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A novel shoe construction provides a unique aesthetically pleasing appearance to a shoe while also reinforcing the shoe construction. In the shoe construction, the shoe is provided with a first tongue that extends upwardly from the shoe sole and across the forefoot opening in the front of the shoe u

A novel shoe construction provides a unique aesthetically pleasing appearance to a shoe while also reinforcing the shoe construction. In the shoe construction, the shoe is provided with a first tongue that extends upwardly from the shoe sole and across the forefoot opening in the front of the shoe upper, and a second tongue that is separate from the first tongue and extends upwardly from the shoe sole beneath the first tongue.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A shoe construction comprising: a sole having a toe end and an opposite heel end and having opposite right and left sides extending between the toe end and the heel end; an upper of flexible material attached to the sole, the upper extending upwardly from the sole to a

The invention claimed is: 1. A shoe construction comprising: a sole having a toe end and an opposite heel end and having opposite right and left sides extending between the toe end and the heel end; an upper of flexible material attached to the sole, the upper extending upwardly from the sole to a top edge of the upper, the upper top edge defining a forefoot opening and an ankle opening into an interior of the shoe inside the upper; a first tongue of flexible material attached to the sole, the first tongue having a length that extends upwardly from the sole and through the forefoot opening to a distal end of the first tongue positioned at the ankle opening; a second tongue of flexible material attached to the sole, the second tongue having a length that extends upwardly from the sole and through the forefoot opening to a distal end of the second tongue positioned at the ankle opening, the second tongue being separate from the first tongue along the length of the second tongue enabling the first and second tongues to be moved separately from each other; and the first tongue having opposite side edges and the second tongue having opposite side edges, with the opposite side edges of the first tongue overlapping and coinciding with the opposite side edges of the second tongue, allowing the opposite side edges of first tongue to have an unobstructed overlapping relationship with the opposite side edges of the second tongue. 2. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: a first plurality of apertures arranged in a line on one side of the forefoot opening and a second plurality of apertures arranged in a line on an opposite side of the forefoot opening; and, at least one adjustable fastener extending between the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures across the forefoot opening and across the first and second tongues. 3. The shoe construction of claim 2, further comprising: the at least one adjustable fastener being lacing that extends through apertures of both the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures; and, both the first and second tongues being positioned between the shoe interior and the lacing. 4. The shoe construction of claim 2, further comprising: the lengths of both the first and second tongues extend entirely through the forefoot opening. 5. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: the first tongue and second tongue having substantially equal widths and the first tongue and the second tongue having substantially equal lengths. 6. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: the first tongue having a distal end edge and the second tongue having a distal end edge where the distal end edge of the first tongue overlaps and coincides with the distal end edge of the second tongue. 7. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: the first tongue and the second tongue having different visual appearances. 8. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: the first tongue and the second tongue being constructed of different materials. 9. The shoe construction of claim 1, further comprising: the first tongue having a distal end edge at the distal end of the first tongue; and, the second tongue having a distal end edge at the distal end of the second tongue, the second tongue side edges being separate from the first tongue side edges and the second tongue distal end edge being separate from the first tongue distal end edge. 10. A shoe construction comprising: a sole having a toe end and an opposite heel end and having opposite left and right sides that extend between the toe end and the heel end; an upper of flexible material attached to the sole, the upper having a right side portion extending upwardly from the sole right side, a heel portion extending upwardly from the sole heel end, and a left side portion extending upwardly from the sole left side, the upper right side portion and left side portion defining a forefoot opening to an interior of the shoe between the right side portion and the left side portion; a vamp of flexible material attached to the sole right side and left side, the vamp defining a bottom end of the forefoot opening; a first tongue of flexible material attached to the vamp, the first tongue having a length with opposite right and left side edges, the first tongue length extends from the vamp and through the forefoot opening to a distal end edge of the first tongue positioned at an opposite end of the first tongue length from the vamp; a second tongue of flexible material beneath the first tongue, the second tongue having a length with opposite right and left side edges that are separate along the length of the second tongue from the first tongue right and left side edges, the second tongue length extends through the forefoot opening to a distal end edge of the second tongue that is separate from the distal end edge of the first tongue, the second tongue being separate from the first tongue enabling the first and second tongues to be moved separately from each other; and, the opposite side edges of the first tongue overlapping and coinciding with the opposite side edges of the second tongue, allowing the opposite side edges of first tongue to have an unobstructed overlapping relationship with the opposite side edges of the second tongue. 11. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue being movable along the first tongue length separately from the second tongue. 12. The shoe construction of claim 11, further comprising: a first plurality of apertures arranged in a line on one side of the forefoot opening and a second plurality of apertures arranged in a line on an opposite side of the forefoot opening; and, at least one adjustable fastener extending between the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures across the forefoot opening and across the first and second tongues. 13. The shoe construction of claim 12, further comprising: the at least one adjustable fastener being lacing that extends through apertures of both the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures; and, both the first and second tongues being positioned between the shoe interior and the lacing. 14. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the lengths of both the first and second tongues extend entirely through the forefoot opening. 15. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue and second tongue having substantially equal widths and the first tongue and the second tongue having substantially equal lengths. 16. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue and the second tongue having different visual appearances. 17. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue and the second tongue being constructed of different materials. 18. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue material being an extension of the vamp material. 19. The shoe construction of claim 10, further comprising: the first tongue right side and left side edges and the second tongue right side and left side edges being positioned between the shoe interior and the respective right side portion and left side portion of the upper.