Birkenstock Florida Sandal

I''ve been wearing Birkenstocks since 1996 and have bought 53 pairs to date. I have them in different styles: sandals, clogs, thongs, dressy flats, casual flats, and even an athletic shoe style. Initially when I bought my first pair it took a week to break them in. I''d wear them for a couple of hours per day until they started molding to my insole. I guess I have adapted to Birkenstock''s cork footbed as I no longer really need to break them in.

The Florida is one of my favorite styles as it has a more feminine profile. The three bands secure the sandal to the foot; no problems with slippage as these babies stay put. They are designed so your toes grip the toe bed. They conform to my feet and offer a lot of support as well as comfort. The best way I can describe it is that the shoes mold to one''s feet through a combination of weight/pressure as well as body heat. Rather than trying to adapt your feet to a pair of shoes Birkenstocks do the opposite because they adapt to the wearer.

If you flex each shoe 2-3 times before initially wearing it seems to make the shoes seem less rigid. Once the shoe starts to mold to the foot, the insole will darken and have an imprint of your foot on the sole. The Birkibuk upper is a synthetic material which mimics nubuck and is easy to clean if necessary and is stain resistant. In the past I''ve treated the upper with Camp Dry, but it isn''t really necessary.

These sandals are great if you are o.k. with a somewhat hard sole and willing to give them the appropriate time to break them in. They''ve helped with my posture, I pronate far less, and I''m so used to wearing them that I forget I have them on.

I have been wearing Birkenstock sandals for fourteen years, and have loved every pair that I have purchased.Except these, which I will be returning immediately.I don''t know what the upper portion of the sandals are made of, but it is not leather or suede, or anything that would last as long as I expect my Birkenstocks to last.If these shoes cost $25 or $30 I could maybe live with this man-made material, but not for $65 or more per pair.Please read carefully before you purchase your next pair of Birkenstock sandals, and make sure that they have leather uppers.

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This is my second pair of these sandles. I just love them. They are a little expensive...but comsidering they last jsut about forever...not a bad deal! I am hard to fit and these fit me well and are vey comfortable. I take them on vacations..pack easy and can be used at the pool or as slippers in your room. Great for just kicking around!

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I always wear Birkies.I love them for their comfort as well as their great craftmanship.These Birkies were described as having leather uppers but they were the "birko-flor" when I received them.I don''t have objections to this material, but for $98 I expect leather.Especially when leather is indicated.I can get the birko-flor cheaper locally.

I see that Amazon has changed the description from leather upper to birko-flor.I''m glad to see that.

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The description clearly said LEATHER uppers, and the photo was of LEATHER, too -but the ones I got have SYNTHETIC (i.e., cheaper quality) uppers. In looking at comments on other items in this category, apparently Amazon has a HUGE problem with inaccurate description on Birkenstock shoes. They have just one generic description for each style of shoe which specifies composition -but then they have all sorts of different ones actually for sale in that style.No way at all to tell what you are ordering unless the one you pull up specifically says in its "size/color title", "Birko-Flor" or whatever for that item -but most of them don''t, as they just say the size and color. Amazon needs to quit selling these until it gets it right!!!Free returns, but lots of aggravation, time, effort and disappointment involved.I can''t get an exchange, of course, because I can''t trust the description.Very disappointed.