Decorative shoes and methods for making the same

A decorative shoe comprising:

• a sole;
• an upper attached to the sole, wherein the upper comprises
• an interior lining,
• a decorative outer layer fixed to the interior lining, the decorative outer layer being composed of a contiguous transparent or translucent plastic material,
• wherein a surface of the decorative outer layer comprises a first plurality of close-packed raised jewel-shaped elements, each jewel-shaped element being configured to simulate an appearance of a jewel, and
• wherein each jewel-shaped element in the first plurality of close-packed jewel-shaped elements has a short axis and a plurality of boundaries normal to the short axis, the plurality of boundaries enclosing a plurality of facets on a face of the jewel-shaped element, each facet being raised at an oblique angle from at least one other facet in the jewel-shaped element,
• wherein each jewel-shaped element is configured to partially reflect or scatter incident light, and
• wherein the surface of the decorative outer layer comprises an elongated mesa-protrusion having a substantially planar top face.