Open Navigation Menu Style Beauty Entertainment Wellness Culture Video More Sign In Newsletter Search Vitamin G Never Double Knot Your Shoelaces Again: Here's the Cool New Thing We're Seeing on Every Fitness Instructor's Feet How many times have you stopped to tie your shoe during a workout and thought, Why aren't shoelaces better? Sneakers improve constantly, but the laces, they just stay the same. That is, until now. My friends, it's time for an upgrade. There's a new game in town called Hickies, and once you make the switch, you'll never have to worry about loose shoelaces again. Hickies are really easy to use. You just slip each one through a shoelace hole, then hook it to the corresponding hole. Once you work your way up, your sneakers are forever tied. From here, you just have to slip them on and off. Sold, right? But the real genius is that they're made from a memory-fit elastomer that moves with your feet, so you can jump and jog without worry—your sneakers will stay in place and won't feel too tight or too loose. If they sound too good to be true, they're not. I first noticed them on a group fitness instructor and suddenly saw them on every fitness instructor and trainer I came across after that. They each give Hickies a thumbs-up on style and fit. And they're not the only ones. When the By Susan Yara May 29, 2015 How many times have you stopped to tie your shoe during a workout and thought, Why aren't shoelaces better? Sneakers improve constantly, but the laces, they just stay the same. That is, until now. My friends, it's time for an upgrade. There's a new game in town called Hickies, and once you make the switch, you'll never have to worry about loose shoelaces again. Hickies are really easy to use. You just slip each one through a shoelace hole, then hook it to the corresponding hole. Once you work your way up, your sneakers are forever tied. From here, you just have to slip them on and off. Sold, right? But the real genius is that they're made from a memory-fit elastomer that moves with your feet, so you can jump and jog without worry—your sneakers will stay in place and won't feel too tight or too loose. WATCH THIS Judges Christina Pérez and Brooke Danielson Respond to Fan Comments If they sound too good to be true, they're not. I first noticed them on a group fitness instructor and suddenly saw them on every fitness instructor and trainer I came across after that. They each give Hickies a thumbs-up on style and fit. And they're not the only ones. When the creators, an Argentinean couple named Gastón Frydlewski and Mariquel Waingarten, launched their Kickstarter campaign a few years ago, they raised more than 600 percent of their goal. It turned out shoelaces needed a serious overhaul, and a lot of people agreed. Hickies cost about $15 per pack and come in a variety of colors, so you can mix and match them or stick with one color theme. Either way, you'll be happy to say goodbye to shoelaces and hello to slip-on sneakers at the gym. A photo posted by Mixed Makeup (@mixedmakeup) on Apr 14, 2015 at 8:13am PDT Topics diet fitness gym health workout Glamour Daily Today’s biggest stories, from pop culture to politics—delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Authentic, Accessible, Relevant MORE FROM GLAMOUR SEE MORE STORIES Site Map RSS Feeds Accessibility Help Condé Nast Store Contact Glamour Condé Nast Spotlight Manage Preferences © 2021 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Glamour may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices We Care About Your Privacy We and our partners store and/or access information on a device, such as unique IDs in cookies to process personal data. You may accept or manage your choices by clicking below or at any time in the privacy policy page. These choices will be signaled to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to provide: Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. List of Partners (vendors) I Accept Show Purposes