Shoelaces were a way to secure a shoe or boot. Stormtrooper boots did not use shoelaces. Warning: The following section is non-canon within the Star Wars Legends continuity. It contains information explicitly released under the Infinities brand and/or confirmed to be non-canon by the author or Lucasfilm. Information exclusive to this section did not happen in the "proper" Star Wars Legends continuity. At the beginning of Roan Novachez's second year at the Jedi academy at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, he was delighted at the arrival of his friend Bill because he understood droid language. The protocol droid RW-22 had been following him around and Bill was able to explain that he was trying to tell Roan that his shoelaces were untied. Non-canon information ends here.