No laces to tie. Just zip and go.

Bending down to tie them, double-knotting so they don’t come undone, and doing it all again when you take them off. Slip-ons solve that, but they don’t always feel as secure as a laced sneaker.

If that sounds familiar, this letter is for you. We want to tell you about a sneaker that keeps its laces and still goes on in seconds.

It’s called Martina, and it has been a steady seller for several online boutiques in Europe this year. When we looked at it closely, we understood why.

Martina is a casual lace-up sneaker with a zip on the side. You tie the laces once to the fit you like and leave them that way. After that, the zip does the work: open it, slip your foot in, zip it up.

The upper has a fine pattern of tiny perforations and small sparkly studs, with metallic details at the laces and heel. The inside is soft, and the thick white sole rises a little at the heel.

It comes in four colours, Beige, Grey, Green and Blue, in sizes 4 to 12 AU.

We want to be straight with you about the part that matters most.

You can put them on sitting down, without tying a thing.

That’s the whole idea. We won’t promise more than that: a soft inside that stays comfortable on long days, and shoes that go on and off in seconds.

Why this one? Read enough reviews of everyday shoes and the same wish keeps coming up: something comfortable that goes on without fuss and doesn’t look like a sensible shoe. Martina is our answer to that. The sparkly upper and metallic details make it look like a proper fashion sneaker, and the zip takes care of the rest.

The morning walk, when you’d rather be out the door than bent over your shoes.

Errands and coffee in town, with jeans or cropped trousers.

Travelling, when you want shoes that come off and go back on quickly.

And a day with the grandkids, when you’re up and down all afternoon.

They go with jeans, cropped trousers or a casual dress.

Martina is $79.95, with free tracked shipping to Australia and New Zealand.

Plenty of women like a second colour, so we keep the multi-buy simple: buy 2 and save 10%, buy 3 and save 15%, buy 4 and save 20%, buy 5 or more and save 25%. You can mix colours, and it works across the whole store.

We won’t tell you it’s almost sold out or that the sale ends tonight. It isn’t, and it doesn’t.

We’d tell you to start with Beige or Grey. They go with the most.

Martina comes in whole sizes, 4 to 12 AU (35 to 43 EU). Choose your usual size; if you’re between sizes, go one size up. As a guide, these are our supplier’s foot lengths for each size:

And if they aren’t right, you have 30 days from delivery to send them back unworn.

If you’d like a sneaker that goes on as easily as a slipper and still looks like you made an effort, Martina is the pair we’d reach for.