Patent ID: 7797857

Claim:
A convertible shoe comprising: an upper having an exposed upper segment that substantial covers a wearer's foot, the upper having a lower perimeter edge, a first half member of an upper-sole attachment means attached and extending around the entire lower perimeter edge, and a hidden lower segment that covers only a portion of the wearer's foot and is attached to a bottom edge of the first half member of the upper-sole attachment means so as to extend below the wearer's foot when in use; a sole having an upper perimeter edge, a second half member of the upper-sole attachment means extending around the entire perimeter edge of the sole and cooperates with the first half member to join the upper and the sole together; whereby the upper is capable of being removable detached from sole by the upper-sole attachment means and turned inside-out and reattached so as to reverse the positions of the exposed upper segment and the hidden lower segment such that the exposed upper segment now extends below the wearer's foot and is hidden from sight and the hidden lower segment now extends over the wearer's foot so as to be exposed, wherein the exposed upper segment of the upper is different in design, size and shape from the hidden segment of the upper.