{"product_id":"ankle-brace-with-spring-steel-stays-lace-up-support","title":"Ankle Brace with Spring Steel Stays – Lace-Up Support","description":"\u003cp\u003eHook-and-loop has three or four useful positions. A lace has as many as there are millimetres. That is the argument for a laced \u003cstrong\u003eankle brace\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is a better one than it sounds — because the tension you want at the bottom of the foot is almost never the tension you want at the top of the ankle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ankle brace laces the whole way up the front, through reinforced eyelets, over a ventilated tongue. Pull the lower eyelets firm and leave the upper ones easy, or the reverse, and tie it off. Then a hook-and-loop strap closes over the top of the laces so the ankle brace does not work loose inside a shoe and no lace end goes wandering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the fabric, a thin spring-steel stay runs down each side of the ankle brace. Steel is the reason this one holds its shape rather than compressing into a soft tube after a month: it resists sideways movement while staying flexible enough that the ankle still hinges front to back the way it is meant to. It is also why this ankle brace weighs and costs more than a knit sleeve, which is a fair trade to know about up front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ankle brace is built to be worn inside a shoe rather than instead of one. The profile is deliberately narrow for something with steel in it, and it fits over any sock. Court shoes and trainers take the ankle brace comfortably with the laces let out a hole or two; a dress shoe will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes are XS through XL and the ankle brace fits either the left or the right foot. On sizing, we have to be straight with you: the maker does not publish a measurement range for these sizes anywhere — there is no ankle-circumference chart on the listing or the packaging. We will not invent one and we will not borrow another brand’s numbers. What the maker does say is that this ankle brace is meant to fit tightly, and that if you are near the top of a range you should size up. Full detail is in the Sizing tab.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winslow Lane","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":43304393736269,"sku":"WL-ANKSS-XS","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":43304393769037,"sku":"WL-ANKSS-S","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":43304393801805,"sku":"WL-ANKSS-M","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":43304393834573,"sku":"WL-ANKSS-L","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":43304393867341,"sku":"WL-ANKSS-XL","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4445\/6781\/files\/ba9a55181d496e6ae79ca427228d8f3b.png?v=1784927847","url":"https:\/\/www.winslowlane.com\/products\/ankle-brace-with-spring-steel-stays-lace-up-support","provider":"Winslow Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}