What does vamp mean in shoes?

What does vamp mean in shoes?

Vamp: The section of upper that covers the front of the foot as far as the back as the join to the quarter.

What is a low vamp shoe?

The vamp of your shoe is where the shoe ends at the top or front of your foot! Low vamp shoes end or cut across the top of your foot near the toes. High vamp shoes come further up your foot and possibly even up to the ankles. Straps and other embellishments/details are part of the shoe vamp.

What does double vamp mean?

We are often asked, “What does double vamp mean?” Simply put, the vamp of a Russell Moccasin boot or shoe is the leather that surrounds and cradles your foot. A single vamp means one layer of leather, completely around and under your foot. A double vamp means two layers of leather surround your foot.

What is a single vamp boot?

Single Vamp Note the continuous piece of leather (the vamp) which forms a sort of “hammock” to adjust itself comfortably to the shape of the foot.

What material is vamp?

Many vamps are made of lightweight, breathable materials like jersey and mesh that are soft and malleable. Unless it’s a work shoe made of sturdy, thick leather, the vamp needs to have some elasticity. Jersey and mesh can be easily shaped, but they preserve the shape of the shoe once they cool down.

Why is it called a vamp?

The word comes from the medieval French avant-pied, literally “before the foot”, in reference to the forepart of the foot, in particular the part of hose or stockings below the ankle. It became corrupted in English to vampe, said as two syllables, and then vamp.