The last time I purchased some laces for my older boots, I bought Core by Derby Laces. They are sold online, and I like them better than most of the skate-branded laces available at pro shops.
At that time, I lamented that they didn't have slate gray laces. I sometimes have a hard time seeing black laces against black boots. (Yeah, I know, but I don't wear my glasses into the rink because a) I can't skate with them because they fog-up, or tears get splashed onto them, or b) I have to store them in the skate bag where I have been known to place my skates on top of them.)
Previously, I had purchased some other colors besides black to try, but didn't find them to my liking. Without gray available, I stuck with basic black.
Well, guess what! They now have gray!
(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/laces_core-7-800px.jpg)
That's perfect! I can actually see the laces for a change. Plus, they will go with my gray hair! ;)
Sometimes it's the little things.
Bill, you would have made a bigger splash at the rink if you had kept the periwinkle laces and dyed your hair to match. :-)
Yeah, but then I might be confused with rink staff...
(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/annie_costume_checkout_room_periwinkle.jpg)
I laced up the boots with the gray laces, and they are ready to go. My wife walked in and voluntarily offered that she really liked them. That's a good sign. I have no fashion sense.
(http://www.afterness.com/skating/images/laces_gray_core-3-800px.jpg)
Five years after the start of this thread, I see that Ilia Malinin is wearing bright yellow laces at his Olympic figure skating competions.
Makes me wonder what brand they are. Derby?