So one of my good friends, Ish, (prounounced eesh) has been wearing shoelaces ON HIS BELT. It started back when he was low on belts and his last one snapped. All he had left was his skateboard and shoelaces. In the day of saggy pants, this wasn't working out. He took a shoelace out and busted it into his belt. I 've been telling him for years that it was lame, but guess what? I was wrong. It's a big thing in the skating community. No longer does the leather of a belt bust in the the abdomen as you are trying to pop a shove it or some other cool trick. The lace did however cause a bit of a problem in the junk area though. Yep, that's right, as some skaters were ollying cracks in the cement, their own personal junk drawer crack sometimes showed.
Some skateboard clothing manufacturers have now put lace loops in their new belt loop area. This makes the pants a hybrid of sorts. Want a belt or laces, either way will work with these pants. I'm not sure I can pull the lace look off. I have been blessed or cursed with a big back end and not sure a mere shoelace will keep my pance up. If you want to follow in Ish's footsteps or all those skaters out there, grab a lace or toe and see what happens. (Beware of skaters saying you're "posing") I think fashion is for everyone, no matter where it originated. If you like it, use it. Til next time, Fab