Stop the Birken-Hate

Fashionistas and shoe-bloggers are prone to get way too worked up over their bitter feelings toward Birkenstocks. What gives? It is as if they feel that a day in a comfy sandal will utterly banish them from wearing snappy slingbacks and cat woman-type boots ever again. This is ludicrous. Adding a shoe to your wardrobe is simply adding a shoe to your wardrobe, i.e. you can wear a slouchy Birkenstock today and don your Manolos again tomorrow. Birken-hate seems plain insecure. And, while this may not be a universal truth for everyone, I think if Mary-Kate says it’s okay...it is okay.

Birkenstocks generally stick to the classic recipe of cork, rubber and leather. Yum! They have been adapting to their owner’s unique foot shape and stride since 1774. Besides being reputable for hundreds of years, Birkenstock is also pretty green. The cork in the soles is made from the wine industry’s left over, unused cork. Birkenstock helps ensure that no bit of harvested cork is used wastefully or thrown out. They also mindfully recycle bits of leather, latex, and other leftover materials.