What length shoelaces to choose?
Many customers have asked: "What is the length of my shoelaces?" After all, no one wants to unlace their shoes and measure their length with a ruler. Therefore, Baltic Knots has prepared an easy guide on shoelace length, which we recommend everyone read before ordering our shoelaces.
How many eyelets does the shoe have?
One of the easiest ways to calculate the required shoelace length is to count how many pairs of eyelets your shoe has for shoelaces. Count from the lowest eyelets to the highest.
Sneakers usually have about 5-6 shoelace eyelets, while hiking or work boots have 6-8. Standard 120 cm long laces, like Unicorn, are suitable for practically all casual or sports shoes, and 140 cm long laces, like OG shoelaces, are usually suitable for all work or hiking boots. However, always "measure twice, cut once."
What is the height of the shoe shaft?
Before purchasing, pay attention to the shaft of your shoes. Hiking boots, or popular high-top boots like Dr. Martens will naturally require longer laces. We recommend 140 cm long laces for high-top boots and can confirm that they fit Dr. Martens boots perfectly, based on our experience as seen in the photos of our limited edition shoelaces together with Skaniausia Uoga.
What is the distance between the shoelace eyelets?
Also, when choosing shoelaces, pay attention to the distance, both horizontally and vertically, between the eyelets for the shoelaces. Some shoes have closely spaced shoelace eyelets, so even high-top boots can often be worn with 120 cm shoelaces. Of course, conversely, some casual or sports shoes have widely spaced shoelace eyelets and may naturally require a greater length.
So, how to choose the shoelace length?
In summary, choosing the shoelace length is very simple:
- Count how many pairs of shoelace eyelets your shoe has.
- Check the recommended length in our illustration above.
- Assess whether the spaces between your shoelace eyelets are not unusually far apart.
- Based on the length guide, choose and order colorful shoelaces!
With this guide, you will definitely order the correct length. Enjoy wearing them!