I have laced my sneakers that way back in the days simply because Nike did it that way in the brochures but it didn't work at all! You have to lace them under the tongue to get that same effect so you will feel that at the inside on your feet. Besides that you can't pull the laces in a normal way.
I agree, the colour in the Boon magazine does not represent the colour they actually where. The 2020-retro's do a good job but the color on the swoosh and on the inside of the tongue should be a little brighter to pop more. In 1991 you would notice them at the streets in an eyewink due to the...