Do you find it challenging to find the correct length for your laces that fit your shoes perfectly?
Finding the easiest way to find the right path for your shoes is to take out the old shoelaces and measure them.
Lace length correlates to the number of eyelets
But what if you have already thrown away your old shoelaces and bought new laces?
We want to help you a little and have put together a few tips:
100 cm / 39.4 Inches is the most common size; it fits for approx. 3-5 eyelets.
120 cm / 47.2 Inches is best suited for shoes with approx. 5-8 eyelets.
Check how long and wide the distance between the eyelets is because this is also important to find the correct length for your laces. If the eyelets are very close together, you need shorter laces, i.e., a 100 cm / 39.4-inch length is sufficient for six or more eyelets.
In any case, 100 cm / 39.4 inches are sufficient for children's shoes.
Laces to match the lacing
Do you like to wear big loops? Then laces with 120 cm / 47.2-inch length are better.
In the case of parallel lacing, you need less lace length than with cross lacing.
With the following shoes and sneakers, 100 cm laces fit
Nike Thea, Nike Roshe, Adidas NMD, Adidas-Boost, Vagabundin Zoe
Examples of sneaker models in which 120 cm long laces fit
Adidas-Original, Adidas Stan Smith, Axel Arigato, Nike Luftwaffe, Nike Air Max Hookah, AF1
Overview of laces and eyelets
Number of eyelets (number of pieces) x 10 cm = approximate shoelace length
Number (per shoe) |
Senkel length in cm |
2 pairs / 4 pieces |
45 cm |
3 pairs / 6 pieces |
60 - 65 cm |
4 pairs / 8 pieces |
75 - 85 cm |
5 pairs / 10 pieces |
90 - 100 cm |
6 pairs / 12 pieces |
115 - 125 cm |
8 pairs / 16 pieces |
145 - 150 cm |
9 pairs / 18 pieces |
180 cm |
10 pairs / 20 pieces |
200 - 220 cm |
Well -known sneakers and the right laces
Jordan High 63 "/66"- 160 cm
Jordan low 54 " - 140 cm
Jordan 3 54 " - 140 cm
Jordan 4 54 " - 140 cm
Jordan 12 54 " - 140 cm
Adidas Ultraboost 36 " - 90 cm
Adidas nmd 36 " - 90 cm
Yeezy 350 36 "(not bound), 45" (bound) 90 cm / 120 cm
Yeezy 500 45 " - 120 cm
Yeezy 700 45 " - 120 cm
Nike Vapormax 45 " - 120 cm
Nike Preso 54 " - 140 cm
Air Max 90 45 "(not bound), 54" (bound) 120 cm / 140 cm
Air Max 1 45 "(not bound), 54" (bound) 120 cm / 140 cm