How do you lace your Converse?

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  1. alj123's Avatar
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    How do you lace your Converse?
    So, I bought some converse high tops earlier and I was wondering: do you wear your laces crossed or straight?
  2. sliceofcake's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    All of my laces ever have always been crossed, that includes 4 pairs of Converses
  3. misht's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    crossed, I don't like the way it looks when it's straight
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    :ditto:

    This site has a pretty good list. I tend to go for "shoe shop" lacing (mirrored for the other shoe to ensure symmetry! :awesome:), but I quite like straight bar lacing too. :yep:
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    crossed, anything else is madness
  7. placebo24's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    With laces.
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Over Under Lacing
  9. alj123's Avatar
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    (Original post by placebo24)
    With laces.
    Now that's what you call stating the obvious! "how do you *lace* your converse?" "with laces"
  10. alj123's Avatar
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    So most of you are saying crossed?
    Could anyone post pictures of their converse?
  11. mel0n's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Mine are crossed, I've seen some straight ones and wondered how they're done and considered it but.. I think I'd go back to the criss-cross soon after!
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed. I laced them straight once (it's really easy, if you're wondering) but I thought it looked a bit weird.
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed. Whenever I used to lace them straight, one always ended up about 3ft longer than the other.
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    I just left them how they came from the shop because I couldn't be arsed trying to see what looks better, but I think it's crossed, like everyone else ha
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed. I always leave the top loops too, and wrap the laces once around the top of the shoes (although I can't remember why I started doing this, laces were probably too long).
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    I think they're straight, I think all my trainers are straight. But I'm not completely sure, I just leave them how I get them.
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    (Original post by Anetata)
    I just left them how they came from the shop because I couldn't be arsed trying to see what looks better, but I think it's crossed, like everyone else ha
    Same, I've never taken the lace off since I bought them. It is crossed.
  18. SHABANA's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Straight bar lacing.
  19. lukas1051's Avatar
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed. Converse just look wrong straight. I use the 'double helix' method, it's unfaultable really.
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    Re: How do you lace your Converse?
    Crossed
    I have the knee high ones so I kept them the same way the shop did. Changing those would take too long even if i did want them straight :P
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