System and Method for Interchanging Footwear Uppers

A system for interchanging footwear uppers, the system comprising:

• a shoe body having one or more upper portions and a sole portion,
• the upper portions comprising a lasting panel, a toe box, a vamp, and a quarter,
• the sole portion comprising an outsole and a midsole;
• an elongated, flexible loop panel defined by a loop face and an opposing upper mount face,
• the loop face comprising a plurality of loops,
• the upper mount face being joined with the lasting panel of the upper portions in an affixed, parallel relationship;
• and
• an elongated, flexible hook panel defined by a hook face and an opposing sole mount face,
• the hook face comprising a plurality of hooks, the hooks being sized and dimensioned to removably catch in the loops of the loop face, whereby the hook face and the loop face temporarily mate until a force is applied to separate the panels,
• the sole mount face being joined with the midsole of the sole portion in an affixed, parallel relationship,
• whereby multiple upper portions detachably mate with the sole portion.

A method for interchanging footwear uppers from a sole, the method comprising:

• providing one or more upper portions comprising a lasting panel, a vamp, and a quarter;
• affixing an elongated, flexible loop panel to the lasting panel of the upper portions, the loop panel defined by a loop face comprising a plurality of loops;
• providing a sole portion comprising an outsole and a midsole;
• orienting the midsole into alignment with the lasting panel of the upper portions;
• affixing a hook panel to the outsole, the hook panel comprising a hook face comprising a plurality of hooks, the hooks being sized and dimensioned to removably catch in the loops of the loop face;
• mating the hook face and the loop face, whereby the hooks and loops temporarily mate;
• wearing the footwear with the joined upper portion and sole portion;
• applying a force to separate the hook panel from the loop panel, whereby the upper portion detaches from the sole portion;
• and
• mating a loop face from a second loop panel joined to a second upper portion to the loop face from the lop panel of the first sole portion, whereby the hooks and loops temporarily mate.