Tension member guides for lacing systems

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole;
• an upper that is attached to the sole, the upper including:
• a first woven section;
• and
• a second woven section that is distinct from the first woven section;
• at least one reel based closure device;
• a first tension member operably coupled with the at least one reel based closure device and the first woven section such that an operation of the at least one reel based closure device tensions the first tension member and causes the first woven section to stretch, bend, or flex about a first portion of a wearer's foot;
• and
• a second tension member operably coupled with the at least one reel based closure device and the second woven section such that an operation of the at least one reel based closure device tensions the second tension member and causes the second woven section to stretch, bend, or flex about a second portion of the wearer's foot;
• wherein the first woven section and the second woven section are configured to stretch, bend, or flex a different amount about the wearer's foot.

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole;
• an upper that is attached to the sole, the upper including at least one woven section;
• at least one reel based closure device;
• and
• a tension member operably coupled with the at least one reel based closure device and the at least one woven section such that an operation of the at least one reel based closure device tensions the tension member and causes the at least one woven section to stretch, bend, or flex relative to the upper and about a wearer's foot.

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

• providing the article of footwear, the article of footwear comprising:
• a sole;
• and
• an upper that is attached to the sole, the upper including at least one woven section;
• attaching at least one reel based closure device to the article of footwear;
• and
• operably coupling a tension member with the at least one reel based closure device and the at least one woven section such that an operation of the at least one reel based closure device tensions the tension member and causes the at least one woven section to stretch, bend, or flex relative to the upper and about a wearer's foot.