Footwear Panel and Footwear Trends
Is it an oxymoron to expect to have dry feet in all conditions footwear? Each foot produces 1/2 litre of sweat a day; is any membrane able to cope with this volume of blister inducing moisture? Waterproof booties have to be taped, the tape is less permeable than the membrane (the same rules apply to every fabric panel too); thus is it best to just use a single wrap around piece of leather? Leather needs to be conditioned to stay waterproof. However design constraints need to be allowed for: water can come in over the top of the collar. It is much more difficult than with apparel because there are lots of small parts, that need to be sealed whilst remaining flexible. On top of this water can come from above (rain) and below (rain puddles).
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