Your shoes are only as good your shoelaces.Not only can shoelaces play an important role in securing footwear to the feet, they can also make an important contribution to the overall appearance.
Here we have everything you need to know to help you choose them better and match them well.
What style of shoelaces do you need?
Flat shoelaces best suit casual shoes and trainers while smart shoes look better with round laces. Make sure the width and gauge of your lace is a good match for the shoe as Megan at The Idle Man explains:
“Don’t buy fat skater shoe shoelaces and expect them to fit on your dainty Converse. They simply won’t fit through the holes and will look way over the top.”
You won’t go far wrong if you choose something that roughly matches your current shoelaces.
Choose the right colour
The conservative route is to select replacement laces that match the colour and style of the originals. But why not be more daring by choosing shoelaces of a bolder hue?
Try mid-red leather laces with a pair of black Oxfords or pair royal blue laces with your brown shoes. Coloured laces are a great way to lend a pair of classic shoes a dandyish edge.
But if you’re considering fluorescent green shoelaces, don’t even think about it. They might make your mates laugh, but they’ll be laughing at you.
What length shoelace do you need?
The length of your shoelace is a very important factor. Choose the wrong length and you’ll end up with them dragging on the ground or being too short to tie.
The best place to start is with a shoelace length guide or calculator. As a rule of thumb, after lacing your shoes, you should be left with about 250mm (10 inches) with which to tie them.
Any surplus length is easily disguised by tying a double knot – just make sure you can untie it!
Post time: Jun-02-2021