https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:25:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214559 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:43:41 +0000 Echo 1214559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>abc, have you tried the "regular" C/D width? I could never wear narrow Birks, but the regulars are great; indeed, many of the complaints on reviews indicate they are too wide (the reason, I guess, why Nordies might have only carried them in narrow). I guess no shoe brand works for everyone, although if you like the look you might be able to find look-a-likes that fit better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214509 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:00:50 +0000 abc 1214509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You just reminded me why birks never work for me. I have a med to wide foot. I forgot all about how they run narrow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214455 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:16:05 +0000 Jenava 1214455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>they're super cute!&nbsp; Worth the wait, I'd say... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214445 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 00:08:35 +0000 Echo 1214445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you. That's what I had hoped, but the description says it is "Narrow to medium width" and that it is the A/B width. : ( I wish I had more delicate feet, but the C/D width is the one I need.</p> <p>I was fortunate to find them on Happy Feet, but they have emailed me saying they have to obtain them from the manufacturer, which will take an additional 7 days - so it may take two business weeks or more before I receive them. That stinks, but I guess I am just glad I found them at all! I will be counting the days! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214429 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:52:57 +0000 Jenava 1214429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nordies may translate "regular" as "B", since "B" is standard width for most shoe companies.&nbsp; You could IM customer service to be certain. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214398 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 23:11:36 +0000 Echo 1214398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I didn't know they changed the sizing! But I checked the Birkenstock website and it looks like you explained it - just the two widths now with the narrow covering A-B and the regular covering C-D. I suppose that makes it easier, although with all the pairs of Birkies I have I never ordered anything special or specified a width. I just assumed they were all wider than average because that just how Birkies ran!</p> <p>But I ordered the black and white patent ones in a 39 regular (I often take a size 9, but in Birks I take a half size smaller than in a regular shoe), and I just received the Yara, which have ankle straps. When I receive the new ones I will post a picture post with both pairs. I am kind of excited that comfortable-for-me footwear is actually considered "trendy" this season! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214370 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:27:46 +0000 Anonymous 1214370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just purchased new Birkenstocks at our local comfy shoe boutique. These are pair 5? Or 6? I have always worn a 41 narrow but Birkenstock has changed the footbed this year. The old footbed came in three widths, Narrow, Regular and a Wide. Now they come in two widths Narrow/Medium and Medium/Wide. My new Birkenstocks are 40 Narrow/Medium. They feel great and I can barely tell the difference. Best to try on the new sizing to see what fits. Hope that helps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214262 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:56:06 +0000 Echo 1214262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! I normally love regular Birkenstocks, which almost all come in the regular width, but for this summer I am being a lemming for the "trendy" kind. So although I have Arizonas, I specifically want the black patent style with the black and white soles on them, and that particular style seems really rare in a regular width. In most old-style Birks, regular is the width that is always offered, while narrow is harder to find. With the styles in department stores now, narrow seems to be the default width instead, and I'd imagine that has to do with their customer base (or perceived customer base). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214240 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:25:05 +0000 elpgal 1214240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found these on Amazon.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Birkenstock-5170R-Unisex-Arizona-Sandal/dp/B00171AQ6O" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Birkenst.....B00171AQ6O</a></p> <p>You are right, a lot of stores don't carry the 'R' width which fits similar to a Wide or a Men's Regular. Most women's styles are made only in the narrow aka Standard width.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214220 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:56:49 +0000 Echo 1214220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, I think I have answered my own question. Happy Feet has them in a R (regular) size, as well as N (narrow). So I went ahead and ordered them. I wonder if these are just the Birkenstocks of the season, so everyone else is out of regular width? Even so, that seems unlikely, as I cannot imagine everyone jumping on this bandwagon for Birks. Maybe major retailers didn't carry them in R widths because they thought they wouldn't sell? Regardless, I am just speculating, and it doesn't matter because I FOUND THEM!&nbsp;</p> <p>I am almost as excited about these as I am about the new shoes I posted yesterday. They're not nearly as pretty, but they will be far more comfortable! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-nordstrom-question#post-1214188 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:26:36 +0000 Echo 1214188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I suppose this isn't just about Nordies, but I'd prefer to order from them if possible. So despite owning scores of Birkenstock sandals, I've been sucked in by the black patent Arizonas with the white in the sole:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/birkenstock-arizona-soft-footbed-patent-leather-sandal-women/3720280?origin=category-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=0&amp;fashionColor=Black+Patent%2F+White&amp;resultback=500&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_1_B">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/bi.....720280?ori</a></p> <p>I would order these in a heartbeat except they are offered in a "B" width, which is narrow for Birkenstock. I realize that for mass appeal, the narrows probably fit more people than the standards, but are they offered in the standard "D" width"? Were they ever offered in standard width? Everywhere I can find them (Amazon, PlanetShoes, Nordies, etc.) they only have narrows. So were they only made in narrow? Anyone know? </p>