A woven substantially-planar shoe upper comprising: a woven first side portion extending from a first coupling edge at a heel end towards a toe end and also extending from an upper edge towards a first side edge, the upper edge defining, in part, a forefoot opening and an ankle opening into an interior of the shoe upper portion when the shoe upper portion is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a woven second side portion extending from the heel end towards the toe end and also extending from the upper edge towards a second side edge, the second side portion and the first side portion form, in part, a medial side and a lateral side of the shoe upper portion when the shoe upper portion is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a woven toe region extending between the first side portion at the toe end and the second side portion at the toe end, the toe region also extending towards the upper edge forming a toe end of the forefoot opening; a woven heel region extending from an ankle edge to a heel sole edge (255, 257) and also extending between the heel end of the second side portion and a second coupling edge; and the first side portion seamlessly coupled with the toe region, the toe region seamlessly coupled with the second side portion, and the second side portion seamlessly coupled with the heel region, wherein the first side portion, the second side portion, the toe portion, and the heel portion are substantially planar; wherein the first side portion further comprises a first side sole flap, the first side sole flap having a length extending between the toe region and the heel region when the shoe upper is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a stretch portion, the stretch portion positioned at the convergence of the first side portion and the first side sole flap; wherein the stretch portion has a lesser modulus of elasticity than standard or non-stretch portions of the upper; and wherein the second coupling edge is formed to be mechanically coupled with the first coupling edge to form the three-dimensional shoe upper. a woven first side portion extending from a first coupling edge at a heel end towards a toe end and also extending from an upper edge towards a first side edge, the upper edge defining, in part, a forefoot opening and an ankle opening into an interior of the shoe upper portion when the shoe upper portion is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a woven second side portion extending from the heel end towards the toe end and also extending from the upper edge towards a second side edge, the second side portion and the first side portion form, in part, a medial side and a lateral side of the shoe upper portion when the shoe upper portion is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a woven toe region extending between the first side portion at the toe end and the second side portion at the toe end, the toe region also extending towards the upper edge forming a toe end of the forefoot opening; a woven heel region extending from an ankle edge to a heel sole edge (255, 257) and also extending between the heel end of the second side portion and a second coupling edge; and the first side portion seamlessly coupled with the toe region, the toe region seamlessly coupled with the second side portion, and the second side portion seamlessly coupled with the heel region, wherein the first side portion, the second side portion, the toe portion, and the heel portion are substantially planar; wherein the first side portion further comprises a first side sole flap, the first side sole flap having a length extending between the toe region and the heel region when the shoe upper is formed as a three-dimensional shoe upper; a stretch portion, the stretch portion positioned at the convergence of the first side portion and the first side sole flap; wherein the stretch portion has a lesser modulus of elasticity than standard or non-stretch portions of the upper; and wherein the second coupling edge is formed to be mechanically coupled with the first coupling edge to form the three-dimensional shoe upper.