Athletic shoe

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  Vibram Five Fingers

  Vibram Five Fingers is a type of shoe manufactured by Vibram. It attempts to protect the feet while maintaining the health and pleasure benefits of barefoot activity. The shoe resembles a bare human foot, with individual toes. It was named by Time Magazine as one of their best inventions of 2007.
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  Boot

  A boot is a type of footwear that covers the foot and the ankle and extends up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber,...
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  Mule

  Mule (a French word) is a style of shoe that is backless and often closed-toed. They can be any heel height from flat to high. The style is predominantly worn by women, but not exclusively. The term derives from the Ancient Roman mulleus calceus a red or purple shoe worn by the three highest...
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  Mary Jane

  Mary Jane is an American term (formerly trademarked) for a kind of strap shoe or sandal that typically has low heels, broad and rounded closed toes, and a single-buckle strap across the instep and/or around the ankle. They are traditionally made of black patent leather, although some current...
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  Swimwear

  A swimsuit, bathing suit, togs or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn while participating in water sports and activities such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or for any activity in the sun, such as sun bathing. It is also used as an undergarment in...
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  Plimsoll shoe

  A plimsoll shoe or simply plimsoll is a type of athletic shoe with a canvas upper and rubber sole, developed as beachwear in the 1830s by the Liverpool Rubber Company (later to become Dunlop). The shoe was originally, and often still is in parts of the UK, called a 'sand shoe' and acquired the...

• Burke Sea Boot

  A favourite with ocean crews. Lightweight and beautifully comfortable soft, flexible upper with dacron upper cuff and draw cord to keep the water out. Inner sole support and velour lining.