Shoe having knit wingtip upper

A shoe comprising:

• a knit upper;
• a sole secured to the upper;
• the knit upper having a knitted element, the knitted element being formed of a unitary one-piece construction during a knitting process on a knitting machine, the knitted element comprising a knitted upper heel region, a knitted upper lateral midfoot region, a knitted upper medial midfoot region, a knitted upper metatarsal region, a knitted upper lateral ball region, a knitted upper medial ball region, and a knitted upper toe region, the upper metatarsal region including a knitted upper lateral metatarsal region and a knitted upper medial metatarsal region, the upper having a knitted upper lateral side region and a knitted upper medial side region, the upper lateral side region including the upper lateral midfoot region, the upper lateral metatarsal region and the upper lateral ball region, the upper medial side region including the upper medial midfoot region, the upper medial metatarsal region and the upper medial ball region, the upper toe region being seamlessly knitted with the upper medial and lateral ball regions during the knitting process, the upper medial and lateral ball regions being seamlessly knitted with the upper metatarsal region during the knitting process, the upper metatarsal region being seamlessly knitted with the upper lateral and medial midfoot regions during the knitting process, the knitted element including a line of broguing, the upper toe region being knitted with the line of broguing during the knitting process, the line of broguing comprising a line of holes, the knitted element comprising a first area of a first type of knit structure and a second area of a second type of knit structure, the second type of knit structure being different from the first type of knit structure, the first area being at least in the upper toe region, the second area being at least in the upper lateral and medial metatarsal regions, the line of broguing being adjacent a rear boundary of the first area, the line of broguing being adjacent a forward boundary of the second area.

A method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear, the method comprising:

• knitting with a knitting machine to form a knitted element of the upper such that the knitted element is of a unitary one-piece construction comprising a knitted upper heel region, a knitted upper lateral midfoot region, a knitted upper medial midfoot region, a knitted upper metatarsal region, a knitted upper lateral ball region, a knitted upper medial ball region, and a knitted upper toe region, the upper metatarsal region including an upper lateral metatarsal region and an upper medial metatarsal region, the knitted element having an upper lateral side region and an upper medial side region, the upper lateral side region including the upper lateral midfoot region, the upper lateral metatarsal region and the upper lateral ball region, the upper medial side region including the upper medial midfoot region, the upper medial metatarsal region and the upper medial ball region, the knitted element including a line of broguing, the line of broguing comprising a line of holes, the knitted element comprising a first area of a first type of knit structure and a second area of a second type of knit structure, the second type of knit structure being different from the first type of knit structure, the first area being at least in the upper toe region, the second area being at least in the upper lateral and medial metatarsal regions, the line of broguing being adjacent a rear boundary of the first area, the line of broguing being adjacent a forward boundary of the second area;
• the upper toe region being seamlessly knitted with the upper medial and lateral ball regions during the knitting step;
• the upper medial and lateral ball regions being seamlessly knitted with the upper metatarsal region during the knitting step;
• the upper metatarsal region being seamlessly knitted with the upper lateral and medial midfoot regions during the knitting step;
• the upper toe region being knitted with the line of broguing during the knitting step;
• the first and second areas being knitted during the knitting step.

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear having a knitted upper and a sole, the method comprising:

• knitting with a knitting machine to form a knitted element of the upper such that the knitted element is of a unitary one-piece construction comprising a knitted upper heel region, a knitted upper lateral midfoot region, a knitted upper medial midfoot region, a knitted upper metatarsal region, a knitted upper lateral ball region, a knitted upper medial ball region, and a knitted upper toe region, the upper metatarsal region including an upper lateral metatarsal region and an upper medial metatarsal region, the knitted element having an upper lateral side region and an upper medial side region, the upper lateral side region including the upper lateral midfoot region, the upper lateral metatarsal region and the upper lateral ball region, the upper medial side region including the upper medial midfoot region, the upper medial metatarsal region and the upper medial ball region, the knitted element comprising a first area of a jersey stitch knit and a second area of a pointelle stitch knit, the first area being at least in the upper toe region, the second area being at least in the upper lateral and medial metatarsal regions;
• attaching the sole to the upper;
• the upper toe region being seamlessly knitted with the upper medial and lateral ball regions during the knitting step;
• the upper medial and lateral ball regions being seamlessly knitted with the upper metatarsal region during the knitting step;
• the upper metatarsal region being seamlessly knitted with the upper lateral and medial midfoot regions during the knitting step;
• the first and second areas being knitted during the knitting step.