An article of footwear, comprising: an automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) configured to tighten a portion of an upper, the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) having a tightened position and a loosened position and including a strap moving mechanism for automatically tightening and/or automatically loosening one or more straps (115, 150); a lighting system comprising at least one lighting device (202, 204, 206), the lighting system being in communication with the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291); wherein the at least one lighting device is in an illuminated state when the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the tightened position and wherein the lighting device (202, 204, 206) is in a non-illuminated state when the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the loosened position, characterized in that the lighting system is associated wth an electrical power source for powering the lighting system and comprises a lighting electrical control unit which includes provisions for controlling the operation of each lighting device (202, 204, 206) as well as for providing power for operation to each lighting device (202, 204, 206), wherein the lighting electrical control unit incudes provisions for manually switching one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) and/or provisions for automatically switching one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) between the illuminated state and the non-illuminated state, respectively, and wherein the lighting electrical control unit includes a port that is configured to transfer information to and/or receive information from the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) so as to turn on one or more lighting devices once the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the tightened position and/or to turn off one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) once the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the loosened position. an automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) configured to tighten a portion of an upper, the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) having a tightened position and a loosened position and including a strap moving mechanism for automatically tightening and/or automatically loosening one or more straps (115, 150); a lighting system comprising at least one lighting device (202, 204, 206), the lighting system being in communication with the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291); wherein the at least one lighting device is in an illuminated state when the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the tightened position and wherein the lighting device (202, 204, 206) is in a non-illuminated state when the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the loosened position, characterized in that the lighting system is associated wth an electrical power source for powering the lighting system and comprises a lighting electrical control unit which includes provisions for controlling the operation of each lighting device (202, 204, 206) as well as for providing power for operation to each lighting device (202, 204, 206), wherein the lighting electrical control unit incudes provisions for manually switching one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) and/or provisions for automatically switching one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) between the illuminated state and the non-illuminated state, respectively, and wherein the lighting electrical control unit includes a port that is configured to transfer information to and/or receive information from the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) so as to turn on one or more lighting devices once the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the tightened position and/or to turn off one or more lighting devices (202, 204, 206) once the automatic fastening system (122, 124; 291) is in the loosened position.