To ask for your opinion on Birkenstocks?

I love mine - they're so comfortable.

Mine are these ones (Arizona Big Buckle). I may have been influenced.

My 21 year old is a surfing, skateboarder, student and he lives in his and he is the epitomy of cool according to all my friend's daughters! Go for it

I have wide feet and I love them.

I got some knock off ones from Hacoo. Less than half the price and far more comfortable than the real ones!

I found the top straps hurt my feet, plus I couldn't bend my feet properly which added to the awfulness.

I’ve got black Arizonas. They are super-comfortable once they’re worn in.

Bur they are not very pretty. They can look quite grungy - and that’s not me, so I do think about what I wear them with.

I have 4 pairs (2 x arizonas, 1 x Eva, 1 x buckley) I love them, so comfy and come in great colours. I live in them

Agree with sizing in a 7 but need a 39 which is 5.5.

Current colour is rose gold which I love

I have wide feet and love mine. They go on every holiday as it’s guaranteed all my other pretty sandals will destroy my feet and out pop these that save the day and my holiday

Totally agree. The sizing is really weird. They come up huge. Like you I'm a 7 but I swim around in those.

I am liking the much cheaper PVA ones and they are comfy.

Love my Madrid’s (with the single strap), I am in my 40s but have had them since late 20s if that helps! I’m normally a 4 and have narrow feet but have to buy a size 36 narrow.

I used to wear them before everyone did and they were so well made and used to get years and years out of a pair. I'll be lucky to get a season out of a pair these days and the prices are ridiculous for what they are BUT they're good for wide feet. Certainly can't do any walking in them even in the back strap ones . Funnily enough the new plastic ones are easier to walk in and comfortable for me.

I live in Arizonas all summer, walk for miles in them. So comfortable. I have really high arches and my feet never hurt wearing them. Got a few colours!

I have a couple of pairs. I wouldn’t say they are particularly stylish though, they are the sandals equivalent of mum boots

I love them but always have Madrid big buckle. I don’t think they look hippy. I have quite a few as they last forever but I like adding a new colour each season. So comfortable.

I don’t have wide feet, but I live in Arizonas when not working. Little shorts, tanned legs, Arizonas. I love this look.

I really love them and long to be able to wear them again in the winter (I am making a foray into wearing them with socks in Spring!). I have flippers - so very wide at the toe but narrow at the heel. I also have a very high instep. I have to size down too I am a 41 in trainers and 39 in Birkies. I think people often wear them too big, but your toes should be inside, but up to (not on) the front edge which rises slightly, without a significant gap.

As previous posts attest they may be a bit marmite - they either really work for you or they don't. Oh and I need an ankle strap which is now vanishingly rare and the Rios which I love are now only available for kids. They are/were less clunky than the Milanos.

Just got my very first pair yesterday at a discount. I would never call them stylish, but I have messed up feet and need quite a lot of arch support to not be in pain. I started wearing dupes back in 2022 and was in luck to find it yesterday in both my size and a colour I like. I saw some people recommend resealing the cork whenever the shine wears off so will be buying some sealer as well.

I love them, I can walk miles in them.
this year I bought evellyhootd snd they’re even more comfortable. The dole is slightly more moulded to the feet, they feel slightly padded and just feel like slippers.
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I just replaced a 17-year-old pair of white Madrid birkies with….a pair of white Madrid birkies! Absolutely love them. They’ve lasted really well but the sole was starting to crumble a bit so decided to replace.

the only thing I would say is that I bought the same size as my old pair and it was marginally too small so I had to re order in a bigger size. So size 7 now is exactly the same as the size 6 I bought all those years ago.

i think they look fab with slightly cropped chinos / jeans and bright nails. I’ve walked miles in them on city breaks.

I love mine. I have three pairs, one each of mayaris, gizehs and arizonas. I especially love the mayaris, though worth mentioning that my arizonas are the EVA ones and they are super comfortable and fantastic round the pool on holiday. I've just ordered some sibyls, inspired by another thread!

Maybe 35 years ago

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These are an example of a rocker sole. They mean that your heel and the front of your foot aren't striking the ground separately, but instead, moving forward in a rolling motion. This puts less strain on the structures of the underside of your foot.