Abstract: A system for securing a shoe, of the type having an upper part with a pair of opposed edges with eyelets which are drawn together in securing the shoe, onto the foot of a wearer is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the system comprises an elastic shoelace having a pair of ends, each end having an elongated, covering of an elastomeric material, and a dual cord fastener adapted to allow shoelace ends to pass there through and to lock two prescribed points on the length of the shoelace from moving relative to the fastener.