5 different ways to tie laces on Air Jordan 1

There are several different ways to tie your Air Jordan 1 (Image via Nike)
There are several different ways to tie your Air Jordan 1 (Image via Nike)

Nike Air Jordan 1s are among the most popular sneakers in the community. This historic collaboration between Nike and Michael Jordan has given rise to a series of classy and unique sneakers that have been very well-received by sneakerheads worldwide.

However, sneakerheads are always on the lookout to elevate the look of their Jordans, and one of the simplest ways to do so is to switch up their lacing styles. So, here are five different ways in which you can tie laces on Air Jordan 1 sneakers.


5 different ways to lace up Air Jordan 1 sneakers

1) Bar Lace

The bar lace is one of the simplest lacing styles for Air Jordan 1 (Image via SALEX/YouTube)
The bar lace is one of the simplest lacing styles for Air Jordan 1 (Image via SALEX/YouTube)

The bar lace is considered one of the most classic lacing styles for Air Jordan 1. It is a reasonably simple way to lace up the sneakers to give them an elevated look.

All you have to do is insert one aglet at the top of the sneaker and run it all the way through the tongue. The second aglet then passes through each hole to create parallel bars until you reach the shoe's tongue and tie the laces together.


2) Loose Lace

The loose lace has become increasingly popular in recent times (Image via SALEX/YouTube)
The loose lace has become increasingly popular in recent times (Image via SALEX/YouTube)

The loose lace is a chic and convenient way to lace your Air Jordan 1. The look makes it easy to turn your Jordans into simple slip-on shoes, where the laces are tied loosely enough that the aglets are just peeking out the top of the shoe, with no need to tie them further.

The loose lace is achieved by simply not tightening the laces every time you pass it through the holes of the shoe - instead, you leave it loose and leave enough space to slip your foot into the shoe without loosening the laces.


3) Diamond Lace

The Diamond Lace is quite easy to master (Image via Lace on Fire/Youtube)
The Diamond Lace is quite easy to master (Image via Lace on Fire/Youtube)

The diamond lace is a spin on the classic crisscross lacing method for Jordans. Starting at the head of the sneakers, the laces are looped into the holes in an elaborate crisscross manner so that the aglets come out near the tongue of the shoe. This is just enough for you to have the option to either tie the laces or leave them loose, depending on whether you want to wear your Jordans as sneakers or slip them on.

It resembles the classic lacing technique but is a prettier version of the same.


4) Sawtooth Lace

The Sawtooth lacing adds an interesting look to Air Jordan 1 (Image via Wiki/Youtube)
The Sawtooth lacing adds an interesting look to Air Jordan 1 (Image via Wiki/Youtube)

Simply put, the sawtooth technique combines half-diamond lacing and half-bar lacing. While one end of the laces are passed through the holes parallelly to make the bars, the other half is passed through the opposite holes in a diagonal but parallel manner to create the diamond lace-like look.

This method makes your shoes look unique, but only if done correctly.


5) Classic Lace

The classic lacing style is the most basic way to lace your Air Jordan 1s (Image via Lace United)
The classic lacing style is the most basic way to lace your Air Jordan 1s (Image via Lace United)

Finally, any list of lacing styles for Jordans would be incomplete without mentioning the classic style. This is one of the most basic lacing styles, yet it makes the Air Jordan 1 appear so stylish that it never misses.

You have to loop the laces in through the holes starting from the front of the shoe right up to the tongue, where the laces are tied into a knot in front of the shoe's tongue.


These are some of the ways in which you can try lacing your Air Jordan 1s.

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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala