Patent ID: 8413351

Claim:
A shoe system comprising: (a) a base shoe having a front edge, a back edge, a first side, and a second side, wherein the shoe comprises a heel and an upper portion above the heel; (b) a skin comprising a toe, a first side and a second side that each extend away from the toe, the first side and second side each have a free back edge, and a notch disposed underneath the toe, wherein the skin is adapted to be removably wrapped around the base shoe such that the toe of the skin covers the front edge of the base shoe, the sides of the skin cover the sides of the base shoe, and the notch snugly fits around the front edge of the base shoe; (c) a plurality of first half magnets disposed in the base shoe; (d) a plurality of second half magnets disposed in the skin, the first half magnets are adapted to engage the second half magnets, wherein the first half magnets and second half magnets are arranged such that when the skin is appropriately placed over the base shoe the magnets align with each other; (e) a plurality of tabs disposed on either the back edge of the first side of the skin or on the back edge of the second side of the skin; (f) a plurality of seam notches disposed on the upper portion of the base shoe, wherein the notches are aligned vertically, wherein the seam notches are adapted to snugly receive the tabs; and (g) a seam attachment means disposed on either the back edge of the first side of the skin or on the back edge of the second side of the skin, the seam attachment means functions to secure the back edges of the first side and second side of the skin together when the skin is wrapped around the base shoe.