lace-up shoes

Shoes with strings

Lace-up shoes are footwear fastened with laces threaded through eyelets or hooks, as opposed to slip-ons, loafers, or buckled styles.

The term distinguishes shoes requiring lacing from those that don't: The dress code calls for lace-up shoes.

Oxford dress shoes, sneakers, and boots are common lace-up styles.

Related

eyelets · tongue · sole · leather · tie · bunny ears · knot · loosen · tighten · shoelaces · derby · wingtips · trainers · buckle · velcro · slip-on · heel · instep

Opposites
fastening mechanism

lace-up shoesslip-ons

Shoes entered directly

loafers · mules · slides · flip-flops · moccasins

Family

lace, shoe, laces, laced, lacing, lacework, unlace, unlaced, shoelace

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G