How to Choose the Correct Length Laces

When it comes to replacing or upgrading your laces, choosing the right length lace is of the upmost importance to make sure you are getting the exact look you want. 

While this can come down to personal preference, there are a few methods for deciding lace length that you may want to take advantage of.

Lace Lab laces on Air Jordan 4's, Air Jordan XI, and Airmax 97

The first is the most obvious, take one of your shoe laces off of your current shoe, pull it tight, and measure it from tip to tip. You can then order the exact size replacement laces as your original laces.

Now if you don't have a tape measure, or for some reason shoe laces, don't worry… we have a chart to help you. Just count your eyelets and use the chart below to find the appropriate length lace for you.

Don’t worry about shoe size! This will not affect the distance between eyelets enough to make the chart inaccurate. 

Number of Eyelets Lace Length
3 Eyelets 30 Inches
4 Eyelets 36 Inches
5-6 Eyelets 45 Inches
6-7 Eyelets 54 Inches
7-8 Eyelets 63 Inches
8-9 Eyelets

72 Inches

NOTE: Sizing varies from shoe to shoe. Please use this chart as a rough estimate. For best results, please measure the length of your original laces. If you are between two sizes using our chart, we recommend choosing the shorter length for most applications.

Please note that our laces can sometimes have a 1"-2" variance in length due to the slight elastic properties in the materials used. This is more commonly seen in longer lace lengths (54"+) but may also be present in other lengths. 

 

In addition to the chart, here are some common lace sizes for specific looks/and shoes that you may want to check out.

Common Shoelace Lengths:

Jordan

  • Jordan 1 High - 72" for tied look. 63" for untied/loose look
  • Jordan 1 Low - 54" (45" if lacing tight)
  • Jordan 3 - 54"
  • Jordan 4 - 63"
  • Jordan 5 - 54"
  • Jordan 6 - 63"
  • Jordan 10 - 45"
  • Jordan 11 - 45" for lows, 54" for highs/mids
  • Jordan 12 - 63"
  • Jordan 13 - 45"

Nike

  • Dunk Low - 54" 
  • Dunk High - 63"
  • Air Force 1 Low - 54"
  • Air Force 1 High - 63"
  • Air Max 1 - 45"
  • Air Max 90 - 45"
  • Air Max 95 - 45"

Adidas

  • Yeezy 350 - 45"
  • Yeezy 700 - 54"
  • Ultra Boost - 41"
  • NMD - 30"

 

Happy lacing! 🙌

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