Venetian-style shoes or Venetian-style

loafers Slip-ons are typically low, lace-less shoes. The style which is most commonly seen, known as a loafer or slippers in American culture, has a moccasin construction. One of the first designs was introduced in London by Wildsmith Shoes, called the W ...

are mid-heel slippers with an upper or top part that is slightly open to the kick of the foot and the

ankle bone The talus (; Latin for ankle or ankle bone), talus bone, astragalus (), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known as the tarsus. The tarsus forms the lower part of the ankle joint. It transmits the entire weight of the body from the ...

. The venetian-style shoe and its lack of ornamentation contrasts with the

loafer Slip-ons are typically low, lace-less shoes. The style which is most commonly seen, known as a loafer or slippers in American culture, has a moccasin construction. One of the first designs was introduced in London by Wildsmith Shoes, called the W ...

which may have slotted straps, vamps and even

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. The term came from

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(QOLF).
Vénitienne
" Def. '' Chaussure.'' '' Le Grand dictionnaire terminologique'', Office de la langue française (OQLF), 1989, (Research in French). Accessed 3 February 2008." Loafers are "slip-on shoes with a

moccasin A moccasin is a shoe, made of deerskin or other soft leather, consisting of a sole (made with leather that has not been "worked") and sides made of one piece of leather, stitched together at the top, and sometimes with a vamp (additional panel o ...

toe construction and slotted straps stitched across vamps"."Drummond, Sharon, ed
History of Footwear
Vers. "Originally Written as Her Fourth Year Independent Study". Toronto's Ryerson University Theatre-Technical/Production Program as a Costuming Major. Accessed 27 February 2008. See ''Intro'' & ''Resources: Glossary''. A loafer may even be "decorated with metal chains or tassels". A penny-loafer has a "tongue and strap".Jackson, Michael J. Et Al. United States of America. "United States Patent: Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion". . 26 October 1993. Republished by Google Patents. Accessed 24 February 2008. By the 20th century, the slip-on loafers were common male footwear. During this period other popular shoes included low, laced

oxfords An Oxford shoe is characterized by shoelace eyelets tabs that are attached under the vamp, a feature termed "closed lacing". This contrasts with Derbys, or bluchers, which have shoelace eyelets attached to the top of the vamp. Originally, Oxf ...

in various leathers, ankle boots, and specialized sport shoes. During the 1950s, the loafer became fashionable.

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