https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:48:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326776 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:05:25 +0000 DonnaF 1326776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had various ones for decades, and then about ten or fifteen years ago my feet changed and they were no longer comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326766 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 02:58:17 +0000 jennifer 1326766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a pair of knock off Birks in high school . They got extremely worn and after Zorro had a protest marking they got dumped. As they weren't massively instyle they weren't easily replaced. I'm on the lookout for some though. I like them for comfort and the style goes perfectly with my boho look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326744 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 02:35:18 +0000 Sveta 1326744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never gave up on them because I never owned them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326706 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:59:41 +0000 Barbara 1326706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love love love my Birkenstocks. I never wore them until I lived in Germany, only a short bike ride from the local shoe store! I have a dozen pairs of Birks and wear them often. Without socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326703 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:58:31 +0000 Beth 1326703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've actually never had a pair on my feet! We wore Tretorns in college in the mid- to late-80s, but I don't recall any Birks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326647 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:38:00 +0000 suzyq 1326647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another that never gave them up :). &nbsp;I've had a classic taupe suede two strap that I've had resoled several times and a burgundy closed toe style that never really worked for me. &nbsp;I have lived the my silver gizehs for the last couple of summers. So comfy and easy to slip on and kick off. &nbsp;Sad to say that I don't buy many shoe styles that tie (am I really that lazy?!). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326626 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:21:51 +0000 Caro in Oz 1326626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been wearing them every summer&nbsp;for 40 years - not the same pair I might add I&nbsp;might have to be buried with mine </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326610 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:08:09 +0000 san 1326610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was so surprised to see my 18 yr old grand daughter wearing Birks!&nbsp; They really have come back.&nbsp; I have a pair with 3 slim straps now.&nbsp; I had a pair that lasted for years and when I took them to the Birk store to have them re corked and re soled the gal laughed at me and said they were too far gone for that.&nbsp; I guess I don't know where that limit is.&nbsp; I honestly have never felt they were the most comfortable sandal.&nbsp; I feel I have to grip with my toes but I really have a problem with backless shoes wanting to fly off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326600 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:58:46 +0000 Echo 1326600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My mum bought me my first pair when I was a freshman at University - traditional Arizona taupe suede. I still have those, and I have added many more to my collection over time. The patent Birks with the white layer in the sole I bought this year have been workhorses this summer, and I expect they will be for years to come (despite me being sure that Birkenstock's popularity will once again decline soon). I have loved Birkenstocks for 20 years now, and I don't intend to stop anytime soon! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326580 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:17:23 +0000 Laurinda 1326580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had&nbsp;Birkis in my wardrobe&nbsp;for 30 years and&nbsp;I don't expect to ever not have a pair or two. For me their&nbsp;comfort trumps style, but I am enjoying the current Birki&nbsp;fashion moment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326553 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:04:08 +0000 Dee 1326553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've always had a pair in my wardrobe too, but in grad school I gave up the two-strap Arizona&nbsp;version I wore in college&nbsp;for something more exciting like the Gizeh or the Mayari. I've always found Birks much more comfortable and supportive than flip-flops, and I always figured it wasn't any less stylish, at least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326534 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:49:50 +0000 K. Period. 1326534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never gave them up! They weren't ever a mainstay again, but I always have had a pair somewhere in my closet. &nbsp;However, I made the transition from the three strap to gizeh years ago and have never looked back. &nbsp;They work perfectly for me as a prettier version of my favorite comfort shoe. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326524 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:41:09 +0000 Niki Lea 1326524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wore them virtually every day in the 90s for a few years. Then wore them again religiously in the early 2000s, but they've always been a common every day casual shoe where I live. I still have mine, but mostly wear them in the backyard or on quick trips to the store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326512 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:28:30 +0000 Thistle 1326512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I gave them up for corporate America. They were too expensive as a house slipper on my college loan budget, I couldn't wear them to work, and summers were too short with me working too many hours to get much wear.</p> <p>So glad I get to revisit them now. My swollen feet do so love them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326508 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:24:30 +0000 Meredith 1326508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My dog ate my birks when I was in high school and that was the end of that! Wonder what makes them so tempting... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/so-who-never-gave-up-on-birks-after-college#post-1326480 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:03:43 +0000 frannieb 1326480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Deborahs post made me think - Birks have been my go to casual&nbsp;sandal for years. I have had my 3 pair resoled and re-corked many times. I wore them in college and never gave up on them because once they conform to your foot there is no better comfy shoe.&nbsp;<br />My 4 new four legged baby chewed the cork on the back of&nbsp;&nbsp;my favorite three strap pair and I'm waiting until fall to have them re-corked because they are still wearable and I don't want to be without them.<br />So who never gave up on Birks after college.</p>