The Amazing Guide To Shoe Anatomy

Worth noting that not every shoe will have every shoe component listed – some will have less, others will have more, as each shoe varies in style, design and construction.

I hope the various illustrated shoe parts, along with names and explanations, will help clarify general shoe terminology for you, so you will know where all the parts of a shoe are located!

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The vamp of a shoe is the front panel of a shoe. You can find it in the front area of the upper, from the toe tip until the back quarter (before the heel area).

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The quarter area of a shoe is located beginning from the back and side of the upper, to where the vamp begins. It also includes the heel area.

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The shoe collar is the edge surrounding the upper back and top of the quarter, where you insert your foot. It is padded to provide ankle support.

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The counter is a section of material at the rear part of the shoe that provides support and shape right behind the foot’s back heel.

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Tongue

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The Amazing Guide To Shoe Anatomy

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Worth noting that not every shoe will have every shoe component listed – some will have less, others will have more, as each shoe varies in style, design and construction.

I hope the various illustrated shoe parts, along with names and explanations, will help clarify general shoe terminology for you, so you will know where all the parts of a shoe are located!

The vamp of a shoe is the front panel of a shoe. You can find it in the front area of the upper, from the toe tip until the back quarter (before the heel area).

Shoe Vamp

1

The quarter area of a shoe is located beginning from the back and side of the upper, to where the vamp begins. It also includes the heel area.

Quarter

2

The shoe collar is the edge surrounding the upper back and top of the quarter, where you insert your foot. It is padded to provide ankle support.

Collar

3

The counter is a section of material at the rear part of the shoe that provides support and shape right behind the foot’s back heel.

Counter

4

Tongue

5

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