. 
     
     
         16 . The article of wearable clothing of  claim 2 , wherein the ornamental element is configured to be separately directly worn as a jewelry item. 
     
     
         17 . The article of wearable clothing of  claim 13  wherein the ornamental element is convertible to a bracelet. 
     
     
         18 . A multi-compartment case having separable multiple tiers with a first tier comprising a first tray element with a base and side walls and compartments dimensioned and configured to contain a plurality of interchangeable ornamental elements of  claim 1  and a second tray element dimensioned and configured to contain an article of clothing or accessory configured to which the ornamental elements are adapted to be fastened and wherein the first and second tray elements are configured to be connected to provide a unitary case.