https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:05:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid/page/2#post-1278689 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:14:02 +0000 CocoLion 1278689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In black these would be a brilliant addition to my food service work shoe capsule.</p> <p>Maybe soon clogs will&nbsp;be as trendy as Birks... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid/page/2#post-1278517 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:08:16 +0000 leopardluxe 1278517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm personally not a fan. They look both bland and like medical professional service shoes to me.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid/page/2#post-1278516 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:06:40 +0000 Susie 1278516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are a no for me. Since I find so many shoes that I love, I'm fine with passing on this trend! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid/page/2#post-1278495 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:43:13 +0000 ironkurtin 1278495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hasn't Birkie made roughly this style of shoe for a while? I personally find them hideous. For some reason they are cuter as slides but why that would be I don't know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid/page/2#post-1278489 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:28:55 +0000 Janet 1278489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, this is one trend I can so far say I will happily leave for others. I just don't care for shoes with that wide toe -- the look like flippers to me, and they also don't fit my narrow-ish feet. I'll have to rely on other ways to nod to the trends in my looks. I would get another pair of slip-on sneakers instead. Sometimes I'm just fine with not being the most fashion-forward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278409 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 05:00:40 +0000 Echo 1278409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that they read as medical professional shoes (my doc wears these in a different colour). I suppose they could be worn as fashion, but then again, a scrubs shirt is just a simple v-neck in that case, too. But most people wouldn't read that as fashion because of its strong association with medical professionals. Nothing technically wrong with it; it just wouldn't be the look I was after. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278377 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 04:01:26 +0000 deb 1278377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They&nbsp;remind me of hospital shoes. The ones that nurses wear. I will not be sporting these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278372 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:52:30 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1278372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think I'd wear them, but then I have a hard time wearing any white shoes. I just have never liked how they look on my feet for some reason--at least so far. I have learned never to say never. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278362 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:25:12 +0000 Neel 1278362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My feet scream with delight ... They look soooo comfy. They look like refined sneakers to me and I would wear it if they weren't white (too much white for me). But I also understand the nurse associations with it. Its hard to shake off such things that are etched in the head. For example, I wouldn't wear a particular combination of color of clothes in India because one of the airline staffs of India wears it. O_O </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278338 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:19:07 +0000 Debora 1278338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting shoe, Angie. Birkies don't work for my low volume feet, either, but I'll be watching to see if any forum members try it and how it will be styled. We can always depend on you to keep us up-to-date on the cutting edge trends. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278334 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:14:13 +0000 Missey 1278334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's what I wear for nursing...though not in white, gets too dirty looking too quickly.&nbsp; My Birks clogs are my avorite nursing shoes ever, I never get sore, achy feet or legs when I wear them, even on 12 hour shifts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278326 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 02:09:39 +0000 Meredith 1278326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Torn on this one. I could see these working with something like Anna's maximalist floral look, so I can appreciate the carefully styled possibilities. But I think I'd look frumpy if I tried to pull them off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278307 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 01:42:40 +0000 Jaime 1278307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh they do look very Dutch clogs to me too! Would love&nbsp;to see them on someone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278283 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 01:06:12 +0000 Astrid 1278283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shannon, I had a look and it's just like I thought, they are part of the Birkenstock 'Professional' line. That means they are TÜV tested so that they comply with standards set in hospitals or by other professional institutions. People here buy those shoes for work. I can definitely see people elsewhere in the world rocking these shoes in an outfit like you described, but it's not a look that would work here in Germany. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278240 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:24:09 +0000 Kat 1278240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't groove on white shoes -- or fashion sneakers, really -- but I like these. &nbsp;I can also see the Euro vibe.&nbsp; I'd like them in another color, but they remind me of the comfort shoe/edgy, avant garde look I saw on women in Germany and Switzerland. &nbsp;I really liked that and the women rocked it. &nbsp;Agreed that it all depends on the styling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278237 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:11:31 +0000 Caro in Oz 1278237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the styling for sure - I love TS's suggestion </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278229 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:56:25 +0000 Ledonna N. 1278229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The black actually remind me of the shoes the nuns would wear at my catholic elementary school. Very comfortable and ver serviceable. These just do not appeal to me but I am sure that someone will rock them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278223 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:52:11 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1278223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting. I work in a hospital and didn't get the nurse vibe from these at all. Besides, wouldn't it all depend on the styling? Pair them with scrubs and yeah, you got nurse. But pair them with rolled white linen trousers and a beautiful knit top, or with khaki BF shorts and a simple tank, or even with a fab linen summer dress and Angie's gorgeous white backpack and IMHO they function the same way as other white footwear...no? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278221 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:44:47 +0000 Deborah 1278221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can definitely see the appeal and could see these as a sneaker alternative with dresses. Not for me though, unless of course the come in black </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278219 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 22:43:33 +0000 Adelfa 1278219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know me and my Birks, Angie, but I have to draw the line somewhere.... They look like Earth shoes but not as good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278181 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:39:05 +0000 Astrid 1278181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, nothing, Angie. But the association is so clearly there that people just don't wear those shoes out of work. I do think you'd get some strange looks styling them fashionably! Of course there's always the option of ignoring that. :)</p> <p>Ornella, there have been Birkenstock shoes for quite some time, they're just not as present in stores. Here's the link to the official page:<br /><a href="http://www.birkenstock.com/collection-en-category-shoes.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.birkenstock.com/col.....-shoes.htm</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278180 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:38:59 +0000 Ornella 1278180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie for putting my mind at ease&nbsp;;-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278167 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:15:57 +0000 Angie 1278167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What's wrong with wearing shoes that nurses wear?&nbsp;</p> <p>High five, Shannon.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ornella, great thoughts. Personally, I think the iconic style of those brands&nbsp;stays King - as Crocs, Converse, Dr. Martens, RayBan and Gucci demonstrate year after year.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278165 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:11:06 +0000 Ornella 1278165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, they looked like Dutch clogs to me even from the thumbnail. Great fashionable shoe and I really like them&nbsp;- I even dare say they are here to stay. These are actually the only Birks I like so far (except Astrid's sandals).</p> <p>Funnily, I was recently thinking how come we don't see more of Birkenstock's own products which build up on the principle of their signature shoes. Same like when the Crocs started appearing everywhere, a whole range of other products followed, from flip-flops to rain boots - what were Birkenstock people doing all this time? Seems like they have actually been doing something and I can't wait to see what is the next thing they'll bring to the market.</p> <p>I can't help wondering though what happens&nbsp;once that key&nbsp;product&nbsp;which made some brands iconic gets competition from its own company? Does the status of that very first thing water down a bit?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278148 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:31:21 +0000 Eliza 1278148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not anything my feet could wear, but also not my style. </p> <p>I do enjoy seeing how others rock this look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278109 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:42:25 +0000 abc 1278109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what Marianna said. And fwiw my first thought was nursing shoes too. To each their own, though! I'm sure we will see some ylf'ers rock them well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278107 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:41:41 +0000 Astrid 1278107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't help it, they scream "nurse" to me. Every nurse in Germany wears closed white Birks, at least it seems that way to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278106 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:41:05 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1278106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks a little too Smurf shoe for my taste. But I feel it would fit right in at the organic people co-op store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278105 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:36:49 +0000 marianna 1278105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More and more I realize that I am very classic and conservative with my fashion preferences. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/birkie---sneaker-hybrid#post-1278099 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:29:54 +0000 Vildy 1278099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>alas it reminds me of the "space shoes" old women wore when I was a teenager. Now I'm their age but not quite ready to give in yet. </p> <p>ETA: <a href="http://www.vme.net/spaceshoe/" rel="nofollow">http://www.vme.net/spaceshoe/</a></p> </p>