Birkenstocks, Birkenstocks, Birkenstocks – never has a shoe elicited so much hate and love simultaneously. Once regarded as the ugly shoe tasteless tourists wore with socks, over the last decade it’s been worn by everyone from those mentioned tasteless tourists, to celebrities, to fashion bloggers.
Last summer saw the rise of the trend – UGLY sandal, this summer is not really any different – chunky, platform-style, masculine-influenced sandals occupy many places in homes sitting proudly alongside the latest Louboutins.
As of a few weeks ago, I’m now a proud owner of 4 pairs 😀 ..ok maybe one of them has seen better days ..but I like even numbers.
Those babies in the top pic are my current favourites, mainly because they’re chunkier than others – look at the pic below – they’ve got a flatform !!
For those who aren’t aware, there are actually two types of Birkenstock sandals – Papillon range and Traditional range. They both have the same footbed, but the papillon range tends to be a bit more adventurous – patterned options (and my chunky white ones). The pic above is from the Papillon whilst the one below is from the Traditional range.
The photos below are all from the Papillon range
The photos below are all from the Traditional range
BTW for those who want to get in on the trend, in Malta Birkenstocks are sold at Stivaletti.
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