Abstract: An improved carrying article having a collapsible external compartment 14 is disclosed. The carrying article includes a body 12 defining a main compartment 13, a pocket 16 located at the lower end of an exterior wall 18 of the main compartment, the pocket having a pocket wall 46 and a pocket opening 48. The collapsible external compartment is stored in the pocket and is movable between a first position in which the collapsible external compartment is tucked within the pocket and a second position in which the collapsible external compartment is accessible outside of the pocket. The collapsible external compartment has at least one fastener 63 configured to secure a second end of the collapsible external compartment to an external surface of the carrying article near an upper end of the body such that the collapsible external compartment when secured to the main compartment in the second position provides an external compartment.

Abstract: A knitted shoe upper includes a unitary one-piece knitted element with an integrated tongue. The upper also includes a lacing system including a medial side eyestay and a lateral side eyestay. The medial side eyestay includes a plurality of medial side eyelets, and the lateral side eyestay includes a plurality of lateral side eyelets. The medial and lateral eyestays are configured such that a single shoelace can be placed through each of the plurality of lateral and medial side eyelets without extending through the knitted element.

Abstract: A knitted shoe upper includes a unitary one-piece knitted element with an integrated tongue. The upper also includes a lacing system including a medial side eyestay and a lateral side eyestay. The medial side eyestay includes a plurality of medial side eyelets, and the lateral side eyestay includes a plurality of lateral side eyelets. The medial and lateral eyestays are configured such that a single shoelace can be placed through each of the plurality of lateral and medial side eyelets without extending through the knitted element.

Abstract: A shoe including a knit upper and a sole secured to the upper. The knit upper has a knitted element formed of a unitary one-piece construction during a knitting process on a knitting machine. The knitted element includes a circular vamp oxford pattern. The upper toe region, the upper lateral and medial ball regions, and the upper lateral and medial metatarsal regions of the knit upper collectively are knitted with the circular vamp oxford pattern during the knitting process. The circular vamp oxford pattern is knit with a first knit structure, a second knit structure, and a third knit structure. The first knit structure has a smaller gauge than the second and third knit structures, and the third knit structure has a larger gauge than the second knit structure. The first and third knit structures are separated by the second knit structure.