Shoe accoutrements and methods of making and using the same

A shoe accoutrement assembly for attaching to a shoe, the shoe accoutrement assembly comprising:

• a spine for positioning adjacent a back surface of the shoe, and the spine for extending vertically along the back surface of the shoe;
• a securement device attached onto the spine, the securement device including (a) an engagement structure and (b) an attachment portion, and
• the engagement structure for securing the shoe accoutrement assembly to the shoe, and the attachment portion retaining to the spine and serving to secure the securement device to the spine;
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• the attachment portion including sides that enclose the spine, and the sides including a first side and a second side, and the first side for positioning on a left side of the shoe, and the second side for positioning on a right side of the shoe;
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• the spine includes a base, and the base being retained by the sides;
• at least one accoutrement that includes a mount portion and an embellishment, and the mount portion attached onto the spine, and the embellishment being a decoration of the at least one accoutrement.