An article of footwear (100, 1100, 1400) having an upper (120, 1120, 1420) and a sole structure (110, 1110, 1410) secured to the upper (120, 1120, 1420), the upper (120, 1120, 1420) comprising: a base layer (122, 1124) having an interior surface (22, 1312) and an opposite exterior surface (21, 1310), the base layer (122, 1124) forming at least a portion of the upper (120, 1120, 1420) of the article of footwear (100, 1100, 1400); a tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) disposed proximate to the exterior surface (21, 1310) of the base layer (122, 1124), the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) comprising a plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) that extend between a lace region of the upper (120, 1120, 1420) and a lower region of the upper (120, 1120, 1420); and wherein the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) are joined together in a chain-link arrangement through the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450), wherein each strand (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) comprises an ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512), a lace loop (604, 614, 624, 1204, 1214, 1504, 1514), and a descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516), and wherein the ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) extends from the lower region to the lacing region (130, 1130, 1430), the descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516) extends from the lacing region (130, 1130, 1430) to the lower region, and the lace loop (604, 614, 624, 1204, 1214, 1504, 1514) is disposed between the ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) and the descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516), wherein the chain-link arrangement of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) in the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) comprises a plurality of intertwined links (154, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 908, 918, 928, 1154, 1240, 1454, 1520, 1522, 1524), and wherein each intertwined link (154, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 908, 918, 928, 1154, 1240, 1454, 1520, 1522, 1524) joins at least one ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) and at least one descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516) of one or more strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510). a base layer (122, 1124) having an interior surface (22, 1312) and an opposite exterior surface (21, 1310), the base layer (122, 1124) forming at least a portion of the upper (120, 1120, 1420) of the article of footwear (100, 1100, 1400); a tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) disposed proximate to the exterior surface (21, 1310) of the base layer (122, 1124), the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) comprising a plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) that extend between a lace region of the upper (120, 1120, 1420) and a lower region of the upper (120, 1120, 1420); and wherein the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) are joined together in a chain-link arrangement through the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450), wherein each strand (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) comprises an ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512), a lace loop (604, 614, 624, 1204, 1214, 1504, 1514), and a descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516), and wherein the ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) extends from the lower region to the lacing region (130, 1130, 1430), the descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516) extends from the lacing region (130, 1130, 1430) to the lower region, and the lace loop (604, 614, 624, 1204, 1214, 1504, 1514) is disposed between the ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) and the descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516), wherein the chain-link arrangement of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) in the tensile support structure (150, 1150, 1450) comprises a plurality of intertwined links (154, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 908, 918, 928, 1154, 1240, 1454, 1520, 1522, 1524), and wherein each intertwined link (154, 650, 652, 654, 656, 658, 908, 918, 928, 1154, 1240, 1454, 1520, 1522, 1524) joins at least one ascending portion (602, 612, 622, 1502, 1512) and at least one descending portion (606, 616, 6261506, 1516) of one or more strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510) of the plurality of strands (152, 600, 610, 620, 1152, 1200, 1210, 1452, 1500, 1510).