birks - shoe accessories

shoes have ample room in the toe area with a toe-grip which helps to re-align your toes and relaxes cramped toe joints. The basisfor every sandal is a footbed made from natural and renewable resources. This footbed features proper arch support, deep heel cup and adequate room in the toe area. The result is improved posture and balance for greater comfort when walking. All models and styles perfectly fit your feet. Smooth leather: The leather used is super thick yet supple. Natural leather stands out through its unique surface structure and its naturally occurring varying color scheme. We do not use any artificial dyes to cover up these genuine differences but leave them birks the way nature intended. Thus the leather retains its pores. Nubuk leather: BIRKENSTOCK nubuk leather originates from choice grades of the best European cattle. Nubuk leather is a full grain leather whose natural characteristicsare enhanced by buffing the top layer. This lends a particularly velvety birks finish to the leather. Birko – Flor: Birko – Flor is a skin – friendly and extraordinarily tear resistant material. The easy care surface has a leather – like look. A soft fleece is incorporated into the second layer which is supple yet sturdy. Birko – Flor is our progressive yet inexpensive alternative to leather.

No animal byproducts are found in the Non-Leather Alternatives line. The footbed liner is made of Birkolon (chemically stable "velon" -- a cotton and polyester weave). The footbed liners are dipped in polyurethane and they''re free of chlorine, chromium, fat and resin. They''re also waterproof. Clean them with a damp cloth. Replacement liners are available. The footbeds are a cork/latex mixture and are repairable. The soles are EVA (ethyl-vinyl acetate). I put on my black Milanos and hopped into the shower.I then got them entirely wet and I walked around birks the apartment to let the Birko-Flor uppers mold to the contours of my feet as they dried. I now have a "perfect fit" that molds to the contour of my feet -- an impossible feat for leather to imitate. Beware that, unlike the leather versions, the glue used to bind the Birko-Flor to the footbed sides dries hard along the arch because it can''t "sink in" to the Birko-Flor as it can with leather. I confess to a moment or two of discomfort as I tried to wear away the dried line of glue along the inside of the sandal. I wore thick socks and did my "shower treatment" a few times. After a week or so of everyday wear, the extra glue became more malleable and I can now go barefoot in my Birkenstock once again without brittle glue pain. The Birkenstock Non-Leather Alternatives are the most comfortable sandal or shoe I''ve ever had the pleasure to wear or own despite the initial hard glue issue and they''ll cost you around $70.00 on the street.

Polyurethane: This water-and-stain-resistant material is used to create our Birki® Clogs and some of our soles. It''s no wonder feet are happier in Birkenstocks.It''s shock absorbing, comfortable, and durable. EVA (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate): Softer and lighter than polyurethane, EVA is water and stain resistant, shock absorbing, and used to create our Birki Sport Clogs and most of our soles. I had given up hope of birks finding a shoe that would leave me pain free. As a teacher, I am on my feet all day; I realized after wearing my one pair of Birks sandals all summer that I hadn''t been in pain for 3 months! Needless to say, I have purchased several pairs of clogs birks and shoes and that''s all I wear today! In fact, a Birkenstock is shaped like a healthy footprint. A foot in a Birkenstock is free to function the way a foot was meant to function. And that''sthe key to keeping feet healthy and comfortable. Our famous contoured footbed was designed to recreate the experience birks of walking barefoot on a gently yielding surface.