Abstract: A method for realizing shoes comprises the steps of: providing an upper, a heel and a sole element provided with at least one sole portion and a shank portion; removing part of the material of the sole from its lower face at the shank region; tightening the sole element along its side edge at the shank region; providing a coating element for the shank; gluing the coating element to the lower face of the sole at a seat defined by the removal of the material from the shank region, wrapping the coating element to the sole with two laps brought onto the upper face of the sole destined to be covered by the upper; completing the assembly of the shoe by mounting the upper and the heel.