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In addition to offering a wide variety of shoes, handbags and accessories, we strive to provide you with the best service in the industry. We feel it is our duty to not only provide you with great service, but we would also like to provide a reference guide for you to learn more about us and our industry. We are giving you the inside scoop to our company glossary so you can learn about shoes, handbags and accessories just like us. We hope this guide is useful to you and will make you feel more confident about the features that our products provide. Enjoy!
Other Guides:
- Measurement Guide:
- A guide to how we measure our products
- Size Conversion Chart:
- A guide to find your correct size no matter the shoe's origin
- D'Orsay
- A style of pump featuring one or both sides cut-out.
- Demi Boot
- A style of boot whose shaft is generally no taller than the anklebone.
- Dial
- The surface of the watch located under the hands usually containing the numbers and markers.
- Drawstring Handbag
- Any handbag with a string or cord (rather than a zipper or latch) closure.
- Dressing
- The application of polish or gloss to a shoe to maintain its finish and appearance.
- Dri-lex®
- A dual layered configuration composed of a moisture-absorbing hydrophilic nylon fiber and a moisture-resisting hydrophobic polyester layer knitted together.
- Duffel Bag
- An unstructured, spacious bag featuring a top zipper and two handles. Originally designed for military use.
- Duty Shoe
- A health care professional or service industry shoe.
