A sole structure for an article of footwear comprising: a group of members comprised of a first group and a second group; the sole structure further includes a group of connecting portions and a group of interior apertures; the first group comprises a first exterior member connected to a first interior member at a first connecting portion, the first interior member connected to a second interior member at a second connecting portion forming a first peripheral aperture, and the second interior member connected to a second exterior member at a third connecting portion; the second group comprises a third exterior member connected to a third interior member at a fourth connecting portion, the third interior member connected to a fourth interior member at a fifth connecting portion forming a second peripheral aperture, and the fourth interior member connected to a fourth exterior member at a sixth connecting portion; wherein the first group is connected to the second group at a seventh connecting portion connecting the first exterior member and the third exterior member and forming a third peripheral aperture, at an eighth connecting portion connecting the first interior member and the third interior member, at a ninth connecting portion connecting the second interior member and the fourth interior member, and at a tenth connecting portion connecting the second exterior member and the fourth exterior member and forming a fourth peripheral aperture; wherein the first exterior member, the first interior member, the third exterior member, and the third interior member circumscribe a first interior aperture oriented in a first direction; wherein the second interior member, the second exterior member, the fourth interior member, and the fourth exterior member circumscribe a second interior aperture oriented in the first direction; wherein the first interior member, the second interior member, the third interior member, and the fourth interior member circumscribe a third interior aperture oriented in a second direction; wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; wherein a first area of the first interior aperture increases when a tension is applied across the group of members in a third direction, the third direction being a direction in a plane formed by the first direction and the second direction; wherein a second area of the second interior aperture increases when the tension is applied across the group of members in the third direction; wherein a third area of the third interior aperture increases when the tension is applied across the group of members in the third direction; wherein a thickness of the sole structure is greater than one-half a size of a smaller edge of the first exterior member. a group of members comprised of a first group and a second group; the sole structure further includes a group of connecting portions and a group of interior apertures; the first group comprises a first exterior member connected to a first interior member at a first connecting portion, the first interior member connected to a second interior member at a second connecting portion forming a first peripheral aperture, and the second interior member connected to a second exterior member at a third connecting portion; the second group comprises a third exterior member connected to a third interior member at a fourth connecting portion, the third interior member connected to a fourth interior member at a fifth connecting portion forming a second peripheral aperture, and the fourth interior member connected to a fourth exterior member at a sixth connecting portion; wherein the first group is connected to the second group at a seventh connecting portion connecting the first exterior member and the third exterior member and forming a third peripheral aperture, at an eighth connecting portion connecting the first interior member and the third interior member, at a ninth connecting portion connecting the second interior member and the fourth interior member, and at a tenth connecting portion connecting the second exterior member and the fourth exterior member and forming a fourth peripheral aperture; wherein the first exterior member, the first interior member, the third exterior member, and the third interior member circumscribe a first interior aperture oriented in a first direction; wherein the second interior member, the second exterior member, the fourth interior member, and the fourth exterior member circumscribe a second interior aperture oriented in the first direction; wherein the first interior member, the second interior member, the third interior member, and the fourth interior member circumscribe a third interior aperture oriented in a second direction; wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; wherein a first area of the first interior aperture increases when a tension is applied across the group of members in a third direction, the third direction being a direction in a plane formed by the first direction and the second direction; wherein a second area of the second interior aperture increases when the tension is applied across the group of members in the third direction; wherein a third area of the third interior aperture increases when the tension is applied across the group of members in the third direction; wherein a thickness of the sole structure is greater than one-half a size of a smaller edge of the first exterior member.