Answer:
In buckles or lace, they help set the pace. The farther you go, the thinner they grow.
I am tall when I'm young, I am short when I'm old. What am i?
Where would you find a tortoise with no legs?
Commits friendly home invasions one night a year.
What do the French say when you apology?
If it’s information you seek, come and see me. If it’s pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?