[Minty]

well, this may 'work' but not for me.
i usually wear ankle socks and it would hurt me a bit when walking..

Yeah, I wear ankle socks in the summer. Doesn't rub on the skin if you do it right.

[Talladega]

I use the "display shoe" lacing on my left shoe and the "straight bar" lacing on my right shoe. And most of the time, since I have adicolors, for example my left shoe will have red laces with black stripes, and the right shoe black laces with red stripes. That way people usually think I have two completely different shoes for a few seconds