Friday, May 6, 2016

How to Lace Adidas Superstar 2 Sneakers

Originally designed for basketball but now worn more for style, Adidas Superstar 2sneakers have become as much of an icon of the street as they once were of the court. Simply putting a pair on your feet is sure to garner nods of approval, but how you choose to lace them up can really make these sneakers stand out. You have myriad lacing patterns to select from, so it is wise to start with one of the more popular of these if you are new to non-traditional lacing. By following a few simple steps with the shoelaces that you purchase from eBay, you should have no trouble executing any of these eye-catching patterns.

 

Choose Your Lacing Pattern

With seven eyelets on each side of two Adidas Superstar 2 sneakers, the number of possibilities for lacing patterns numbers at least into the thousands. With that in mind, here are four popular symmetrical and distinctive patterns to get you started.

Pattern

Characteristics

Straight Bar
Laces appear to go from each eyelet straight across to the eyelet opposite
Requires workaround for odd number of eyelets on Superstar 2 sneakers
Loop Back
Each side of lace interlocks with the other in the middle before returning to next eyelet on the same side
Leaves slightly shorter ends
Ladder
Laces criss-cross one another vertically and horizontally to give the appearance of a ladder running up the sneakers
Leaves shorter ends but requires longer laces
Star
Appears like a pentagram on each shoe
Uses very few eyelets
Leaves much longer ends

Many additional established patterns exist when it comes to shoelaces. With such a wide variety of options, you can always experiment to see if you can create new ones of your own.

 

The Lacing Processes

By following a few simple steps, you can create any one of a number of eye-catching shoelace patterns as described above.

Straight Bar

Put each end of the shoelace in each eyelet on the bottom row, going outside the shoe back in toward the sole and keeping each side of the shoelace equally long. With the tip of the shoe facing you, pull the left side of the shoelace back up through the eyelet directly above it, cross it over to the eyelet on the right side, and push it back down through that eyelet. Then, take the shoelace on the right side, skip the eyelet above the first row, pull it up through the eyelet on the third row, cross it over to eyelet on the right side, and push it back down through that eyelet. Continue this pattern until you reach the seventh row of eyelets. Once you are there, you can either tuck the lace ends into your shoes or twist them through the eyelets before tying them together. You can also tie your laces at the end of the sixth row of eyelets.

Loop Back

On the first row, pull a 50-inch shoelace back up through the eyelets so that the shoelace remains of equal length on both sides. Next, cross the laces in the middle of the tongue and pull each side back to the side it started from and back up through the eyelets on the next row, continuing up the shoe and tie the shoelace at the top.

Ladder

Pull a 50-inch shoelace back up through the first-row eyelets so that the shoelace remains of equal length on both sides. Put the shoelace on the left side down through the eyelet on the left side of the second row, and then put the shoelace on the right side down through the eyelet on the right side of the second row, pulling it across to the tongue and looping it through the piece of shoelace going between the eyelets on the left side of the first and second rows. Take the shoelace going through the eyelets on the left side, cross it under the shoelace going over the tongue, and loop it through the piece of shoelace going between the eyelets on the right side of the first and second rows. At this point, you should now have two "steps" on your ladder, and you can repeat the process up the length of the shoe and tie the shoelace at the top.

Star

To complete a star pattern, pull a 48-inch shoelace down through the eyelets on the fourth row of the shoes, leaving the left side slightly longer than the right. Pull the left side of the shoelace back up through the left eyelet on the first row, down through the right eyelet on the fourth row, up through the right eyelet on the first row, down through the left eyelet on the fourth row, up through the left eyelet on the sixth row, down through the right eyelet on sixth row, and up through the right eyelet on the seventh row. Next, pull the right side of the shoelace down through the right eyelet on the first row, loop it over the shoelace bar on the sixth row, and pull it down through the left eyelet on the first row and back through the left eyelet on the seventh row. Finally, complete the process by tying the shoelace at the top.

 

How to Buy Shoelaces for Adidas Superstar 2 Sneakers on eBay

You can use the search field located on most eBay pages to pull listings for the color and the size of shoelaces you want. Filtering for sellers located relatively close to you can help to reduce shipping time, and you should also make sure that you review the seller's feedback from previous buyers before you finalize any sale. Adidas Superstar 2 sneakers are stylish in their own right, but using a creative lacing pattern can draw even more attention to them. Now that you have a few ideas for eye-catching patterns, you can buy the shoelaces you need to execute them and look even more stylish.

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