Lacing up your shoes ... most lace-up shoes—from low-top Vans to high-top Nike Air Flights—into slip-ons that glide on or off your feet in seconds without untying or retying the laces.

you should follow the same pattern so that both shoes have the laces going in the same direction. If you lace your shoes up and something just doesn't look right, but you can't quite pinpoint it ...