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Anatomic footbed: see footbed, here: adjusted to the natural body or foot structure.

Anti-Slip: Slip-resistant sole tread (Class SRC) for safe footing and walking.

Bag : A bag is a container to transport objects.

Beach slides: Shoes for wet areas (swimming pool, sauna, beach holidays etc.), usually made of rubber or synthetics.

Beach slippers: Slip-ons for wet areas (swimming pool, sauna, beach holidays etc.), usually made of rubber or synthetics.

Belt: A belt is a ribbon, braid, etc. worn around the midriff which serves to keep clothing together or make it fit better or is just considered an adornment.

Boot: A basic shoe form which represents a type of footwear.

Brand-name shoes: Brand designates a legally protected marking of goods (here shoes) or services by a company in order to document origin / authorship of the product.

Clogs: Slipper-type shoe which may have a heel strap.

Comfort shoes: High quality shoes with a particularly pleasant wearing comfort which is achieved with the help of a footbed.

Cork footbed: Footbed which consists mainly of cork.

Cross arch: Also called “small arch of the foot“ means the arch in the area of the ball of the forefoot.

Deep footbed: Footbed is the brand term for mobile shoe inserts with a natural foot alignment.

Dianette: A type of thong sandal with a wider strap.

Fashion: Fashion means the type of things a particular group of people does, purchases or wears.

Feet: The lowermost part of the legs.

Felt clogs: Slipper-type shoe which may have a heel strap.

Felt shoes: Footwear with a firm sole which primarily serves to protect the foot.

Foot health: Measure to keep, foster and rehabilitate healthy feet (feet without and deformation or malfunctioning or other ailments).

Footbed: Protected trade term for mobile shoe inserts with natural foot alignment. The footbed is the most important part of an orthopedically shaped shoe.

Hallux Valgus: Medical term for the pathological deformation (slanting position) of the big toe.

Health sandals: see Health shoes, here: sandal-type.

Health shoes: Shoes with a completely flat, firm sole which serve to protect the foot are called health shoes.

Healthy feet: Feet without any defect in form or function.

Healthy footbed: A footbed, which contains a toe grip, crosswise and longitudinal arch support, a deep heel cup and offers sufficient room to maintain the foot in its original, natural and healthy form.

Healthy running: Fast forward motion via feet which causes no defect in form or function.

Healthy standing: Stance of the feet which causes no defect of form or function.

Healthy walking: Forward motion via feet which causes no defect in form or function.

Heel cup: Rear part of the footbed in which the heel rests.

Heel plate: Rear part of the footbed on which the heel stands.

House clogs: House clogs are footwear with a mostly firm sole which primarily serves to protect the foot.

Longitudinal arch: The arch of the foot from the heel to the ball of the forefoot.

Men’s clogs: Slipper-type women’s shoe which may feature a heel strap.

Men’s mules: Men’s mules are a shoe style related to the slipper, but it is not restricted to being worn indoors.

Men’s sandals: The sandal, here a men’s model, is one of the oldest basic shoe forms and basically consists of a sole which is attached to the foot by straps.

Men’s shoes: Masculine footwear mostly with a solid sole which primarily serves to protect the foot.

Mules: A mule is a shoe style related to the slipper but in contrast to the slipper it is not restricted to use inside the house.

Online Shop: Virtual marketplace or electronic trade of goods via Internet.

Orthopedic footbed: Footbed which was designed with orthopedic aspects in mind.

Orthopedics: Orthopedics deal with the genesis, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of congenital or acquired malformations or malfunctions of the support and musculoskeletal system, i.e. bones, joints, muscles and tendons as well as with rehabilitation of patients.

Sandals: The sandal is one of the oldest shoe forms.

Shoe fashion: Shoe fashion depicts the type of shoes that is purchased and worn by a particular group of people for a certain period of time and sets the trend for others.

Shoe styles: a certain shoe type e.g. sandal, clog, thong sandal, boot, slipper etc.

Shoes: Shoes are footwear with a mostly solid sole which primarily serve to protect the foot.

Shoes online: Possibility to order shoes through the Internet.

Slippers: Slippers are a type of shoe that primarily serves to protect the foot.

Thong: A type of sandal where the big toe and the second toe are separated by a thong.

Toe grip: Toe grip depicts the crosswise running protrusion between the balls of the toes and the base joints of the toes which in three-dimensionally moulded footbeds of sandals and shoes.

Wellness: May be translated as „in good health“.

Women’s clogs: Slipper-type women’s shoe which may feature a heel strap.

Women’s mules: Women’s mules are a shoe style related to the slipper, but it is not restricted to being worn indoors.

Women’s sandals: The sandal, here a women’s model, is one of the oldest basic shoe forms and basically consists of a sole which is attached to the foot by straps.

Women’s shoes: Feminine footwear mostly with a solid sole which primarily serves to protect the foot.