A shoe (12, 12') comprising: a shoe sole having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a sidewall, the shoe sole bottom surface being an exterior traction surface of the shoe; an upper of flexible material secured to the shoe sole and extending upwardly from the shoe sole top surface, the upper having an exterior surface that is an exterior surface of the shoe; and, the shoe further comprising a plurality of bands of flexible material that secure together the shoe sole and the upper, the plurality of bands of flexible material comprising a first band of flexible material (52, 54, 112) having a length with opposite upper (62, 72) and lower (64, 74) sections, the first band lower section (64, 74) being secured to the shoe sole and the first band upper section (62, 72) extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the upper with the first band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the portion of the upper overlapped by the first band upper section; and a second band of flexible material (56, 114) having a length with opposite upper and lower sections, the second band lower section being secured to the sidewall of the shoe sole and overlapping and being secured to an exterior surface (68, 78) of the first band (64, 74) the second band upper section extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the first band exterior surface (68, 78) with the second band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the first band exterior surface and the upper, and the second band (56, 114) being positioned so that its bottom edge is aligned with the bottom surface of the shoe sole. a shoe sole having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a sidewall, the shoe sole bottom surface being an exterior traction surface of the shoe; an upper of flexible material secured to the shoe sole and extending upwardly from the shoe sole top surface, the upper having an exterior surface that is an exterior surface of the shoe; and, the shoe further comprising a plurality of bands of flexible material that secure together the shoe sole and the upper, the plurality of bands of flexible material comprising a first band of flexible material (52, 54, 112) having a length with opposite upper (62, 72) and lower (64, 74) sections, the first band lower section (64, 74) being secured to the shoe sole and the first band upper section (62, 72) extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the upper with the first band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the portion of the upper overlapped by the first band upper section; and the first band lower section (64, 74) being secured to the shoe sole and the first band upper section (62, 72) extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the upper with the first band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the portion of the upper overlapped by the first band upper section; and a second band of flexible material (56, 114) having a length with opposite upper and lower sections, the second band lower section being secured to the sidewall of the shoe sole and overlapping and being secured to an exterior surface (68, 78) of the first band (64, 74) the second band upper section extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the first band exterior surface (68, 78) with the second band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the first band exterior surface and the upper, and the second band (56, 114) being positioned so that its bottom edge is aligned with the bottom surface of the shoe sole. the second band lower section being secured to the sidewall of the shoe sole and overlapping and being secured to an exterior surface (68, 78) of the first band (64, 74) the second band upper section extending upwardly from the shoe sole and overlapping a portion of the first band exterior surface (68, 78) with the second band upper section being unattached to and flexibly movable relative to the first band exterior surface and the upper, and the second band (56, 114) being positioned so that its bottom edge is aligned with the bottom surface of the shoe sole.