The majority of my friends are senior citizens. A good number of them (including me) need wide or extra wide (E-EEE) fit shoes. We buy Clark’s, Hotter and DB shoes.
I would say that 99% of my shoes have lace up or Velcro fastenings. As I usually wear trousers they look ok.
These days I mostly wear slippers, good old fashioned fully enclosed ones.. Mind you I’ve always worn this type of slipper as could never keep the mule type ones on. These days more for safety as not as stable on the old pins as I was. Another reason I wear trousers is I don’t want to show my knickers if I should fall over!
Never have been a strict follower of fashion, prefer to be smart and comfortable.