Article of footwear

摘要

There is disclosed an article of footwear comprising: an upper for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper including: an exterior layer that forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, the exterior layer including a plurality of incisions that extend through the exterior layer, and an interior layer located adjacent at least a portion of an inner surface of the exterior layer, the interior layer being exposed through at least a portion of the incisions; and a sole structure secured to the upper and having a polymer foam element with a connecting portion and a plurality of discrete sole elements extending downward from the connecting portion, the connecting portion being positioned adjacent the upper and the sole elements being separated by a plurality of sipes that extend upward into the sole structure, the sipes including: at least one sipe that extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the article of footwear, and a plurality of additional sipes that extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the connecting portion has a first thickness in a forefoot region of the footwear, the connecting portion has a second thickness in a midfoot region of the footwear, and the connecting portion has a third thickness in a heel region of the footwear, the first and third thicknesses being less than the second thickness.