NO, we are not talking about Twilight or Buffy, but pay equal attention to this.
Vamp is the terminology used to describe the upper part of a shoe or boot that covers the top of the foot and sometimes also extends forward over the toe or backward to the back seam of the upper part of the shoe.
Basically, every variation of a shoe, sneaker, boot, and athletic footwear all have vamps. Perhaps you are obsessed with vampires as most people seem to be these days. Let us just ensure that you don’t sport these while following Kristen Stewart via Twitter 
July 26th, 2010 at 11:01 am
[...] With Cuffs: If you are tall or small, cuffs provide a leaner and longer look. They also have the ability to show off a snazzy shoe as the cuff will hit right at the vamp (we already taught you about these). [...]