The finest antique needle laces were made from a very fine thread that is not manufactured today.

When a German soldier would wake up to see that the man on either side of him was dead, he would panic and immediately go for his boots ; only to find that the laces were cut.

Pantalettes were produced in two forms: as a one-piece item ; or as two separate garments, where each piece was used on a separate leg and became attached at the waist with buttons or laces.

The rest of her time was occupied in making linens and laces for the altar and in catechizing the village children whom she gathered around her bed, giving special attention to those who were preparing for their First Communion.

They were hand-crafted in Italy, one from crocodile leather and the other from anaconda leather, and both were adorned with gold-tipped laces.

Covered in velvets, satins, silks or laces the cage effects were now used for decoration and embellishment rather than simple functionality.

In the late 19th century, the cordões ( literally " cords ", laces or strings in Portuguese ) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro.

At the heel the sole continues into the woven part ending in long leather laces which were used to tie the opanci to the foot.

*** In Lika white cords were used instead of laces.

** In Nikšic white cords were used instead of laces.

The story claims that there was once a tank crew member whose boot's laces were burnt by an ejected casing.

* Belt ( kirivöö )-the belt had the most ancient and magical patterns of all the craft items, red woven belts and laces were a common item to sacrifice ( they were tied to the branches of holy trees ).

Traditionally, they were tight in the legs, stopping about halfway down the calf, with buckles or laces in the calf section, and had a pronounced flare through the thighs that allowed freedom of movement for the rider.

The best Chantilly laces were made of silk, and were generally black, which made them suitable for mourning wear.

White Chantilly lace was also made, both in linen and silk, though most Chantilly laces were made of silk.

Chantilly and the Spanish laces ( such as Blonde lace ) were the most popular black laces.

These were the first ever boots with the steel toe cap at the front, long laces and ankle support.

The very early bobbin laces were probably made freehand, as pins were scarce, coarse, and expensive.

At first, the laces were purely utilitarian: “ seaming ” laces ( insertions ) joining narrow widths of fabric, and toothed or scalloped laces reinforcing the edges ( edgings ).

It had the alternate script logo of the present Mighty Ducks and old-style laces at the neck, as well as a shoulder patch displaying an interlocking " MD " ( for " Mighty Ducks ").

They wore suits with ascots for Veni Vidi Vicious, suits with colonel-styled laces and white spats for Tyrannosaurus Hives and bandanas and suspenders for their 2007 tours ( notably at the German Hurricane Festival ).

Greb was also a master at dirty fighting and had no qualms about employing all manner of dubious tactics, such as spinning his opponent and using the heel and laces of his gloves.

According to Mignet, the court named this ministry " le Ministère Sans-Culotte ", and the first time Roland appeared at court — with laces rather than buckles on his shoes — the master of the ceremonies initially refused to admit him.

It had shoulder straps that attached to the garment's upper and lower corners, and wrap-around laces attached at the lower corners which tied in the woman's front, enabling her to wear gowns cut low in the back.

Often they would have laces at the throat that would be wrapped around the ankle to hold the shoes securely in place.

According to Carlton Walters: " I got to Andy quite well, and he always looked bedraggled: always had his tie lopsided, as he didn't have time to tie it, and he never tied his shoe laces, and he even wore different colored socks, but he bought all of his clothes at Brooks Brothers ..."

Shoes are at least 70 % white for all students, with the exception of laces, which must be fully white.

Zippers and velcro fastenings have replaced laces and buckles at the calves as well.

Ms. Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer of the Forouhars ' relatives quoting Parastou says: " All evidence shows that my father was preparing himself to go to prison, because at the time of his slaying, his shoes had no laces, he did not wear his wrist watch and had his wallet emptied of its contents and papers except for some money.

Depending on the desired effect and time period, corsets can be laced from the top down, from the bottom up, or both up from the bottom and down from the top, using two laces that meet in the middle.

Another identifying characteristic of an Air Force 1 shoe is a small medallion ( called a deubré ) that is secured to the bottom of the laces but has holes on either side so it can be removed by sliding it off of the shoe lace.

# " Knotty " laces have a series of " fat " sections, which restrict movement through eyelets.

For nearly 350 years, women's primary means of support was the corset, with laces and stays made of whalebone or metal.

Becoming enraged, Beauchamp threatened the daughter saying, " If you was a man I'd cut you into laces ," as he brandished the knife.

The mill burnt down when struck by lightning in 1908 and was rebuilt as a factory which made shoe laces.

In 1943, the United States Army modified their field service shoe by adding a taller leather upper that reached to the lower calf ; secured by a combination of laces and buckles, the new design was designated the Type III Field Boot.

In 1986 a transitory model with laces to the top and enhanced waterproofing was experimented under the designation " combat boots model F 2 " but was not adopted.

A winter model, with laces to the top and a Gore-tex lining was introduced in 1998.

In the 1980s, Payless was widely known in the U. S. for its Pro Wings line of discount sneakers, which often had Velcro straps instead of laces.

These are all variations of the same concept of looping the top part of the knot twice instead of once, which results in a finished bow of almost identical appearance but with the laces wrapped twice around the middle.

# " Twirly ' laces are like a tight elastic helix, which can simply be pulled tight without requiring a knot.