MARGARET | Push button shoes for wide feet

No laces, no bending, and no pressure across the top of my foot. I put them on standing up.

Tying a shoe is one of those small things that quietly gets harder. A stiff back, a sore shoulder, a knee that does not want to bend that far, and suddenly the shoes you reach for are the ones you can get into, not the ones you like. The slip-on pairs that solve it are usually too loose by the afternoon, because there is nothing to adjust.

These use a push button closure instead. You pull the fastening to the tension you want and press, and it stays there, which gives you an adjustable fit without a single lace. The shoe is cut wide through the forefoot for sensitive or broad feet, and the sole absorbs shock rather than passing it into your heel on a hard floor. They come in green, gray, purple, red and black.

Why women our age keep coming back to them

• You set the tightness once and it holds. The push button closure adjusts like a lace but fastens with one hand, so a stiff back or a sore shoulder is no longer part of getting dressed.
• Cut for a wide or sensitive foot. The extra width across the front means no rubbing on a bunion or a sore joint, which is where most shoes go wrong first.
• The sole takes the impact. A shock absorbing sole is felt most on kitchen tile and supermarket floors, where hard surfaces do the real damage.
• Five colors, including three that are not neutral. Purple, red and green, if you would like a shoe that is not apologizing for itself.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save 10%
• Buy 3, save 15%
• Buy 4, save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How they fit

True to size, in US 5 through 13, and cut generously through the forefoot. If you normally buy a wide fitting you will probably find your usual size works here. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one and bring the closure in, which is the whole point of having an adjustable fastening.

30 days to change your mind

Wear them indoors first and see how they feel after an hour. If they are not right, send them back within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

My husband used to tie my shoes for me. He does not have to now.
Imogene F., Tucson

I have neuropathy and most shoes press somewhere. These do not press anywhere.
Hattie C., Sarasota

Bought the purple. I am seventy-nine and I am allowed.
Vera J., 79