Shoelaces

Clothes are one of our many methods to express ourselves. Our outfit shows our personality and our mood. One aspect of the outfit are shoes. Shoes are sensational. While women's shoes come in many different styles, men's are not quite as varied. The only style changes that are immediately obvious are the different athletic shoes. But there ARE in fact ways to individualize your shoes. Converse, and similar shoes are very good "express yourself" shoes. But what should you do if several of your friends have these shoes. The answer is shoelaces.

Shoelaces weren't widely used until the 20th century. Before that buckles or buttons were used. It is estimated that a shoe with six eyelets has 2 trillion ways it can be tied. Besides the basic
criss-cross method, there is the checkerboard method and the bar method. Today there are many different styles of shoelace. My current shoelaces have kitties, and colorful bubble things. Shoelaces are a very creative way to make unsensational shoes sensational!