Shoe upper and shoe having the same

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe upper having a vamp (100) with a vamp toe portion and a vamp side portion that are connected to each other, wherein the vamp side portion is provided with a position limiting component; a tongue having a first portion and a second portion that are oppositely disposed, wherein the first portion of the tongue is affixed to the vamp toe portion; an elastic band (300) configured to connect the second portion of the tongue with the vamp side portion, wherein at least part of the elastic band (310) is located between the position limiting component and an inner surface of the vamp side portion. The elastic band is characterised by having a first, resting, state; and a second, stretched, state; wherein, in the first state, the elastic band has tension such that a side edge of the second portion of the tongue being is held in limiting mating with the position limiting component under the action of the elastic band to prevent the tongue from dropping; and in the second state, the elastic band is stretched such that the side edge of the second portion of the tongue is separated from the position limiting component, to increase a size of the shoe cavity. By this invention, the tongue can be prevented from dropping after the user takes off the shoe, so that a sufficient distance can be kept between the tongue and the insole. This avoids obstructing the insertion of the foot due to interference between the tongue and the foot when the user puts on the shoe.

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