Comfortable dress shoes
A dress shoe includes a flexible upper structure with stretchy lining and outside layers and a zonal-structured cloth layer therebetween to enable elasticity while maintaining structure; a cushioned insole with a three-point support system under the toe crest, the arch, and the heel; and a mixed material insole and outsole to prevent slipping during walking and standing.
1. A comfortable dress shoe comprising:
a flexible upper structure comprising a lining layer formed of natural leather layered with a stretchy fabric having a stretch percentage of 30%; and
an insole comprising:
a leather layer;
a suede layer; and
a cushion layer;
wherein the leather layer is disposed on top of the suede layer, and the suede layer is disposed on top of the cushion layer.
2. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 1 , wherein the leather layer comprises:
an edge; and
a center area;
wherein the edge is about half as thick as the center area.
3. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 2 , wherein:
the edge is about 0.3 millimeters thick; and
the center area is about 0.6 millimeters thick.
4. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 1 , wherein the cushion layer comprises:
a multi-point support system.
5. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 4 , wherein the multi-point support system comprises:
a toe crest;
an arch support; and
a heel support.
6. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the toe crest, the arch support and the heel support comprises an ethylene-vinyl acetate material.
7. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 4 , wherein the cushion layer further comprises:
a sock supporting the multi-point support system.
8. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 7 , wherein the sock comprises a skived frontal piece.
9. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cushioned support structure.
10. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 9 , wherein the insole is at least partially disposed on top of the cushioned support structure.
11. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 9 , wherein the cushioned support structure is disposed on top of a midsole.
12. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 9 , wherein the cushioned support structure comprises:
a cushioned balance structure; and
a cushioned circle structure positioned on top of the cushioned balance structure.
13. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 12 , wherein the cushioned balance structure and the cushioned circle structure provide metatarsal support.
14. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 12 , wherein:
the cushioned balance structure comprises one layer formed of two circular cushion structures with a bridge connector.
15. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 12 , wherein the cushioned circle structure comprises:
a left circle structure having at least one layer; and
a right circle structure having at least one layer.
16. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 15 , wherein each layer of the at least one layer of the left circle structure and each layer of the at least one layer of the right circle structure is approximately 2 millimeters thick.
17. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 15 , wherein:
the at least one layer of the left circle structure comprises three layers.
18. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 15 , wherein the cushion layer of the insole comprises:
a cutout that receives at least a portion of the left circle structure.
19. The comfortable dress shoe of claim 18 , wherein the suede layer comprises:
breathable holes aligned with at least a portion of the left circle structure extending through the cutout and positioned below the suede layer.