My Noe keeps untying.. How to Tie your Louis Vuitton Noe!

 If you own a Noe, you will know.. That drawstring is one of the most annoying things about a purse that is perfect in every other way.

Some people tie and un-tie every time they need to get something out of their bag.

Others, just leave the mouth open a bit just enough so that your hand can reach in and grab whatever it is and still stay closed.

If you're in the latter category as I am, then you must've been looking for a way to make a pretty bow  that keeps TIED.




The slippery, very not-bendy vachetta string that the Noe comes with refuses to be tied into a pretty bow. Rather its always this awkward bow that juts out in odd places and just looks so wrong. A refined bag needs a refined bow. To make matters worst it also unties itself in a few hours.

Exhibit A: Ugly Bow

Noe tied with the average bow we are all familiar with

As you can see, the bow is lopsided with one ear looking to the front the other ear looking..to the ceiling. The legs are outstretched West - East in the most ungraceful manner. The middle of the bow is twisted and unsightly. *sigh* 

So I went to Mr. Google and searched for pretty knots and got some gorgeous knots to try on my Noe... Only to realize that they required too much leather string and the string had to be bendy and not slippery and stiff like the vachetta string.

Then I arrived at Ian's Shoelace site. EUREKA! I cried. This is it! This is amazing. After numerous hours of failed Purseforum advice searching and googling, this handy site for shoelaces became a godsend for my Noe. 

There are a few really fun knots I tried such as:

The Surgeon's Knot

The Two Loop Knot

The diagrams were step-by-step drawings, which made it so much easier to follow than by pictures. They were all a breeze to try with easy to understand steps along the way.

From the diagrams they looked pretty similar, but trying them on the Noe each knot looked drastically different. 

For my Noe, I chose the "better bow knot"

Better Bow Knot

I liked how this knot had two strands crossing the bow in the middle which gave the bow a nice balanced element and added security. The ears were perfectly symmetrical. It was perfect for the Noe where the bow looking pretty is a big element to the overall look of the purse. 

So here it is, my Noe tied with Ian's Shoelace Better Bow Knot: 

Ian's Better Bow Knot on my Black Multicolor Petit Noe

One other thing that would make this even more amazing would be if the left leg of the bow showed the right side up rather than the back side. It bothered me a lot in the beginning but its not as noticeable to others as it is to me. 

The bow is indestructible, and has stayed exactly the same way since I tied it after multiple days of use.

If you have a misbehavin' Noe, or you wear a lot of shoes with laces, or you have kids then the site is worth a look.

For your reference, a comparison.

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