Velcro Shoes

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I have scoured the internet and stores to find some decent looking and more importantly comfortable velcro shoes for adults. They simply don't seem to exist. I don't know why because they are easily adjustable, are capable of looking cool and never come untied (obviously). I propose we design some shoes and ask a particular shoe company if they will make it for us. As a kid I wore velcro shoes for as long as possible and its not fair that as an adult or older adolescent that we cant do that anymore really. Tying shoes is difficult for many autistic people and velcro shoes are easier to make "feel right". Cast your votes and tell me what you think.

Yeah, tying shoes can be difficult, it certainly has been for me for a very long time and I think velcro is a wonderful alternative to the old fashioned method of laces. I don't really see why laces are the preferred method of tying shoes: They can be tricky for many people to tie; they can be very hard to clean; they can be easily untied by accident and they can also become extremely tight knotted if untied incorrectly.

I do believe that one of the reasons why laces continue to be the prime choice for tying shoes is in fact the stigma of not being able to tie your own laces, particularly in masculinity. It can be a humiliating sign to wear shoes which are anything but laces, since it may indicate that you in fact can't do something as 'basic' as tying your own shoelaces and that can hurt one's ego. Of course, I think that is very stupid, but that's how the majority of society works and I do admittedly feel ashamed if I'm not wearing shoes which have laces. .___.

I don't really mind it. The velcro on shoes hurts my ears though, so I prefer not to get any like that.

Funny story about me tying shoelaces, I actually tie them left-handed, even though I'm right handed! How did that happen?

Probably the same mysterious way how I write left handed but do everything else right handed.

I should get some. I'm terrible at tying laces. They're always coming undone and I'm either tripping over the laces or constantly retying them.

I guess I'd count my shoes as "slip-on" even though that's not very accurate for them. It's more accurate than any of the other options. Slip on suggests to me that you just slip them on without using your hands, and these are more "I pull my shoes onto my feet and then velcro the top so that it doesn't have any risk of moving in something like fast moving water"

Adult velcro sneakers would be useful, but I'd personally not use them. I prefer my barefoot approximating shoes.

Have you tried Crocs? They have new models completely closed, and they do not need laces or velcro. My Aspie husband loves Crocs.

You mean these miserable looking things?



My feet hurt just looking at them.

i tie my shoes, it doesn't look like much in the knot department, but they do, usually, stay tied troughout a day; with only a refastening required if i walk around a lot.

Velcro sneakers were quite common in the 80s. I had some that had both laces and a velcro strap at the top. One pair of high tops had a velcro closure around the ankle. I think those were supposedly designed for weight training, though I don't know how they would have helped any.

So maybe try looking in Retro resale clothing stores, if you can stand the thought of wearing somebody else's used shoes.

I tie my shoes now but I wore Velcro shoes til I was around 12 (I'm bad with time but I know I was tying my shoes before 7th grade which was age 12/13 for me.)

It took me a long time to learn to tie my shoes compared to everyone I know (except one person who wears shoes that don't require tying - not Velcro shoes).

I wore velcro shoes as a kid. I got teased for it though because I wore boys velcro shoes because I liked the cute pretty sharks on them. I think think they were for a silly 90's cartoon called Street Sharks. I never liked the cartoon but I like the pretty blue shark with purple stripes. I secretly wanted to be a boy as a kid so it never bothered me when kids teased me for my boy's shoes. I can't really remember if kids teased me for my Lion King velcro shoes. I had more problesm with adults harassing me for not being able to tie my own shoes. My mom was always telling me I would have to learn how to tie my own shoes soon becuase I would soon grow out of being able to wear velcro shoes. It's not that I couldn't learn how, I just couldn't master tying them. I never was able to do it until high school and I still have trouble. I make up for it by wearing slip ons. My mom says they do make velcro shoes for adults but they're probably for mentaly challanged adults. I don't need any more stigma. It seems everyone wears crocs and if we ever move back to Texas, I'll get some cowboy boots. As I said, I only got flack for not being able to tie my own shoes as a kid.

I've worn velcro shoes for as long as I've found them in stores (since the 90s). I gave up on laces once I no longer had to use them. It seems strange, as my mother insists I could tie my shoes fine, but my shoes came untied constantly, or were too loose (which is excruciatingly distracting) or too tight (which is excruciatingly painful), and velcro shoes are the only sneakers that have ever been comfortable.

I also got it out of my mother that it actually took me a long time to learn how to tie my shoes.

I cannot answer your poll, however, as I purchase my velcro shoes in the women's shoe department, and I cannot determine that they were designed for any particular age at all.

Not all crocks look like that. They have different models now, and different materials in the inside, too. You should give them a try. They are ver comfortable. You can check the new models at crocs.com/women-footwear.

Velcro shoes ftw! I can tie my shoes but they ALWAYS seem to come undone. It got pretty annoying, so now I just stick to velcro.

I don't understand why people hate crocs so much, I always thought they looked ok and somewhat fun.

If you are looking for tennis shoes, you might be able to find a pair that slip on. I need to look if there are any for men. Not sure if there are any for women at the moment, either. I remember seeing tennis shoes that were more like ballet slippers or something, just not so pointy, satiny or ribbony. Such shoes are supposed to be like going barefoot.
Next time I am at Academy, I'll look and see if there are any velcro tennis shoes for dudes. I will check out Wal Mart, too. If I see some, I'll mention it on this thread.