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The Birkenstock family of Bad Honnef, Germany has been caring While no shoe lasts a lifetime, with proper care and periodic repair Birkenstock can provide you with years of vintage comfort. Here are some tips to keep your footwear looking good foryears to come. During the last decade of the 19th Century, Konrad Birkenstock designed the first flexible arch support that mirrored the shape of the foot. Karl Birkenstock took his family''s footbed concept a step further by introducing it as a sandal to the German market. Today Birkenstock come in over 100 different styles, colours and textures. Birkenstock offers comfortable quality footwear in a wide and ever expanding array of styles and prices. While no shoe lasts a lifetime, with proper care and periodic repair Birkenstock® can provide you with years of comfort. Here are some tips to keep your footwear looking good for years to come. Avoid extreme heat If your Birkenstocks shoes have cork footbeds, both the cork and the soles of Birkenstock® footwear can be damaged by exposure to concentrated heat. Do not leave your shoes in closed cars on warm days and keep then away from radiators and fireplaces. If your shoes become wet, allow them to dry slowly, away from direct heat. Birkenstocks with cork footbeds come with a light coating of cork sealant which prevents them from drying out. When the cork no longer looks shiny, apply a thin coat of Birkenstock® Cork Life. 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 vintage is a footbed made from natural and renewable shoes 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: vintage 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 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 shoes enhanced by buffing the top layer. This lends a particularly velvety finish to the leather. Birko – Flor: vintage Birko – shoes Flor is a skin – friendly and extraordinarily tear resistant material. vintage 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. Birki''s Professional Clog The Birkenstock Professional Clog is quite a different animal from he Non-Leather Alternatives line. Vegan and animal-free and animal-friendly, these clogs are made of a flexible polyurethane and they''re simply a wonderment in that they areindestructible out-of-the-box. They come in blue and black. I grabbed the blue. The blue is a deep, rich, hue and works well with khakis or jeans.The Professional Clog is perfect or moshing around the apartment or grunging along the garden, but their intended use is in the workplace. These clogs have a fully enclosed back. The tread is super-deep like a radial tire, and that gives you great grip and extra stability while standing or walking. The Professional Clog can replace your work shoe and provide great style and comfort if you walk or stand all day long. Birkenstock believes their Professional Clog to be perfect for chefs, gardeners, doctors and nurses. If they get dirty or muddy? Just hose them off! You can''t shoes get simpler or more convenient care instructions than that! The removable footbed is contoured like all Birkenstocks and is made of a tough polyurethane that will stand up to regular washings and extended wear.
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