with any type of outer footwear in one exemplary embodiment a stretchable toe strap extends between opposing sides of the water sock adjacent to one of the open ends this toe strap is received between two of the wearer 39 s toes during use and prevents the water sock from sliding rearward toward the wearer 39 s heel application_number US 57725409 A description referring to fig1 4 water sock 10 is shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention water sock 10 is formed as a substantially tubular elongate body and includes foot engaging portion 12 and heel engaging portion 14 in one exemplary embodiment foot engaging portion 12 and heel engaging portion 14 cooperate to form a substantially l shape foot engaging portion 12 and heel engaging portion 14 terminate in open ends 16 18 respectively open ends 16 18 are defined by circumferential bands 20 22 respectively which provide additional securement to retain water sock 10 on an individual wearer 39 s foot as described in detail below heel engaging portion 14 may be reinforced by creating seam 24 which extends upward from the bottom of heel engaging portion 14 and terminates at circumferential band 22 circumferential bands 20 22 and reinforcement seam 24 may be formed from a stretchable material.