https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:28:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-623713 Sat, 19 May 2012 05:14:12 +0000 elpgal 623713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Manidipa, Sorry if I was not clear. The thong style is the Birkenstock Gizeh and the two-strap one is the Dr. Scholls that I buy from the Bata stores in India. I also had a Dr. Scholls thong style sandal that is very similar to the Gizeh. I wore them out and had to discard them so I can't take a pic, but they look like this one:<br /> <a href="http://www.bata.in/webbata/faces/tiles/product.jsp?productID=1409324&#038;catalogueID=2&#038;categoryID=580" rel="nofollow">http://www.bata.in/webbata/fac.....goryID=580</a></p> <p>The straps were leather and the underside was lined in soft suede. The footbed is identical to the two-strap style (so slippery) but the thong helps them stay on. I love this style of art too and am always on the lookout for art to buy but have never found anything that sings to me yet. If you have any recos, please let me know.</p> <p>Freckles, I have the Mayari in a purple/grape patent and the Gizeh in a golden brown. I had the Salina in a burnished leather style called Amalfi, The vibrant colors use a synthetic material for straps called Birko-flor and are less expensive. The leather styles are harder to find, but there is a gorgeous red burgundy that takes on a lovey hue as it ages.</p> <p><a href="http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Birkenstock-Womens-Palermo-Burgundy-Leather-Sandals/6512045/product.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.overstock.com/Cloth.....oduct.html</a></p> <p>Take a look see on the Naot webpage. Different collections are cut differently and there are several that fit medium feet very well. I take a wide width in regular shoes and the Birkenstocks R width fit well. The default width for the womens' line is the N, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622954 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:06:57 +0000 cheryl 622954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Birkenstock's have come along way as far as being fashionable. I have a pair that has two straps and is black patent and they are very comfortable and nice looking too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622932 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:42:03 +0000 Freckles 622932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Elpgal the gizeh come in the most amazing colours. They have an orchid which would be perfect for me as the colour orchid would go with all my red, pink and tourquoise t-shirts so well. The salina are so pretty too and come in some nice combos. I will definately check them out, thanks for the review. Glad to hear that the Naots run narrow as they do have some very pretty styles.</p> <p>Mandipa no apologies needed, this is a hijack of your thread afterall. How totallly awesome that you got an answer to the question of Birks in India and a push in another direction for shoes. I haven't seen Scholl's up here in years and will have to check them out too.</p> <p>Lantana I'll have to check out those insoles, they would be heavenly in my winter boots.</p> <p>Teeandcee so glad you got some info on a product that you did not know about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622849 Fri, 18 May 2012 12:07:13 +0000 teeandcee 622849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lantana, I did not know that! Thanks for pointing that out. Wow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622844 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:58:09 +0000 brown 622844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing pair of sandals!!! Looks good.:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622798 Fri, 18 May 2012 07:31:19 +0000 Lantana 622798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you know that you can buy a Birkenstock footbed? These insoles come in the complete Birkie size range and are thin enough to slip into ordinary shoes. You dont need to have orthotic friendly shoes to wear them.<br /> I bought mine on line for $45:00 Australian. I slip them inside a whole range of shoes and they are heavenly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622746 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:58:19 +0000 ManidipaM 622746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Apologies, Freckles, for going off on a tangent with another brand! But think might be useful all round as Scholl's and Birkenstocks do share a certain aesthetic.)</p> <p>Elpgal --- would you mind pointing me to the styles of Scholl's you wear in India? I can't seem to see anything except the two-strap slides here (they look like the Gizeh in your link), which I find very hard to keep on --- but I'd certainly like to look harder if you've seen other comfy styles. [PS: Elpgal, I haven't words enough to tell you how much I LOVE your profile photo! Both for the goddess representation and the style of art which is very close to my own heart] </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622682 Fri, 18 May 2012 03:02:28 +0000 elpgal 622682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a regular Birk wearer and I have the Mayari, Gizeh and the Salina styles. I picked these mostly because they have narrower angled straps. I agree with the others regarding comfort and durability. You can get everything but the straps replaced. Love them but they don't come along when I visit India. They are a purely dry-weather style and I do not wear them if I am going to be walking on dusty trails. </p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/birkenstock-mayari" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/birkenstock-mayari</a><br /> <a href="http://www.zappos.com/birkenstock-gizeh-birko-flor-golden-brown-birko-flor?zlfid=111&#038;recoName=zap_pdp_sub" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/birkenst.....ap_pdp_sub</a><br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Birkis-Salina-Sandal/dp/B000XRE9YS" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Birkis-S.....B000XRE9YS</a></p> <p>The Naots that Claire recommends come in more fun styles and some style sit higher off the ground than Birkenstocks/Birkis but are, unfortunately, too narrow for me. When I visit India, I stock up on the Dr. Scholls. They are excellent for comfort. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622579 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:16:56 +0000 Freckles 622579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Claire, there is a place down in the market that carries them.</p> <p>The narrow Birks were too wide for you? Do you wear a 2AA? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622556 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:40:47 +0000 Anonymous 622556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Freckles, for what it's worth, my feet are on the narrow side of average and Naot sandals fit me very well. Birks were always too wide in the foot bed itself. You should check out their cork bottomed sandals. </p> <p><a href="http://www.naot.com/cgi-bin/show_product.pl?yaleet_number=7258&#038;cat=5" rel="nofollow">http://www.naot.com/cgi-bin/sh.....#038;cat=5</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622530 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:06:17 +0000 Freckles 622530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Teeandcee those look totally awesome but unfortunately don't come in narrow widths.</p> <p>Rosee you are a lifesaver. In the back of my mind I was wondering if I could get away with the toe thongs but once you mention the callous you get I'm almost positive that my chiropathist and endocronologist will veto them. That's not to say that I can't try them on and see if it's worth persevering though. Luckily enough my endocronologist is on sabbatical and his replacement is a much younger woman who just might have a bit of sympathy :)<br /> I plan to investigate those other materials. The ones I wear all the time are leather but my beach ones, that I try to wear when out on rainy days, are not.<br /> Looking through their site I noticed that a lot of them in the nicer fabrics are the thong style or else they do not come in the nicer fabrics in narrow. There is quite a selection in the Florida though. I WILL have to go down, see what is available/able to be ordered and take pics. I don't think I'm a fair judge anymore as perhaps the graceful fabric is lavender is just adding frump factor to already frump. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622466 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:51:11 +0000 rosee 622466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a pair of bronze Birk Gizehs (pic #1) and I find them really comfortable (except that I have to develop a bit of a callous where the toe loop goes every spring) and they are easy to style. I believe that comfort is first, but the Gizehs are a bit more stylish than the Florida. The Florida can be styled easily too -- maybe get them in a different color "leather" (most Birks are synthetic), a patent or a patterned upper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622454 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:38:05 +0000 teeandcee 622454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dillards carries Kalso Earth shoes, which is one of Earthies lines I think. Below is a link to their site explaining how the shoes are constructed and the benefits of their "negative heel" concept. They have some cute style options. </p> <p>Earthies also has some cute flat sandals.</p> <p><a href="http://www.earthbrands.com/kalsoearthshoe" rel="nofollow">http://www.earthbrands.com/kalsoearthshoe</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622364 Thu, 17 May 2012 19:24:44 +0000 Mo 622364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would opt for the most stylish version that I found comfortable it they were my 'go to' shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622359 Thu, 17 May 2012 19:18:15 +0000 Freckles 622359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kcanshop. I called the store that I trust who carries them and the sales rep said doubted it but I will go in and try them...you just never know! I wear the narrow Birks on the last hole and the straps are very very loose. I have an appt in July and the hospital is just up the street from the store so I will plan to go a couple of hours earlier and check out the Finn shoes.</p> <p>Mo, since these are basically the only shoes I wear do you think that the style will make much of a difference? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622338 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:50:23 +0000 Mo 622338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have more traditional Birks, like your pic 2, but with 2 straps instead of 3. They are not stylish but I am so glad to have them. Sometimes life calls for such a shoe. I do like the ones Jenava has and would have opted for them instead of my version, had I known they were out there! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622336 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:44:31 +0000 K. Period. 622336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try the Finn Comforts anyhow, if you can! Their straps are very adjustable, in the same way that Birks are. Don't let the fact that I have wide feet keep you from trying them if you see something that you like. After all, I wear Birks too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622329 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:10 +0000 Freckles 622329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Kristen, maybe I do have a bit of a poison eye on how they look on me and not other people... When I shop for clothes I always bring other shoes with me to wear when I am trying them on. Not the smartest thing to do when I wear the Birks all the time...</p> <p>Chrizzle I love those styles you mentioned. Unfortunately the Granada does not come in narrow widths. I am going to investigate the other styles. Some of them do not come in leather which always made me say no but perhaps I need to let go of that.</p> <p>Thanks Kcanshop for the review, I will definately check out the ones with the toe thong. Great idea about the Finn but they unfortunately do not come in narrow widths. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622300 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:12:08 +0000 Chrizzle 622300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the tip on Finn Comfort, k can shop. I was aware of the brand, but hadn't investigated to see if there are styles I would like. I really like the adjustable thong and instep strap on the Finn Comfort Alexandria, and the fact that the footbeds are removable and replaceable. </p> <p>The price is much higher than I would usually pay for a casual sandal, but since I am investing in shoes that are supportive and comfortable and will last a long time, perhaps I should consider getting a pair for our brief summers and for trips to visit my family in the Caribbean. I like this color, because it will function as a nude for me and will go with everything: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622274 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:49:56 +0000 K. Period. 622274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the same as #1, and have had them for about seven years. I think they are just as comfortable as the slide style Birks that I've worn in the past. They certainly feel more stylish to me when I'm wearing them. </p> <p>Another line you might be interested in, if you haven't seen them, are Finn Comfort. They come in some interesting patterned leathers. I have a silver pair and my mom has a black croc pair. Even though I have duck feet, the Finn Comfort fit fine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622254 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:21:54 +0000 Chrizzle 622254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you prefer Birks without a toe loop, thong, or heel straps, how about the Granada, Moorea, or Tahiti styles? Those all come in the soft footbed, and look more stylish than the Florida to my eye. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622240 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:04:36 +0000 Chrizzle 622240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Birks in #1 are definitely more stylish. I love the way Jenava and Astrid wore them in the pics you referenced. Not a big fan of #2, maybe because I've never seen them styled in a way that appeals to me. But as a person with bad feet I competely understand that comfort must almost always win out over style. Perhaps there's another style of Birkenstocks or Naots that would be more stylish than the ones you have and be just as comfortable? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622239 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:04:19 +0000 Kristin L 622239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think those styles would be cute with most any casual outfit. A pair of cropped khakis or a knee length skirt would go with either pair of shoes. The big thing is to be comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkenstock-shoessandals#post-622221 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:46:03 +0000 Freckles 622221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mandipa's post on shoe woes<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-last-ditch-shoe-advice-for-blue-blistered-potato-feet" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....otato-feet</a><br /> brought up the subject of the dreaded Birkenstock shoes.</p> <p>I wear these 98% of the time and have a really poison eye for them as I lust after gorgeous shoes. Jeneva and Astrid were kind enough to add pics of really cute outfits while wearing a pair of Birks. I can't thank you ladies enough.</p> <p>Funnily enough both ladies wore the same style shoe as shown in pic one.</p> <p>I wear a different style as I find these the most comfortable for my fussy feet.</p> <p>Do you think that changing to this other style would add a less ugly factor? I usually wear casual pants but not jeans.</p> <p>My shoes are shown in pic two. </p>