Birkenstocks.- trendy or square?

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They remind me of some Scholl sandals my Mum had in the 70's but everyone seems to have some. Any wearers out there??

yes, i have some cos they're super comfy and lovely.
but I am totally uncaring about all things of style and just wear what I like. so i have no idea if they're trendy.

ds1 has some too, and they're very fab

They just remind me of funny toe nails, it's probably just a childhood memory!
I nearly bought some last summer but chickened out, and bought wedges instead.

I can't wear them, they kill my feet. (Think I have flat feet!!)

they are wonderful and there are many many different styles. Try. You will be converted and there are a pair out there with your name on

I have flat feet and they give my arches and knees the support they need! I usually have to wear orthotic soles in shoes/boots.

Yes I love them. they are big enough and wide enough for my hobbit feet and I like how they look. And you can get loads of funky colours and styles.

I think they are kind of trendy and square - just like crocs are (or were) trendy and hideous.

I had a pair of the Birkenstocks. They were wide enough to fit, but they hurt my feet so they went "bye bye".

I love them and don't ever want them to be stylish.

They are fab. Look at footshopping.com

Some are very square, others are middling and some are downright trendy.

I don't care as long as I'm comfy.

I've got two pairs.
They last ages, are trendy but don't go out of fashion, come in lots of colours and styles and my chiropodist said they were some of the best shoes you could wear (she also said Crocs give good support too)

I have a silver pair, I love them. I think they are fairly trendy. I would be careful about wearing them all summer though - they give fantastic support to your feet, but there is no absorption at all in the soles, so if you're doing lots of walking on pavements, you're at risk of getting a very painful (but fortunately temporary) condition called plantar fasciitis. Ouch. So if you do buy some, alternate with other shoes....

They look comfortable but i always associate them with hairy au natrelle type folk. sorry.

They are so comfy, once you've worn in the footbed a bit, and some of the colours and designs are great. I've got the narrow size which is a blessing if you've got narrow feet. Great if you like wearing flip flops in the summer but want some support.

i have a pair, v v comfortable ,in a bronze colour

I don't think that they're trendy, (though they had a recent peak in popularity a few years back) but they have a certain cool for being so unashamedly practical (comfortable & durable) & simple in styling (thinking madrid & gizeh). I am devoted to them because I walk everywhere.

I don't care if they are trendy or square, they are the most comfy shoes/sandals etc I have ever had.

They also save me wearing my bright orange crocs in public, which is probably a good thing

no jewels on yours Lulu ?!

sadly not, save those for DD

HAte them - toe post is the most unforgiving plastic...(ouch!) Give me my Rikkers any day

I wear the madrid, I have black, white,bronze and blue. I have plantar facillitis (sp) and these are the only shoes that help they are vvv comfy and I am vvv trendy .

i was just looking at some as a birkenstock virgin - was looking at these here but how do i know if they are blokes or womens? also worried will look like my mum!

yup seems they ar emens alo thinking of fit flops instead perhpas?

Neither. Comfortable.

Well, BonsoirAnna, who lives in Paris was raving about them on a thread I started the other week. She bloody loves them, she does. But then someone else came along and said they were only for Guardian readers.

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