Abstract: The invention includes elastic shoe laces, as well as a means for fastening the shoe laces together after they've been laced into the footwear. In one preferred embodiment, an elastic shoe lace is provided, including a button on one end of the lace, and a slit or button hole on other end of the shoe lace. An additional ornamental element may be attached to the shoe lace, or in some embodiments, the button may act as both the fastener and the ornamental element.