Abstract: A stiff reinforcing laminate which is moldable into complex, compound curve shapes and bondable to a carrier surface to be reinforced to provide a tough, water-resistant reinforcement, usable for instance in outdoorsmen's or military boots as counter or box toe reinforcement element, comprises a tough core layer of thermoplastic resin and at least one strength layer of saturated fabric, the saturant being a solvent or heat activatable adhesive, the fibers of the saturated fabric layer being in part geometrically locked into the tough thermoplastic resin layer.