Yes, you read that correctly. Shoelaces. In a world filled with uncertainty, I am glad to have found some joy. And that joy is a shoelace knot.
For years I have had a problem that the shoelaces have untied themselves, some shoes worse than others. But with the “right” combination of shoe and shoelace, a regular bunny-ear style shoelace would get undone between the door and my car. Sometimes it even managed to get untied while I was driving.
So, I tried a few things. First one: Tie it double. It worked to some degree, but it was far from perfect. It managed to untie itself at some point during a long walk.
Last year, I stumbled upon the Berluti Shoelace Knot. And what a game changer. I did not learn it exactly the way as in the link, but the result is the same. A stylish knot that does not give up. It does take some more time to knot, but I only have to tie it once since it does not come undone.
As an bonus, it is symmetrical, so it looks very good on dress shoes as well as being secure.
Recently I learned of Ian’s Secure Shoelace Knot, which seems to be a slightly simpler variant, meaning it is quicker to tie. Otherwise, it looks almost the same as the Berluti knot. I have just started to try it out, and so far, it has not come undone. But I have yet to use it while hiking in the woods, so time will tell. But for now, it works wonder as a day-to-day knot.
If you are interested in shoelaces (and who wouldn’t be?), I can recommend Ian’s Shoelace Site. There is a lot of information about lacing shoes, different knots, how a shoelace is constructed, the proper length of a shoelace, and more.