An article of footwear comprising: an upper including an interior and an upper bottom, the upper including an upper lowermost peripheral allowance; a lining secured to the upper and located in the interior of the upper, the lining including a liner bottom and a liner lowermost peripheral allowance; a liner bottom closure joined with the liner lowermost peripheral allowance to close the liner bottom, without closing the upper bottom, wherein the liner bottom closure includes a memory foam core having a face liner; a flexible Strobel board joined with the upper lowermost peripheral allowance to close the upper bottom with a Strobel construction, the Strobel construction including an edge of the Strobel board stitched to an edge of the upper lowermost peripheral allowance, with the edges (25E, 65E) substantially in a common plane, the Strobel board having a thickness of between about 0.1 mm to about 1 mm; and an outsole (50, 50', 50") having a forefoot region, a heel region, and an arch region located between the forefoot region and the heel region, the outsole (50, 50', 50") joined with the upper, wherein the outsole (50, 50', 50") is constructed from a supple flexible material having a thickness of between about 3 mm to about 5 mm to enable a wearer to feel the contours of a supporting surface through the outsole (50, 50', 50"), the Strobel board, and the liner bottom closure, wherein the liner bottom closure and Strobel board are of a combined thickness that enables a wearer to perceive movement of the outsole (50, 50', 50"), whereby a user is provided with enhanced proprioceptive feedback from a surface being traversed. an upper including an interior and an upper bottom, the upper including an upper lowermost peripheral allowance; a lining secured to the upper and located in the interior of the upper, the lining including a liner bottom and a liner lowermost peripheral allowance; a liner bottom closure joined with the liner lowermost peripheral allowance to close the liner bottom, without closing the upper bottom, wherein the liner bottom closure includes a memory foam core having a face liner; a flexible Strobel board joined with the upper lowermost peripheral allowance to close the upper bottom with a Strobel construction, the Strobel construction including an edge of the Strobel board stitched to an edge of the upper lowermost peripheral allowance, with the edges (25E, 65E) substantially in a common plane, the Strobel board having a thickness of between about 0.1 mm to about 1 mm; and an outsole (50, 50', 50") having a forefoot region, a heel region, and an arch region located between the forefoot region and the heel region, the outsole (50, 50', 50") joined with the upper, wherein the outsole (50, 50', 50") is constructed from a supple flexible material having a thickness of between about 3 mm to about 5 mm to enable a wearer to feel the contours of a supporting surface through the outsole (50, 50', 50"), the Strobel board, and the liner bottom closure, wherein the liner bottom closure and Strobel board are of a combined thickness that enables a wearer to perceive movement of the outsole (50, 50', 50"), whereby a user is provided with enhanced proprioceptive feedback from a surface being traversed.