Ladder lacing, or show lacing as it sometimes called, is only really practical on shoes with less than four eyelets,” explains Oliver Sweeney’s cobbler-in-chief Tim Cooper. “This is as it doesn’t pull evenly and over time will pull the shoe out of shape.” European straight lacing is more versatile, so if your pair has more than four eyelets, go for this method. Nothing’s ever simple, is it? And now you can add finding new laces for your shoes to the list. It doesn’t have to be difficult, though. Just follow these pointers and you can’t really put a foot wrong. If there’s only one method of lacing your shoes you need to know, make it the straight-bar lacing method. The results are a set of parallel “bars” that are made by your laces, which looks great on all shoe types from formal Oxfords to casual dress sneakers.

In general, aim for laces that either match or complement the colour of your shoes. Brown shoes = brown laces, white shoes with blue accents = white or blue laces. And so on and so forth. Materials The precise snugness can be modified via Nike's Adapt app or the buttons in the midsole. At present it's possible to relax the fit 'during a time out', then have it pull tight around your foot as you resume hoop-dunking activities. Nike suggests that with further firmware updates it will be possible make further modifications to the fit, to suit different phases of a game.

New smart shoe to make a big footprint in the leisure, athletic, defence and security markets

It may sound obvious, but every weekend thousands of men are left scratching their heads after being turned away from nightclubs for wearing their Nike Air Max. This suggests that there is still some confusion about what the term ‘smart shoes’ actually means. So, let’s revisit the basics for their sake. Your Oxford dress shoes differ from most of the other shoes in your wardrobe in that they use what’s known as ‘closed lacing’. This means the vamp of the shoe is stitched over the bottom of the lace guards, which gives a slightly less flexible fit but offers a much more formal look. If not wearing any underpants is no longer giving you the thrill you crave then why not go even more commando by adopting this military-inspired lacing technique next time you put your boots on? Start off the same as you would when making a cross lace, but instead of going up to the next set of eyelets and over the top, go under. After that, go over the top up to the next set of eyelets and keep alternating in this pattern until you get to the top.

Before T3, Duncan was a music and film reviewer, worked for a magazine about gambling that employed a surprisingly large number of convicted criminals, and then a magazine called Bizarre that was essentially like a cross between Reddit and DeviantArt, before the invention of the internet. There was also a lengthy period where he essentially wrote all of T3 magazine every month for about 3 years. Great for fastening your favorire boot laces swiftly, one end of the lace is permanently anchored at the bottom eyelet, running in a linked ‘S’ shape pattern up the front of the boot and the other end is used for tying off in a slip-knot at the top. We’ve been seeing a fair amount of news coming out lately about smart shoes, just a few items of which can be seen below: The process for lacing a pair of Derby shoes is much the same as the process for lacing a pair of Oxfords. First, you’ll need to find laces that are the correct length, colour and shape to fit your shoes, then it’s a case of fixing them in place.Step 5: Follow this process until completion, repeating the steps above for each lace. 3. Over-Under Lacing Take the right lace and place it up and through the third eyelet on the left, skipping out the second. There should now be an empty hole on the left hand side. Step 3: Do the same with the other lace – insert it up and through the first free left hand eyelet.

He says this will eventually lead to Nike offering 'real-time personalized training and guidance' via this new breed of connected shoe. It's not clear if this is a goal to be realised in the dim, distant future, or if it's built into Adapt BB but not 'turned on' yet. The key, ambiguous, phrase in Nike's press release is, 'Players can opt in to firmware updates for the FitAdapt technology as they become available, sharpening the precision of fit for players and providing new digital services over time.'The Derby shoe is a businessman’s best friend. The trusty stomper that’s comfortable enough to be worn every day, yet smart enough to do a suit justice. It may not be as dressy as an Oxford, but hey, it never claimed to be and what it does do, it does well. What do I mean? Imagine a cycle, where opting in creates data about your activity to inform personalized guidance from Nike. And as your performance improves, we can connect you to new product and services for your new goals — and the cycle continues.' Because of this, the Oxford is the only shoe that can function with everything from a tuxedo to a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. Take what is now the right lace and cross it over, inserting it downward through the empty eyelet on the left. This should create another straight bar, mirroring the first.