Thank You For Smoking, told The New York Times that same year. “There’s something about the shoe that is universally understood that makes it so funny.”Almost two decades on, the German sandals once reserved for hippies remain emblems of do-goodness for the green juice brigade, with designers more used to creating for the catwalk (Phoebe Philo and Valentino for instance) keen to work on luxury collaborations.It’s not just the so-repellent-it’s-irresistible design, with its much copied footbed , that have pushed Birkenstocks to the top of the fashion mountain.
These sandals are the apogee of dressing in a way that feels good rather than titillating a male gaze. Birkenstock’s tree-hugging associations also make the brand ripe for cross brand.
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