Footwear, comprising: a water-vapor-permeable composite shoe sole with an upper side, said water-vapor-permeable composite shoe sole comprising: at least one through hole extending through the thickness of the composite shoe sole; a barrier unit with an upper side forming at least partially the upper side of the composite shoe sole and with a water-vapor-permeable barrier material designed as a barrier against penetration of foreign objects, by means of which the at least one through hole is closed in a water-vapor-permeable manner; a stabilisation device assigned to the barrier material and designed for mechanical stabilisation of the composite shoe sole, which is constructed with at least one stabilisation bar which is arranged at least on one surface of the barrier material and at least partially bridges the at least one through hole; and at least one outsole part arranged beneath the barrier unit; and a shaft, wherein said shaft, on a shaft end area on the sole side, is provided with a waterproof and water-vapor-permeable shaft-bottom functional layer, wherein the shaft is constructed with at least one shaft material, said shaft material having a waterproof shaft functional layer at least in the area of the shaft end area on the sole side, and a waterproof seal being provided between the shaft functional layer and the shaft-bottom functional layer, and wherein the composite shoe sole is joined to the shaft end area provided with the shaft-bottom functional layer in such a way that the shaft-bottom functional layer is fully or largely unbonded to the barrier material at least in the area of the at least one through hole. a water-vapor-permeable composite shoe sole with an upper side, said water-vapor-permeable composite shoe sole comprising: at least one through hole extending through the thickness of the composite shoe sole; a barrier unit with an upper side forming at least partially the upper side of the composite shoe sole and with a water-vapor-permeable barrier material designed as a barrier against penetration of foreign objects, by means of which the at least one through hole is closed in a water-vapor-permeable manner; a stabilisation device assigned to the barrier material and designed for mechanical stabilisation of the composite shoe sole, which is constructed with at least one stabilisation bar which is arranged at least on one surface of the barrier material and at least partially bridges the at least one through hole; and at least one outsole part arranged beneath the barrier unit; at least one through hole extending through the thickness of the composite shoe sole; a barrier unit with an upper side forming at least partially the upper side of the composite shoe sole and with a water-vapor-permeable barrier material designed as a barrier against penetration of foreign objects, by means of which the at least one through hole is closed in a water-vapor-permeable manner; a stabilisation device assigned to the barrier material and designed for mechanical stabilisation of the composite shoe sole, which is constructed with at least one stabilisation bar which is arranged at least on one surface of the barrier material and at least partially bridges the at least one through hole; and at least one outsole part arranged beneath the barrier unit; and a shaft, wherein said shaft, on a shaft end area on the sole side, is provided with a waterproof and water-vapor-permeable shaft-bottom functional layer, wherein the shaft is constructed with at least one shaft material, said shaft material having a waterproof shaft functional layer at least in the area of the shaft end area on the sole side, and a waterproof seal being provided between the shaft functional layer and the shaft-bottom functional layer, and wherein the composite shoe sole is joined to the shaft end area provided with the shaft-bottom functional layer in such a way that the shaft-bottom functional layer is fully or largely unbonded to the barrier material at least in the area of the at least one through hole.