ARTICLES OF WEAR

摘要

An article of wear (20) adapted to enhance and/or swell the appearance of an upper surface (22) of the metatarsal region (14), e.g. of a ballet dancer's foot (10), comprises a pad (24) adapted to be worn on that surface (22) and mould to it. The article (20) may be held to the foot (10) by an elastic band (40), tape means (42) or adhesive, may comprise: a perforate latex material with a surface texture and/or colour resembling flesh, an identification (48) moulded into the material of the article, and/or passive, security-coded, interrogation-responsive microchip identification member (48) moulded within the material below its surface, partly visible through the material. In a producing the article (20), at least part of it is moulded to the shape of said upper surface (22) by a latex moulding process to fit the article (20) to that surface (22), and/or: a thin reverse cast (1) is made of a super-metatarsal surface (22), or of the foot (10); a casting (2) is made of the surface (22) or foot (10), e.g. by filling the reverse cast (1); a thin latex band (4) is moulded around the foot (10) or around the thin reverse cast (1) or around the casting (2), e.g. by spray-moulding; a reverse model (3) is made of the desired upper surface of the article (10) above said region (14); this reverse model (3) is affixed in its intended position to the latex band (4) and the resulting hollow (6) between them is filled with latex (6) which in curing adheres to the band (4), or this reverse model (3) is affixed in its extended position to the reverse cast (1) and the resulting hollow (6) between them is filled with latex (6) which in curing forms a pad (24) which is then affixed by adhesive to the band (4).