Easier to Wear Shoes and Associated Methods

A shoe comprising at least two tongues and at least two means of closing the shoe, said two means of closing the shoe comprising at least two zippers, said at least two tongues comprising an inner tongue and an outer tongue, the inner tongue positioned so as to abut against a foot of a wearer, the outer tongue positioned so as to abut against an outside surface of the inner tongue or the outside surface of a vamp and/or quarter, the two zippers comprising an inside zipper and an outside zipper, the inside zipper operationally connected to and positioned on an instep side of the vamp and/or quarter, the outer zipper operational connected to and positioned on the vamp and/or quarter on a side opposite the instep side.

A shoe comprising at least two tongues and at least two means of closing the shoe, said two means of closing the shoe comprising at least two series of hook and loop strips, said two tongues comprising an inner tongue and an outer tongue, the inner tongue positioned so as to abut against a foot of a wearer, the outer tongue positioned so as to abut against an outside surface of the inner tongue or the outside surface of a vamp and/or quarter, the two series of hook and loop strips comprising an inside series of hook and loop strips and an outside series of hook and loop strips, the inside series of hook and loop strips operationally connected to and positioned on an instep side of the vamp and/or quarter, the outer series of hook and loop strips operational connected to and positioned on the vamp and/or quarter on a side opposite the instep side.