Auxetic sole with upper cabling

An article of footwear comprising:

• an upper adapted to receive a foot of a wearer;
• a sole structure comprising:
• an upper surface and an opposing ground-contacting surface, the upper surface directly secured to the upper;
• a plurality of apertures extending from at least one of the upper surface or the ground-contacting surface, and a plurality of sole portions disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of apertures;
• a lateral sidewall and a medial sidewall each extending upward in contact with the upper and such that the upper is partially disposed between the lateral sidewall and the medial sidewall;
• the upper comprising:
• a base layer and a plurality of tensile strands, each tensile strand having a first end and a second end, a portion of each tensile strand between the first end and the second end being separate from the material of the base layer and lying adjacent to a surface of the base layer;
• and
• wherein the first end of each tensile strand is affixed to the sole structure;
• and
• wherein a tension applied through each of the plurality of tensile strands induces a deformation of the sole structure such that the lateral sidewall and the medial sidewall are drawn toward each other, and such that at least a portion of the plurality of apertures experience a dimensional expansion.