Footwear

A method for forming a shoe from a one-piece shoe blank having first and second opposed ends with a series of portions between the first and second ends, said series of portions comprising in order from the first end a forepart portion, a foot bed portion, a heel shaft portion, a heel sole portion, an upper portion and a securing portion, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) effecting transverse folds in the blank thereby to delineate said forepart portion, foot bed portion, heel shaft portion, heel sole portion and upper portion;
• (b) arranging the folded blank so that the foot bed portion rises from the forepart portion, the heel shaft portion extends generally perpendicularly to and spaced from the forepart portion and the heel sole portion extends forwardly from the heel shaft portion so as to partially underlie part of the forepart portion;
• (c) twisting the upper portion round with respect to the heel sole portion so as to overlie with clearance the forepart portion to form a shoe upper for retaining a wearer's foot;
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• (d) securing said securing portion to said forepart portion so as to form a shoe having an open loop heel section comprising a foot bed, heel shaft and heel sole defined by the corresponding portions of the blank and having a forepart section defined by the forepart and upper portions of the blank.