Granny Knotting Celebrities

Do your shoelaces sit crooked? Do you retie your shoes several times a day? These are both signs of a Granny Knot. Learn the “one simple trick” for keeping your shoes neatly and securely tied.
Celebrity Galleries

What do Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Reese Witherspoon and Daniel Craig have in common? They're all celebrities who I believe may be tying Granny Knots thanks to the tell-tale sign of crooked shoelace bows.
The following galleries are a small sampling to show that people in all walks of life can suffer “Granny Knots”. Hopefully the news may also filter back through to the celebrities depicted so that they, too, can learn the simple solution.
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Usain Bolt (former sprinter)
Justin Bieber (singer-songwriter)
Taylor Swift (singer-songwriter)
Daniel Craig (actor)
Reese Witherspoon (actress)
Larry David (comedy writer-actor)




Larry frequently appears with crooked shoelace bows. As head writer of the TV comedy shows “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, Larry was likely the reason that shoelaces featured in the plots of several episodes of those shows.
Lara Bingle (fashion model)
John McEnroe (tennis player)
Mark Bresciano (soccer player)
Mesut Özil (soccer player)




In a 2014 Adidas promotional video, Mesut showed that he tucks his shoelace ends into the lacing to help with soccer ball control. His technique on the video appears to form a “Granny Knot”. Luckily, the tucked ends probably help prevent those “Granny Knots” from loosening.
In 2016, Adidas announced their new laceless soccer boots. Mesut was the obvious choice to trial them, given his lifelong struggle with shoelaces and “Granny Knots”.
Neymar Jr. (soccer player)






In April 2017, Neymar was yellow carded for taking a long time to tie his shoelaces – “intentionally” delaying a free kick. Neymar's crooked shoelace bows suggest that the shoelaces may have come untied due to “Granny Knots” and that perhaps he takes longer to try to tie them extra tight.
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