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Count the eyelet pairs on one shoe: 3 pairs take 30 in (76 cm), and the chart climbs in 6-9 in steps to 72 in (183 cm) at 8-9 pairs.
The published chart runs in six rows. Three eyelet pairs take 30 in (76 cm), four pairs take 36 in (91 cm), five to six pairs take 45 in (114 cm), six to seven pairs take 54 in (137 cm), seven to eight pairs take 63 in (160 cm), and eight to nine pairs take 72 in (183 cm).
The steps between rows run 6-9 in (15-23 cm) per added pair. The jumps grow because taller shoes spread their eyelets over a longer throat, so each extra pair consumes more lace than the last.
A second, UK-published chart gives shorter figures at the same counts: 2-3 eyelets to 18 in (45 cm), 4-5 to 30 in (76 cm), 5-6 to 35 in (90 cm), 7-8 to 47 in (120 cm), and 12 or more eyelets to 86 in (220 cm). The two charts disagree by up to 12 in (30 cm), so the UK figures appear here as a range column, not a rival answer.
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Model names work as a shortcut across the same span. The NMD sits at the bottom on 30 in; the Ultra Boost takes 41 in; the Air Max 90 and Yeezy 350 take 45 in; the Jordan 1 Low, Dunk Low and Air Force 1 Low take 54 in; the Dunk High takes 63 in; and the Jordan 1 High tops the chart at 72 in tied snug, or 63 in laced loose.
Because the charts conflict, sellers advise measuring the original lace tip to tip and print a tolerance of 1-2 in (2.5-5 cm). The disagreement is worst on long laces — 54 in (137 cm) and up — so high-tops are where the old-lace measurement matters most.
Running shoes follow their own split rather than the main chart: 4-6 eyelets need 27-36 in (69-91 cm) and 6-8 eyelets need 40-54 in (102-137 cm), while narrow dress shoes space eyelets about 25 mm (1 in) apart. Once the length is set, the 5-step re-lacing procedure on the next page takes over.
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