--- title: Back to the Future Marty McFly Nike Self-Tying Shoelaces Due In 2015 description: Just think of all the time these will save you canonical: https://time.com/7940/back-to-the-future-marty-mcfly-power-laces-coming-2015/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-16T15:28:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:11.812Z og:title: Back to the Future Marty McFly Nike Self-Tying Shoelaces Due In 2015 og:description: Just think of all the time these will save you og:url: https://time.com/7940/back-to-the-future-marty-mcfly-power-laces-coming-2015/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65b712389116b444/69868298adae44388b541aa0/125481283.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Emma Willis At 2011 NIKE MAG Private Auction og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Back to the Future Marty McFly Nike Self-Tying Shoelaces Due In 2015 twitter:description: Just think of all the time these will save you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65b712389116b444/69868298adae44388b541aa0/125481283.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Self-Tying 'Power Laces' of Back to the Future Fame Are Coming in 2015 by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 16, 2014 3:28 PM UTC  A pair of Nike limited edition sneakers are auctioned off at the Nike MAG Berlin auction at the Delight Studios on September 17, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. A pair of Nike limited edition sneakers are auctioned off at the Nike MAG Berlin auction at the Delight Studios on September 17, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.James Coldrey—WireImage/Getty images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 16, 2014 3:28 PM UTC In 2011 Nike unveiled a replica of the iconic kicks worn by Marty McFly in _B_ _ack to the Future II_, much to the delight of both sneakerheads and _Back to the Future_ fanatics.The proceeds went directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. So all of that was great, obviously, but what _wasn’t_ great about these shoes—called the Nike Air Mag—was that they lacked one key feature: the self-tying power laces that blew McFly’s mind in the movie. Luckily, that is about to change, Nike designer Tinker Hatfield [told ](http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/)_Sole Collector_. Hatfield didn’t specify whether they’ll show up on new versions of the Nike Air Mag or on an entirely new product, but who cares? The future is here. Self-tying power laces are here. Or at least, they’ll be here in 2015, which just so happens to be the year the shoes are actually from in the film. So, perhaps Nike is deliberately waiting until 2015 to unveil this futuristic feature to stay true to the movie. Or, you know, maybe the technology is just so advanced that the company truly needed this much time to develop it. 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