Not to sound snarky, but you don't lace a Brooks because of style or because it looks retro. You do it for comfort. If you're comfortable, leave it alone. If, depending on your riding position, where you have it situated (fore/aft, etc), and so on, you still have some discomfort, lacing might be the solution. I had mine for a year, with about 5,000 miles on it. Liked it for the most part, but the metal frame at the back was hurting my glutes in the area above (maybe just behind, if I'm in the saddle) my sit bones. I had given the tension screw a couple of turns over the year, things would be OK for a few weeks, then I'd endure pain for a while. I had read that some people laced their Brooks saddles, but then my LBS also suggested it. 4 holes 1/4 in apart just under the Brooks insignia on either side, a heavy shoe lace made for hiking boots, and now the saddle is very comfortable. I still have the advantages of leather hammock saddle, but no frame killing my perhaps ample behind.