A shoe is provided with a writing surface so that temporary expressive
indicia can be applied to the shoe. The writing surface is preferably in
the form of a side surface of the shoe extending between a tread and a
foot contacting surface of the shoe. The side surface is preferably
formed of patent leather compatible with a dry erase marker provided as a
writing implement. In a most preferred form of the invention, the shoe
includes a bore which acts as a housing for the marker or other writing
implement to conveniently store the writing implement when not in use.
The bore or other housing also keeps the writing implement fresh by
sealing the writing implement within the bore when not in use, especially
when the writing implement is a dry erase marker.