the gravitypope shoe glossary
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a
- aglet
- airport friendly
- alligator skin
- alum tanned leather
- anatomical
- ankle boot
- ankle strap
- ankle wrap
- antiquing
- apron toe
- arch
- athletic shoe
b
- back seam
- back stiffener
- back strip
- ball
- balmorals
- bar shoe
- barefoot technology
- bellows tongue
- bend leather
- bicycle toe
- binding
- birko-flor
- blucher toe
- bluchers
- board lasted
- boat shoe
- boiled leather
- boot
- bootie
- bowling shoes
- box or block
- bracing
- brain tanned leather
- break
- breast
- brocade
- brogue
- broguing row
- buckskin
- built heel
- burnish
- button
c
- calfskin
- canvas
- cap toe
- cemented construction
- chelsea boot
- chrome tanned leather
- Chuck Taylor
- chukka boot
- circumference
- cleats
- climbing shoes
- clog
- closed seam
- CM-EVA
- collar
- column heel
- combination last
- compression moulded EVA
- cordovan
- corrected-grain leather
- counter
- crepe rubber sole
- croc embossed
- crocodile skin
- cross training
- cuban heel
- curing
- cushioning
- cycling shoes
d
- d'orsay
- dance shoes
- demi boot
- derby
- derby shoes
- distressed leather
- driving moccasin
- dual climate sole
- dual density midsole
- duralon
e
- eel Leather
- elastic gore
- elon
- energy return
- engineer boot
- era & authentic
- espadrille
- EVA
- exercise sandals
- eyelet
f
- faux leather
- faux-croc
- faux-lizard
- faux-snake
- feather
- filling
- finishing
- finishing wax
- fish leather
- fisherman sandal
- fitness
- flats
- flip-flop
- Fluevog "Adrian" family
- FLuevog "Angel" family
- Fluevog "Arc" family
- Fluevog "Bankers" family
- Fluevog "Begin" family
- Fluevog "Bellevue" family
- Fluevog "Faith" family
- Fluevog "Fellowship" family
- Fluevog "Gateway Angel" family
- Fluevog "Gateway" family
- Fluevog "Mini" family
- Fluevog "Miracles" family
- Fluevog "Operetta" family
- Fluevog "Prepare" family
- Fluevog "Presence" family
- Fluevog "Radio" family
- Fluevog "Television" family
- Fluevog "Truth" family
- Fluevog "Twin Turbine" family
- Fluevog "Wearever" family
- Fluevog "World" family
- football shoes
- footbed
- forefoot
- forest hills
- foxing
- Franz Anton Beckenbauer
- french heel
- full brogue
- full grain leather
g
- gait control
- gaiters
- galosh
- gardening clog
- gazelle
- ghillie
- gimping
- girth
- golf shoes
- goodyear welt ®
- gore
- gore-tex
- gum rubber
h
- haircalf
- half brogue
- hand stitched
- harness boot
- heel
- heel construction
- heel cup
- heel edge
- heel height
- heel seat
- heel section
- herringbone tweed
- hidden gore
- hide
- high profile
- hiking boots
- houndstooth check
- huarache
i
j
k
l
- laces
- lapped seam
- last
- last removal
- last type
- lasting
- Latigo Leather
- light hiking
- lightstrike EVA
- lining
- lining leather
- lizard embossed
- loafer
- low profile
- lucite
- lug sole
- lycra / neoprene
m
- maglia / maglietta
- mary jane
- masai sensor
- medallion
- medial post
- medium height heels
- merrell air cushion
- mersey boot
- metatomical footbed
- microfiber
- mid-sole
- midsole
- mintex®
- moc toe
- moccasin
- mod style
- monk
- monk strap
- motion-control
- motorcycle boot
- mule
n
o
p
q
r
- Radiantex ®
- rand
- rawhide
- retro
- riding boot
- rim
- Rod Laver
- Rodney George Laver
- ruched
- running - cushioning
- running - stability
- running - supportive cushioning
- running - trail
s
- saddle oxford
- saddle shoes
- safety shoe
- Saint Crispin
- scalloped
- scotch grain
- screw stretcher
- sculpted heel
- seat
- semi brogue
- shaft height
- shank
- shearling
- sheepskin
- shoe
- shoe sizes
- shoe trees
- Side Linings
- silicone
- siped
- sipes
- slide
- slingback
- slip-on
- slipper
- slouched
- smooth leather
- snake leather
- snakeskin
- sneaker pump
- sneakers
- snip toe
- sock-liner
- sole
- sole edge
- sole leather
- soling
- spandex / neoprene
- spats
- spectator
- split leather
- split sole
- spool heel
- stacked heel
- Stan Smith
- Stan Smith II
- Steel Toes
- Steeple
- stiffeners
- stiletto
- stingray leather
- stitching channel flap
- straight lasted
- straights
- strappy sandal
- studio-aerobic
- style form
- suede
- sueded fabric
- Super Skate
- Superstar II
- supination
- synthetic materials
t
- t-strap
- Tactic
- tailored
- tango / flamenco shoes
- tanning
- tap
- tassel
- Tennis Vintage
- the Chukka Boot
- Thermoplastic Urethane (T.P.U.)
- thong sandal
- throat
- tip
- toe ridge
- toe thong post
- tongue
- top piece
- topline
- torsion
- track shoes
- trail glove sole
- tread
- Trippen "box" collection
- Trippen "closed" collection
- Trippen "cups" collection
- Trippen "happy" collection
- Trippen "penna" collection
- Trippen "wood" collection
- Trippen "x+os" collection
- tru-moc
- trubuck
- tumbled leather
- turf cleats
- turnshoe construction
- twill fabric
