Footwear including a locking component

An article of footwear designed to be worn on a foot of a wearer comprising:

• a sole having a top surface;
• an upper section extending upwards from the top surface of the sole and designed to enclose, at least in part, the foot of the wearer, the upper section having a first and a second side each respectively including a series of receiving members aligned along an upper edge, the first and the second side including a stretchable elastic region positioned between a portion of the series of the receiving members and a locking component;
• and
• a shoelace capable of cooperating with the receiving members to secure the article to the foot and capable of engagement with the locking component to inhibit stretching of the elastic region.

An article of footwear designed to be laced on a foot of a wearer in a first mode and a second mode, the article comprising:

• a sole having a top surface;
• and
• an upper section extending upwards from the top surface and designed to enclose, at least in part, the foot of the wearer, the upper section having a first side including an elastic region,
• wherein when the article is laced in the first mode the elastic region is capable of stretching, and when the article is laced in the second mode stretching of the elastic region is inhibited.

An article of footwear designed to be worn on a foot of a wearer comprising:

• a sole having a top surface;
• an upper section extending from the top surface of the sole and designed to enclose, at least in part, the foot of the wearer, the upper section being defined by a contiguous portion including a stretchable elastic region and a locking component;
• and
• a securing element engagable by the locking component to inhibit stretching of the elastic region.