Flexible Footwear Retaining Device

A flexible footwear retaining device is designed to accept and retain articles of footwear thereon. The device includes a hanging cord, a first stopper, a second stopper, an eyelet, and at least one shoe holding mechanism. Where the at least one shoe holding mechanism is connected to the eyelet, while the eyelet is connected to the hanging cord, and the hanging cord is connected to the first stopper and the second stopper. The at least one shoe holding mechanism further includes a first insert and a second insert. Each of which further includes an insert rim and an insert shell that is inserted into the footwear article and retained thereafter. The inserts are connected to the at least one shoe holding mechanism and subsequently the eyelet such that the footwear articles may be suspended within an enclosed drying environment and prevent slipping through the first stopper and the second stopper.