An upper for an article of footwear, comprising: an upper shell defining an interior chamber and a lace engaging region, wherein the upper shell includes a plantar support surface and sidewalls (110L,110M) extending upward from an outer perimeter of the plantar support surface; and a bootie component received in the interior chamber, wherein: (a) a bottom of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with the plantar support surface by one or more fixed bottom connections between the bootie component and the plantar support surface, wherein the one or more fixed bottom connections is/are spaced inward from the outer perimeter of the plantar support surface, (b) a top of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with a top forefoot area of the upper shell at a fixed region located proximate to a forward edge of the lace engaging region, wherein the fixed region includes one or more fixed top connections between the bootie component and the top forefoot area of the upper shell, and wherein the fixed region has: (a) a width dimension of less than 5 cm in a medial side-to-lateral side direction of the upper and a first length dimension of less than 2 cm in a heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a fixed area of less than 10 cm 2, (c) the top of the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with the top forefoot area of the upper shell at a non-fixed region located forward of the fixed region, wherein the non-fixed region has: (a) a second length dimension of at least 2 cm in the heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a non-fixed area of at least 10 cm 2, (d) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a medial side of the upper shell, and (e) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a lateral side of the upper shell, wherein optionally the lace engaging region of the upper includes a medial side edge, a lateral side edge, and a forward edge. an upper shell defining an interior chamber and a lace engaging region, wherein the upper shell includes a plantar support surface and sidewalls (110L,110M) extending upward from an outer perimeter of the plantar support surface; and a bootie component received in the interior chamber, wherein: (a) a bottom of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with the plantar support surface by one or more fixed bottom connections between the bootie component and the plantar support surface, wherein the one or more fixed bottom connections is/are spaced inward from the outer perimeter of the plantar support surface, (b) a top of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with a top forefoot area of the upper shell at a fixed region located proximate to a forward edge of the lace engaging region, wherein the fixed region includes one or more fixed top connections between the bootie component and the top forefoot area of the upper shell, and wherein the fixed region has: (a) a width dimension of less than 5 cm in a medial side-to-lateral side direction of the upper and a first length dimension of less than 2 cm in a heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a fixed area of less than 10 cm 2, (c) the top of the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with the top forefoot area of the upper shell at a non-fixed region located forward of the fixed region, wherein the non-fixed region has: (a) a second length dimension of at least 2 cm in the heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a non-fixed area of at least 10 cm 2, (d) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a medial side of the upper shell, and (e) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a lateral side of the upper shell, (a) a bottom of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with the plantar support surface by one or more fixed bottom connections between the bootie component and the plantar support surface, wherein the one or more fixed bottom connections is/are spaced inward from the outer perimeter of the plantar support surface, (b) a top of the bootie component is fixedly engaged with a top forefoot area of the upper shell at a fixed region located proximate to a forward edge of the lace engaging region, wherein the fixed region includes one or more fixed top connections between the bootie component and the top forefoot area of the upper shell, and wherein the fixed region has: (a) a width dimension of less than 5 cm in a medial side-to-lateral side direction of the upper and a first length dimension of less than 2 cm in a heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a fixed area of less than 10 cm 2, (c) the top of the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with the top forefoot area of the upper shell at a non-fixed region located forward of the fixed region, wherein the non-fixed region has: (a) a second length dimension of at least 2 cm in the heel-to-toe direction of the upper and/or (b) a non-fixed area of at least 10 cm 2, (d) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a medial side of the upper shell, and (e) the bootie component is not fixedly engaged with a lateral side of the upper shell, wherein optionally the lace engaging region of the upper includes a medial side edge, a lateral side edge, and a forward edge.