Shoe definitions beginning with the letter V
Vamp
The front center part of a shoe's upper. The part of upper between the toe cap and the quarters, including the toe in case of cap less styles.
Category: shoe parts
Vegetable Leather Tanning
A process of turning animal hide into leather using vegetable ingredients. Use is made of water containing natural tanning extracted from plant leaves, bark, etc to produce a tanning liquor. The most commonly used tanning liquor is made from mimosa or from wattle trees.
Category: leather, shoemaking
Vegetable Tanned Leather
Leather that has been tanned with vegetable materials that are derived from certain plants and woods, often called "bark" tanning. This tanning process ensures that the leather won't stretch out after wear. Vegetable tanned leathers are ideal to produce footwear for those with allergies to chromium or other tanning chemicals.
Veldskoen
A strong suede or leather shoe or boot originating in South Africa that is identifiable by the upper being constructed of two pieces that are joined on the outside. Creating the seam on the outside makes a Veldskoen a very comfortable shoe to wear for long excursions.
Category: boots, shoe styles
Venetian Loafers
A loafer that has no ornamentation across the middle (nothing to put a penny in like penny loafers).
Category: casual shoes, shoe styles
Vibram®
A type of durable, non-slip, outsole typically found on hiking boots. Vibram is a registered trademark of Vibram S.P.A
Vulcanised Rubber
Raw rubber treated by milling with sulphur and heat to allow the end product to be moulded into very specific outer sole shapes that provide adhesion and waterproofing to the sole and/or toe cap area of a shoe.
Category: materials, shoe parts, toe caps
Vulcanised Shoe Construction
A shoe construction technique in which rubber is heated in a mould to form the bottom of a shoe and then the upper and sock are placed into it. This process is known as vulcanizing.
Category: shoemaking
