How to Lace Adidas Superstar 2 Sneakers

Originally designed for basketball but now worn more for style, Adidas Superstar 2 sneakers 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.

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.