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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a footwear collar and an item of footwear comprising the collar for defining an opening into which a wearer's foot is insertable, the collar comprising a one-piece semi-rigid element which borders the opening, by itself or in combination with a sole or an upper of the footwear, to continuously surround the opening, and an undulating configuration comprising a first series of alternating peaks and troughs, the peaks being located adjacent the opening, wherein the collar is biased into a closed configuration and can be moved into an open configuration in which the size of the opening is increased to don and doff the footwear.

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