SPORTS FOOTWEAR WITH A SOLE UNIT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE COMPOSITE MATERIAL LAYER PARTLY INVOLVING THE SOLE UNIT ITSELF

摘要

Footwear, in particular sports footwear (1), comprises a vamp (2) associated with a substantially flat foot-supporting lower part or sole unit (4). This latter comprises at least one portion formed of woven composite material having a part (7) positioned in correspondence with the metatarsal region (7A) of the user's foot and a part (6) positioned in correspondence with the arch region (6A) of the user's foot, that part (7) of said portion present in the metatarsal region being flexible and enabling the sole unit (4) to flex during the use of the footwear, that part (6) of said portion present in the plantar arch region (6A) being rigid.