Moccasin style

The moccasin style describes a shoe construction which differs fundamentally from all other construction methods ( styles ) in that the upper is placed around the last from below and thus the upper also represents the (inner) sole . The name is derived from the shoe model of the moccasin , for which this style is characteristic.

Details

Shoes are built around three-dimensional shapes (called lasts ). For this purpose, an upper (shoe upper part) is pulled over the last from above and supplemented / closed by a sole ( insole ) from below. This is different with the moccasin style : Here the shaft (the lower part of the moccasin ) is guided from below around the last upwards. The opening on the upper side (the back of the foot, so to speak) is then closed with a U-shaped leaf insert (the so-called moccasin insert part ). This means that the sole of the foot stands on the upper leather and not on a separate insole (insole).

use

All moccasins are manufactured according to this construction principle. Even with many loafers (slip-on shoes with heels), the shoe upper is built in moccasin fashion. There, however, there is an additional insole in the shaft and the shoe is always built with a separate outsole at the bottom and always supplemented by a heel.

Others

Occasionally, the moccasin shoe model and the moccasin style are confused because some are not aware that these are two different things. This can then lead to loafers in moccasin style being erroneously referred to as moccasins .

literature

• Helge Sternke: Everything about men's shoes. Nicolai Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89479-252-3 . (With a detailed description and illustration of the moccasin style)