FOOTWEAR HAVING AUXETIC STRUCTURES WITH CONTROLLED PROPERTIES

An article of footwear comprising:an upper; a sole with a forefoot region, a midfoot region and a heel region, the sole including a first direction and a second direction, the second direction being orthogonal to the first direction; the sole including a plurality of apertures that extend from an upper surface of the sole to a lower surface of the sole, and a plurality of polygonal features surrounding each of the plurality of apertures, wherein the plurality of apertures and plurality of polygonal features are arranged to provide the sole with an auxetic property; a strobel attached to the upper surface of the sole, the strobel having a first portion having a first stretch resistance and a second portion having a second stretch resistance; and wherein the first stretch resistance is not equal to the second stretch resistance.