A shoe upper comprising: a base material comprising: a lateral side having multiple weld zones (120, 124, 128, 132), multiple unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130), and multiple eyelet portions (150, 152, 154; 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322) overlaid on the base material; and a medial side having multiple weld zones (160, 164, 178), multiple unwelded flex zones (162, 166), and multiple eyelet portions (172, 174, 176) overlaid on the base material; wherein each weld zone includes one or more welds, each of the welds includes areas in which the individual fibers, filaments or strands of a layer of the base material are fused or melted together, the unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130, 162, 166) are configured to remain unwelded, the lateral side of the shoe upper has a first weld zone located in a toe box portion of the shoe upper, in the first weld zone, a series of welds are located radially across the toe box portion of the shoe upper from the lateral side to the medial side of the shoe upper, a second weld zone is located along the lateral side between a first eyelet portion and a lower portion of the shoe upper, a first unwelded flex zone is located in the toe box portion of the shoe upper between the first weld zone and the second weld zone, the first unwelded flex zone is configured to span radially from the lower portion of the shoe upper on the lateral side of the shoe upper to the medial side of the shoe upper, and the eyelet portions (150, 152, 154, 172, 174, 176; 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322) are selectively located on the shoe upper to allow unencumbered flexibility in the unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130, 162, 166). a base material comprising: a lateral side having multiple weld zones (120, 124, 128, 132), multiple unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130), and multiple eyelet portions (150, 152, 154; 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322) overlaid on the base material; and a medial side having multiple weld zones (160, 164, 178), multiple unwelded flex zones (162, 166), and multiple eyelet portions (172, 174, 176) overlaid on the base material; a lateral side having multiple weld zones (120, 124, 128, 132), multiple unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130), and multiple eyelet portions (150, 152, 154; 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322) overlaid on the base material; and a medial side having multiple weld zones (160, 164, 178), multiple unwelded flex zones (162, 166), and multiple eyelet portions (172, 174, 176) overlaid on the base material; wherein each weld zone includes one or more welds, each of the welds includes areas in which the individual fibers, filaments or strands of a layer of the base material are fused or melted together, the unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130, 162, 166) are configured to remain unwelded, the lateral side of the shoe upper has a first weld zone located in a toe box portion of the shoe upper, in the first weld zone, a series of welds are located radially across the toe box portion of the shoe upper from the lateral side to the medial side of the shoe upper, a second weld zone is located along the lateral side between a first eyelet portion and a lower portion of the shoe upper, a first unwelded flex zone is located in the toe box portion of the shoe upper between the first weld zone and the second weld zone, the first unwelded flex zone is configured to span radially from the lower portion of the shoe upper on the lateral side of the shoe upper to the medial side of the shoe upper, and the eyelet portions (150, 152, 154, 172, 174, 176; 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322) are selectively located on the shoe upper to allow unencumbered flexibility in the unwelded flex zones (122, 126, 130, 162, 166).