s if for fabled shoelaces

i being little and going shoe shopping and looking for shoe that do up with Velcro because i hadn't mastered the fine art of shoelace tying i am pleased to say i have been tying my own shoelaces for some time now but what is so wrong with Velcro why have mens shoes resorted almost exclusively to shoelaces as the fastening of chose (i cant remember the last time i saw a buckle on a mans shoe)
in design make some so easy a child could do it is usually a good thing but walk down the street with Velcro fastened shoe no one is going to look impressed at your well design footwear,

mugs in my shop as always