A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile.

Provided herein are methods for the modulation of appearance or material properties within items of apparel or equipment. Also provided herein are design articles having alterable designs.

A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile.

A modular article of footwear comprises a sole structure having a foot-facing surface, a ground-engaging surface, and a peripheral side surface extending between the foot-facing surface and the ground-engaging surface. The peripheral side surface has at least one recess. The modular article of footwear includes an upper component, and a flange secured to the upper component and projecting therefrom. An inner surface of the flange fits against and is securable to the peripheral side surface of the sole structure with the flange in the at least one recess, and the upper component at least partially defining a foot-receiving cavity over the foot-facing surface. A method of manufacturing a customized article of footwear comprises receiving a request for an upper with a specified characteristic, and assembling the modular article of footwear having an upper in accordance with the request.

A removable collar for a boot including a base layer to abut a neck portion of the boot is provided. The collar also comprises multiple magnets coupled to the base layer. Each magnet magnetically couples with a corresponding metal attachment on the neck portion of the boot. The collar further includes a top layer attached to the base layer which conceals the magnets coupled to the base layer. The top layer may also include decorative features.

The invention relates to a footwear item comprising a device for storing information or an object. The footwear item comprises a sole (1) including a front part (201) and a rear part (101), with a hole (2) being provided in the sole (1) that opens onto the front part (200) or the rear part (100) of the footwear item (0). The invention also comprises: a casing (3, 4) inserted into the hole (2) in the sole (1), said casing (3, 4) comprising a duct (3) designed to be inserted into the hole (2) in the sole (1), said duct (3) comprising an opening (153) and being secured in the hole (2) such that the duct (3) is permanently secured to the sole (1); and a cover (4) hermetically sealing the opening (153) in the duct (3) such that the casing (3, 4) is leak-tight, said cover (4) comprising a tube (5) designed to be inserted into the duct (3) through the opening (153) so as to allow the storage of information or an object.

A last for forming an upper of an article of footwear includes an exterior surface, where the exterior surface includes a plurality of three dimensional structural surface components disposed over at least 50% of the exterior surface of the last.

A method of manufacturing an article may include positioning a first textile sheet against a second textile sheet and reciprocating a single needle of an embroidery machine through the first textile sheet and the second textile sheet, the needle forcing fibers of the second textile sheet through the first textile sheet. The fibers may have terminal ends extending outward of an exterior side of the first textile sheet through which the fibers are forced. A method may include forcing fibers from a second side to an opposite side of a single textile sheet to create a pattern of the fibers on the opposite side. Various articles such as footwear uppers may be manufactured according to the method.

A footwear accessory overlays and mimics the upper part of the cowboy boot to alter the appearance of the boot as if the wearer is wearing a boot with a different design and presentation (via the designs & colors and other aspects) than the actual boot being worn. The footwear accessory is shaped and designed to mimic the upper portion of the underlying cowboy boot and it not be an obvious overlay.

A shoe surface structure with variable luminescent pattern; the shoe surface is combined on the light conduction sole to form a shoe. An illuminator is hidden in the light conduction sole, a light conduction structure is hidden in the shoe surface. When the illuminator emits light, the light is conducted through the light conduction sole to the bottom of light conduction structure, the light is conducted from bottom to top, the overall light conduction structure gets light. The outer layer of the shoe surface has a hollowed frame, and a light screen covers the hollowed frame hollowed frame. The light screen has a hollowed pattern, when the light conduction structure receives light, the light is transmitted out of the hollowed pattern. The light screen can be changed at any time, so as to generate different light patterns, implementing innovation, extraordinariness, night caution and commodity personalization.