Elasticized overlay

In a shoe having an upper of the blucher construction type adapted to be secured to the foot of the wearer by a shoe lace, the combination of

• a modified blucher construction, said modified blucher construction having no lacing openings therethrough;
• and
• a blucher overlay assembly means affixed to the blucher construction,
• said blucher overlay assembly means comprising an elasticized fabric and a plurality of eyelets therethrough for receiving portions of the lace therein,
• the elasticized fabric being generally rectangular in configuration and comprising a top longitudinal edge, a bottom longitudinal edge, a left transverse edge and a right transverse edge,
• the blucher overlay assembly means being affixed to the modified blucher along the said bottom longitudinal edge,
• the blucher overlay means being additionally affixed to the modified blucher along portions of the said left transverse elasticized fabric edge.