Why boots?

[dressboots]

Just a quick zipper, with no laces?

Then again, I get the same benefits from my Franco Sarto Nolans, and without the zipper!

Definitely a zipper is my first choice. The physics of putting a zipperless or non lacing boot on require that there be enough room in the ankle for the foot to pass into the foot of the boot, thus making it bulkier. A zipper allows the ankle to be slim and form fitting not to mention ease of getting the boot on and off. Zippers that curve toward the toe as in a lot of boots today make getting in and out the boot even easier than the straight up and down zipper more common in years past.

I also just like the look of a zipper. It adds a different look to the boot.