Which style of Birkenstock?

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I have Madrid, Ibiza and Mayari. I love them all 😄
But I need some new ones and can’t decide which style. All I know is Arizona look too thick in the strap and I don’t like the toe post Gizeh ones.

Which styles do you have/like best?
I’m thinking silver, or maybe khaki?

I love the toe posts so have Gizeh and Yara. Love my Yaras.

I like Florida with the soft footbed.

Mayari all the way, never wear anything else!

Gizeh,I have 2 pairs and mayari, I had some lovely floral ones a few years back

Florida. They stay on. I also like Ibiza but they are more the 'grip on with toes for dear life' type.

mayari for outside and Arizona are my slippers at home

Arizona’s for me - look fashionably clumpy . I have several and love them all.

Mayari for me too, I have 2 pairs, love them.

Hmm I think I wanted some Ibiza again, but I can’t find them on Birkenstock website and no combinations of my size and colour I want online.

Might go for the mayari again... still undecided tho

Quick question, well 2 actually, why do you need to many pairs as they are almost indestructible. And my ones which are 5 years old and I don't wear much except on holiday now hurt me, any ideas why?

I'm currently covering the metallic copper Arizona's. Also have you seen the new big buckle Madrid's?

coveting...not covering!!

Minty - I wear down the soles to the cork
I usually get 2 summers of almost continuous wear out of them before they’ve worn through.

I’ve just gotten some silver platform Arizonas in order. I had them in lilac with a tiny and subtle diamanté detail on the buckles. Platform Birkenstocks are the way to go.

mayari

Do they have to be Birkenstock? I just got these. They're lovely.

I've got the vegan Arizonas which I wear round the house. get a size smaller than you are in shoes though as they come up really big.

Gizeh here! I love them

I've always had Gizehs and live in them every summer. The first outing was agony, but I wrapped a gel plaster round the post, which did the trick while my between-toes toughened up, and I've never looked back.

15 years later, I fancied the Arizonas for a change, and got a white leather pair. Love them even more than the Gizehs for looks, and they're just as comfortable - or so I thought until I took them off after their first wearing, and saw a small patch of skin below the middle toe on each foot had rubbed raw. My feet had felt a bit sore, but I didn't realise the skin had broken. I had the toe strap buckled too tight, and the short flap of leather beneath it had rubbed.

My pristine Arizonas now have lovely permanent bloodstains - though luckily you can't see them of course. Feel a bit cross because I bought them in the Birkenstock shop, so they could have advised on fitting. Anyway, the weather's gone to s**t again, so by the time we get more sun I should be fully healed!

I wear my mayari ones pretty much daily. Ordered a pair of Salinas the other day and waiting for them to arrive. They look like a cross between Arizona and mayari

dilly where did you order your salinas from?

I'm in the US and got them from Zappos. They are available in other stores too, didn't realise they might not be in the UK (if that's where you are). Just had a quick look on Amazon UK and see they are £190

For me it's the Florida all the way. The three skinny straps are very flattering on the foot and comfy with bunions as there's no strap rubbing on them (the glamour!)

I have silver ones and they seem to go with everything.

Some Birks make your feet look like boats but the Floridas look much neater somehow.

Madrid. All others look fugly to me!

I have silver Floridas too. I'm on my second pair, as yes they go with everything. Would like patent black or navy too.