To ask for your opinion on Birkenstocks?

[holdmyhan]

Just that really.

I’m in my 20s, I need some good sandals and I’ve seen it reported that they work well for wide feet

I find Hotter resort sandals much more comfortable and cheaper. Birkenstocks are so expensive. Resort come in wide and standard fit and half sizes too and different colours. I live in them.
They are currently on sale for £44. Im buying some more.
https://www.hotter.com/resort-sandals-brown-2439?_gl=11dh2oyi_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwgO7RBhBKEiwAZNP85pGwcBBt8qWsNj-gOoWBEQrY3ECqxQVXQ2Sy8qwsDMssOWNHOW8hGRoCD20QAvD_BwE

https://www.birkenstock.com/gb/siena-flower-embellishment-natural-leather/sienaii-smoothleatherflower-naturalleather-0-eva-w_1.html?dwvar_sienaii-smoothleatherflower-naturalleather-0-eva-w__1239_width=N&dwvar_sienaii-smoothleatherflower-naturalleather-0-eva-w__1239_size=280&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen-cat_GB&utm_content=Sandals&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19321290842&gbraid=0AAAAADRmE58Bc4McPs5Fsnq5etBXCc_MB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-_rv4uGhlQMVH4ZoCR3ZjgP-EAQYASABEgI7YPD_BwE
I have these in both colours - I love them . They are so comfortable and a bit prettier than some of the birkenstocks

I ordered a suede pair this week, just waiting on delivery. They seem to be cheaper on almost every other website than their own.

Well, yeah, they're not your idea of stylish but plenty of people who fashion mags deem stylish are photographed wearing them...

Love mine. Have had them for 8yrs, worn them silly over every spring and summer, and they are only now just beginning to fail.

Very 1995. When I was in school (girls boarding school), we petitioned the headmaster to allow a change in uniform policy to allow us to wear Birkenstocks. He agreed…on the condition we wore them with white socks. You bloody well believe we did! 😂 So comfortable. But I don’t think I’d be caught dead in them now in my mid 40s (sorry!).

I wear Madrids with everything in the summer - usually in a metallic colour strap.

They will never be uber fashionable but they are trendy in certain circles. My pretty cool yoga and pilates studio in inner London has a mountain of Birkenstock sandals and clogs in the shoe area during class.

They’re with Evri now so fingers crossed they come tomorrow and are comfortable

Another Gen Z told me they're fine with socks, but bare toes are a no.
My Millennial nerves are frayed.

I can’t wear them. I’ve got flat narrow feet and they kill me. I bought some Eva ones which were more comfortable but they gave me blisters so they got sold on Vinted

No need to apologise for not liking something, but they are totally different to 1995 and an enduring trend.
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/5-birkenstock-styles-for-summer

I bought a pair when I became a mum. They are super comfy and good for wide feet. They’re hideous though, I wouldn’t be seen in them anywhere else than shopping or doing nursery runs 🤣

Sorry to ask, but what is normcore?

@ClearFruit a kind of basic, non-brand-name style, quite simple and plain. The term is quite old now, 2010s I think.

European manufacture is a strong selling point for me but I also like the look and find them insanely comfortable. The first time I tried on a pair it was like parts of my feet I didn’t know existed sort of stretched and relaxed.
I love that they have resisted the whims of fashion in most ways.

As I keep telling my husband, Birkenstocks = grounds for divorce. He got sone lovely Karrimor sandals from Sports direct. I learnt a long time ago that men are not allowed to go shoe shopping by themselves. Mum and i made that mistake with Dad, she had to hide the monstrosities he bought, we even thought seriously about burning them.

They won't be comfortable straight away, they'll feel like rock, give them a couple of hours and they'll feel better.

Ugly as hell. Wouldn't be seen dead in them. Don't even get me started about men who wear them! 🤦‍♀️

I do see Gen Z types wearing them with socks. The Arizona two strap ones. Also crocs and socks. 🤷‍♀️🙈😀

I found out yesterday that I apparently don’t have flat feet like I thought 😂 so hopefully that’s another tick in the box for me!

Style is subjective; but I have noticed that ultra fashionable people are not wearing them as much. Still, I don't care about that. I love mine, I have wide feet and find them pretty comfortable. They also go with everything. I disagree they are the equivalent of a Mum boot; it's how you pull them off and what you wear with them that makes the difference.

I’ve worn them around the house for years. I have a history of Achilles tendon problems so can’t really do proper walking in the sandles as I use orthotics, but I have a pair with a back strap for if I just want to schlep about locally on a hot day.
they lack cushioning so if you have bony feet you may find thrm
uncomfortable.

They may not be hugely fashionable right now, but they are classic and stylish.

I live in the Birkenstock Arizona habana in the summer. And that includes dog walking for hours. They have lasted well enough for about 4 years.

The cork bed is going on one foot and the soles wore away after 1 - 2 years on both heels. (Probably all the dog walking in all weathers!)

I get mine resoled now every couple of years and have bought the cork sealer from birkenstock to see if I can get some more life out of this pair.

The resoling adds platform and they are looking pretty weathered, which works with the habana version.

When I finally replace them with a new pair, I will seal the cork as soon as needed and resole them probably more or less straight away.

I used to live in them, the sandals in summer and the clogs in winter until I got Plantar Fasciitis and then they became agony to walk in.
My mid twenties DD really likes them, we went shopping and I couldn’t believe the price of them now. I used to be able to get them for about £35.