| 摘要 |
Provided are an instep cover having room for adding various designs on the side surface portions of an instep cover while being provided with a shoelace holding part, and a shoe upper provided with said instep cover. The instep cover (1) for covering an arch-side portion of a wearer within a shoe upper (100) constituting a shoe is provided with a slit (5S) extending from the opening into which the wearer inserts a foot to the toe, and shoelace holding parts (4) for holding a shoelace for adjusting the gap of the slit (5S). The shoelace holding parts (4) are provided with holding units (4U) composed of: a hole (4h) provided in a slit edge area (11) forming the slit (5S), and an annular strap (4s) having one end and the other end of a cord-shaped body being connected in the slit edge area (11) to form an annular shape, the strap being long enough to allow the middle section of the cord-shaped body to be brought to the position of the hole (4h) and to be pulled out from the hole (4h). |
