Wedge boots or
wedgies are boots with a
soleSole may refer to:* Sole , the bottom of the foot* Sole , the bottom supporting member of the shoe-In business:* Sole proprietorship, a business which legally has no separate existence from its owner...
in the form of a wedge so that one piece of material, normally
rubberNatural rubber is an elastomer that was originally derived from a milky colloidal suspension, or latex, found in the sap of some plants. The purified form of natural rubber is the chemical polyisoprene, which can also be produced synthetically...
, serves as both the sole and the
heelThe heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species and the clawed forms which walk on the toes , the heel is well above the...
. Wedge boots are more common for women and often have a sole that is much thicker at the back than the front, making it a high-
heelThe heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species and the clawed forms which walk on the toes , the heel is well above the...
shoeA shoe is an item of footwear evolved at first to protect the human foot and later, additionally, as an item of decoration in itself. The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body, and has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and...
or
bootA 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,...
. Men's wedge boots, not normally called "wedgies", usually have a low heel.
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Wedge boots or
wedgies are boots with a
soleSole may refer to:* Sole , the bottom of the foot* Sole , the bottom supporting member of the shoe-In business:* Sole proprietorship, a business which legally has no separate existence from its owner...
in the form of a wedge so that one piece of material, normally
rubberNatural rubber is an elastomer that was originally derived from a milky colloidal suspension, or latex, found in the sap of some plants. The purified form of natural rubber is the chemical polyisoprene, which can also be produced synthetically...
, serves as both the sole and the
heelThe heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species and the clawed forms which walk on the toes , the heel is well above the...
. Wedge boots are more common for women and often have a sole that is much thicker at the back than the front, making it a high-
heelThe heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species and the clawed forms which walk on the toes , the heel is well above the...
shoeA shoe is an item of footwear evolved at first to protect the human foot and later, additionally, as an item of decoration in itself. The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body, and has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and...
or
bootA 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,...
. Men's wedge boots, not normally called "wedgies", usually have a low heel.
Some forms of wedge boots, called platform boots, have thick soles throughout.
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