Deubré
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Deubré is a generic term, originating at Nike, Inc. and dating from the mid 1990s, for an ornamental shoelace tag, most commonly seen on sneakers. Typically, a deubré will have two holes through which a shoelace is threaded, like a bead on string. When the shoe is laced, the deubré is centered between the first two eyelets (closest to the toe), with the shoelace passing through and behind the deubré.
Type | Shoelace |
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Inventor | Damon Clegg |
Inception | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) |
Manufacturer | Nike, Inc. |
A deubré is typically made of metal, plastic, or leather, and may often be decorated with text or a commercial logo. It is distinguished from a bead in that it is non-tubular; it has two points of entry/exit for the shoelace, as a belt or webbing may pass through a buckle. Although primarily decorative in purpose, one could argue a deubré is also functional in that once threaded to the midpoint of a shoelace, it assists in centering the shoelace in the shoe, although few deubré and shoelace combinations will necessarily provide enough friction to hold the deubré in place while lacing.