Abstract: A shoe system for providing multiple usable shoes with a reduced inventory of shoes comprising one or more top shoes that are wearable by themselves essentially having a relatively flat sole area and a separate shoe base that includes a high heeled shape end portion and a upper surface that is recessed around its periphery said top shoes each having a raised sole portion that fits snuggly into the recessed portion of the shoe base for a friction engagement and a plurality of fasteners attached to the top shoe and the shoe base for firmly attaching a pair of top shoes to the shoe base thereby greatly increasing the wardrobe potential and number of shoes available for different occasions.