Three Popular Lacing Styles for Converse Shoes
Keeping up its image as the sneaker for fashionistas, Converse shoes today come in many styles and colors, although their iconic Chuck Taylor All Stars remains their best selling model. Throughout the years Converse fans have developed different ways of lacing their beloved shoes to give it a distinct appearance. Here are three popular ways of lacing your Converse sneakers:
An all American classic, Converse shoes burst onto the scene all the way back in the 1900s and remains to this day one of the country's most popular sneakers.Converse sneakers have a timeless appeal that has kept them in the public consciousness for all these decades. Sometime in the 70s the Converse sneakers made the jump from strictly athletic shoes to fashion statement. The sneakers became extremely popular with musicians, artists, kinds, teenagers and women.
- The Classic Cross-Lace. Start by inserting the lace through the bottom two holes of the shoe (the end closest to the toe) and pull the laces. Pull the right lace through the nearest hole on the left side and do the opposite for the left lace. Continue lacing the shoes in this pattern by pulling both laces through opposite holes. If you've done this properly the shoe will be completely laced with a classic 'x' pattern. This type of lacing is favored by the purists, who like their Converse sneakers done up the way their parents and grandparents did.
The Loose Laced Look. As with the cross-lace, start by pulling the lace though the bottom two holes of the shoe nearest the toe. Start lacing upwards the same way you would a cross lace. Stop three fourths of the ways up - you’re done! Try to walk around in your partially laced shoes and see how it feels. Make sure you're comfortable and can walk around easily with a loose laced shoe. This is a popular lacing style, giving your shoes the informal, grungy look. Loose lacing works best with Converse High-Tops.
The Bottom Tie. Not as common as the first two lacing methods, the bottom tie method nevertheless has its fans. To lace the shoe in this way you have to be wearing it. Start by pulling the lace through the top two holes nearest your ankle, and loosely weave them all the way down to the bottom two holes closest to your toes. Make sure you loosely weave the laces doing this. Once you reach the bottom of the shoe, tie the two lace ends in a classic bow, the same way you would in the cross lace. You now have a reverse cross lace, with the bow at your toes instead of near your ankles.