Footwear

Ballet Slipper
A lightweight shoe designed specifically for ballet dancing

Cone Heels
A round heel that is broad where it meets the sole of the shoe and noticeably narrower at the point of contact with the ground. It is closed on the front back and sides.

Dress Shoe
A shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe.

Dori shoes
Dance shoes that combine the toe box of a pointe shoe with a dance heel approximately 3 inches

Kitten Heels
A short, slim heel with maximum height under 2 inches.

Platform shoes
Shoes, boots, or sandals with an obvious thick sole, usually in the range of 1–4 inches. Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot.

Prism Heels
Three flat sides that form a triangle at the point of contact with the ground.

Pump
A shoe with a low-cut front, the vamp, and without a fastening.

Puppy Heels
Thick square block heel with approximately 2 inches length in all dimensions.

Spool Heels
Broad where it meets the sole and at the point of contact with the ground; noticeably narrower at the midpoint between the two.

Stiletto Heels
A tall, slim heel with minimum height of 2 inches and diameter of no more than 0.4 inch at the point of contact with the ground.

Wedge Heels
Occupies the entire space under the arch and heel portions of the foot.

Viennese Heels
The heel is longer than the shoe itself and is impossible to walk on, only found on fetish shoes, just for sitting or lying down.

Blucher
a style of shoe similar to a derby. Its vamp is made of a single piece of leather.

Boat shoes
Are typically canvas or leather with non-marking rubber soles designed for use on a boat. A siping pattern is cut into the soles to provide grip on a wet deck; the leather construction, along with the application of oil, is designed to repel water; and the stitching is highly durable.

Brogue shoe
a style of low-heeled shoe or boot traditionally characterised by multiple-piece, sturdy leather uppers with decorative perforations.

Brothel creeper
A style of shoe which has thick crepe soles, often in combination with suede uppers.

Climbing shoe
A specialized type of footwear designed for rock climbing

Cross country running shoe
Made for both cross country running and long distance running.

Derby
a style of Men's shoe characterized by quarters with shoelace eyelets that are sewn on top of the vamp.

Chopine
A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.

Elevator shoes
shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles (known as shoe lifts) under the heels to make the wearer appear taller.

Jazz shoe
a type of shoe worn by dancers. They are used in jazz dance and other styles of dance including acro dance, acrobatic rock'n'roll, and hip hop, and in other activities, such as aerobics.

Jelly shoes
Shoes made of PVC plastic. Jelly shoes come in a large variety of brands and colors and the material is frequently infused with glitter.

Kitten heel
a short slender heel, usually with a slight curve setting the heel in from the back edge of the shoe.

Kung fu shoe
A type and style of slip-on shoe traditionally worn while practicing kung fu.

Jelly Shoes
Shoes made of PVC plastic. Jelly shoes come in a large variety of brands and colors and the material is frequently infused with glitter.

Loafers
Are typically low, lace-less shoes.

Mary Jane (shoe)
a closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep.

Moccasin
A shoe, made of deerskin or other soft leather.

Monk shoe
a style of shoe with no lacing, closed by a buckle and strap.
Mule (shoe)

Mule
a style of shoe that is backless and often closed-toed. Mules can be any heel height - from flat to high

Oxford shoe
Characterized by shoelace eyelets tabs that are attached under the vamp.

Saddle shoe
a low-heeled casual Oxford shoe characterized by a plain toe and distinctive, saddle-shaped decorative panel placed mid foot.

Sandal
An open type of footwear, however they are not a shoe they consist of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps going over the instep and, sometimes, around the ankle. Sandals can also have a heel.

Slipper
light footwear that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home.

Sneakers (footwear)
Are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise.

Snow boot
a type of boot, generally waterproof, or water-resistant. The boot, in almost all cases, has a high side, keeping snow from entering the boot, and a rubber sole, to keep water out.

T-bar sandal
a closed, low-cut shoe with two or more straps forming one or more T shapes

Toe Shoe
a type of minimalist shoe originally marketed as a more natural alternative for different outdoors activities. The footwear is meant to replicate being barefoot and has thin, flexible soles that are contoured to the shape of the human foot, including visible individual sections for the toes.

Boots

Ballerina Boots
a contemporary style of fetish footwear that merges the look of the pointed shoe with a high heel.

Chelsea boots
Close-fitting, ankle-high boots with an elastic side panel. They often have a loop or tab of fabric on the back of the boot, enabling the boot to be pulled on. The boot dates back to the Victorian era, when it was worn by both men and women.

Chukka boots
Are ankle-high leather boots with suede or leather uppers, leather or rubber soles, and open lacing with two or three pairs of eyelets.

Combat Boots
Designed to be worn by soldiers during combat or combat training.

Cowboy Boots
a specific style of riding boot, historically worn by cowboys. They have a Cuban heel, rounded to pointed toe, high shaft, and, traditionally, no lacing. Cowboy boots are normally made from cowhide leather but are also sometimes made from "exotic" skins such as alligator, snake, ostrich, lizard, eel, elephant, stingray, elk, buffalo, and the like.

Dress Boots
Built like dress shoes, but with uppers covering the ankle, versions of the boots are used as an alternative to these in bad weather or rough outdoor situation, and as a traditional option for day time formal wear.

Fashion Boot
A boot worn for reasons of style or fashion rather than for utilitarian purposes. The term is usually applied to women’s boots.

Go-go boots
A low-heeled style of women's fashion boot first introduced in the mid-1960s. The original go-go boots were white, low-heeled, and mid-calf in height.

Knee High Boots
Boots that rise to the knee, or slightly there under. They are generally tighter around the leg shaft and ankle than at the top.

Motorcycle Boots
Associated with motorcycle riders and range from above ankle to below knee boots. They have an outside of a typical boot but a low heel to control the motorcycle. To improve motorcycle safety, motorcycle boots are generally made from a thick heavy leather.

Over The Knee Boots
long boots that fully or partly cover the knee.

Riding Boots
a boot made to be used for horse riding. The classic boot comes high enough up the leg to prevent the leathers of the saddle from pinching the leg of the rider.

Steel-toe boot
a durable boot or shoe that has a protective reinforcement in the toe which protects the foot from falling objects or compression, usually combined with a mid sole plate to protect against punctures from below.

Thigh High Boots
Also as thigh-length boots or simply thigh boots, are boots that extend above the knees.