Lacing Pattern for Converse All Stars??

57Deluxe

My new Converse All Stars have arrived and I am beset with the dilemma of the current trend for lacing them??

Any preferences??

http://i65.tinypic.com/33ccjlz.jpg

Link to wacky patterns...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=converse+all+stars+lacing+pattern&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjesNWg3eTRAhUBJcAKHV9XBjwQ_AUICSgC&biw=1389&bih=655#imgdii=YEKqRkLGz0lGiM:;YEKqRkLGz0lGiM:;j4o1iZSRnR2yjM:&imgrc=YEKqRkLGz0lGiM:

roundthebend

I asked this very question when I got my first ever Converse recently. I went for a really tidy flat pattern, but didn't like the look or the adjustability of it, so I've now gone for a hybrid. I'll post a photo shortly.

Sambostar

Doesn't really matter, they'll be falling to pieces by next Sunday of you wear them all week.

57Deluxe

/\ but I wash my feet!

starwarsnosebleed

I always liked Converse all-stars, but they seem to make my feet sweaty.

rlw

FFS :-)

TheBlueWolf

I wouldn't be seen dead in them, laced properly or not.....

stickyfiddle

Not sure why you'd lace them any way other than "normal" but that's just me.

breakstuff

Sambostar said:

Doesn't really matter, they'll be falling to pieces by next Sunday of you wear them all week.

They look better that way.

Sambostar

I just remember them from skating days in the late 80's early 90's, I liked them at first until I found out that they literally lasted about three days before they fell to pieces, compared to other stuff for the money that would last a few months. 

Around here you need boots, I'm just being a judas because I wear boots everywhere, otherwise you'd sprain your ankles, get policeman's foot or lose your toes.  I get through a pair of boots every few months, Converse would fall apart in a maater of days.  They do stilll seem to be a really over priced, cheaply made, fashion gimmick though, at least to be, I mean, the're not really practical footwear and I'm a practical man, at least when I'm not pissed up.

Sporky

European Hybrid pattern for those.

TimmyO

This is a thing? 

Babones

I'm with Sambostar. Converse are dead to me. I had too many fall apart in days/weeks eg sole coming unstuck at the front, underneath, toe coming through the top bit, badly glued/finished etc. Overpriced for what they are. So hurry up and lace them.

shuikit

Ever since I found this method I've ended up doing all my trainers the same way. Practical and I think it looks cool.

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm

57Deluxe

/\ great site!

ThePrettyDamned

Sambostar said:

I just remember them from skating days in the late 80's early 90's, I liked them at first until I found out that they literally lasted about three days before they fell to pieces, compared to other stuff for the money that would last a few months. 

Around here you need boots, I'm just being a judas because I wear boots everywhere, otherwise you'd sprain your ankles, get policeman's foot or lose your toes.  I get through a pair of boots every few months, Converse would fall apart in a maater of days.  They do stilll seem to be a really over priced, cheaply made, fashion gimmick though, at least to be, I mean, the're not really practical footwear and I'm a practical man, at least when I'm not pissed up.

I liked them when I first found them - late 90s in the states. 

They were cheap, functional trainers that looked cool - a bit like trendy plimsolls. 

Then they got very trendy and prices skyrocketed. I heard they used to be USA made but are now Chinese? 

Jason

THE Punk Rock footwear, I wore them from about 1984 - 2010 ish, each pair seems to last 12 months of constant wear. then They started wearing them, then they weren't ours anymore.

I think they are owned by Nike these days as the original company went bust a decade or so ago (I stock piled at the time)

thermionic

I can't wear them, they're too flat and I need high arch support. Walking any distance becomes painful very quickly. I might try and go up one size and put in some hefty insoles.

57Deluxe

/\ you only wear them for: Up the Pub, Festivals, on stage, doing shoegaze vids, BBQs

richardhomer

Glad we're dealing with one of the biggest dilemmas facing the world....

vale

stickyfiddle said:

Not sure why you'd lace them any way other than "normal" but that's just me.

that's inside out. but 3/10 for trying.