Trends, events, and inspiration from the world of BIRKENSTOCK. We'll discuss fashion topics from around the globe, showcase our favorite new styles, and tell the inspiring stories behind the people from our community in our BIRKENSTORIES series.
FASHION & STYLE
BIRKENSTOCK x Rick Owens Season 2 Launch
Following the debut of the second collaboration of Men’s and Women’s runway styles in the Rick Owens Spring / Summer 2019 shows, the first release of the second collaboration is set to be unveiled and will initially be available exclusively in pop-up stores and then at birkenstock.com/1774.
The Berlin-based magazine and apparel brand 032c has joined forces with BIRKENSTOCK to add their unique spin to a BIRKENSTOCK classic: the SUPER BIRKI.
Following the successful launch of the first collection and its global premier with the BIRKENSTOCK BOX in Los Angeles, the collaboration between Birkenstock and Rick Owens extends to a second season, with women’s styles debuting during Paris Women Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019.
BIRKENSTOCK and Rick Owens extend their collaboration for a second season premiering select styles at the spring/summer 2019 Rick Owens menswear show during Paris Fashionweek.
2018 sees a momentous encounter between two unique names. BIRKENSTOCK, synonymous with supreme foot comfort, will debut a limited edition collection with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin – the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin, home of exquisitely hand-crafted porcelain since 1763.
The Rick Owens BIRKENSTOCK BOX will carry a limited collection of Birkenstock styles, along with a curated assortment of Rick Owens looks, objects, furniture, legwear and accessories.
Our guest author and style expert Dominik H. Müller took some time out of his busy schedule to show us some looks he styled for himself and his mom, at his parents’ home in Hesse, Germany.
Our guest author and style expert, Dominik H. Müller, hit the Big Apple this summer. Here he shares his impressions and discoveries, and offers some styling tips.
In collaboration with our guest author and style expert Dominik H. Müller, professional photographer and lifestyle blogger, we present some first-hand styling tips and discuss the latest trends.
We reveal who and what is behind the recordings for our Srping/Summer collection 2017. We also show impressions of the shooting in London in a making-of-video!
Spring/Summer 2019 Collection presentation in Florence
On June 13, 2018, journalists, buyers and stylists were immersed in what was surely the loveliest oasis of tranquility anywhere at the Pitti Uomo men’s fashion week. In the Torrigiani Gardens, centrally located near Florence, BIRKENSTOCK presented its Spring/Summer 2019 Collection. An event that elevated the humble picnic to new dimensions!
The Galleria Rossana Orlandi is considered to be one of the most popular meeting places at the Salone del Mobile in Milan - the most important furniture fair in the world. Exactly here, we presented the new BIRKENSTOCK sleeping systems.
“I don’t think Nobel Prizes are always awarded fairly. I’m delighted to have it, but it doesn’t set me apart from everybody else – I was lucky, others weren’t. So let’s simply get back down to work!” We met the die-hard Birkenstock fan in Stanford.
I discovered my first gray hair when I was about 12 – my granddaughter’s age,” relates Yazemeenah Rossi. Her hair was already almost entirely gray by her late 20s, when she embarked relatively late on an exemplary career as a photo model
After a few crazy business ventures, father of four Geoff Higgo now runs an unusual car hire company in Cape Town with his partner Monika. He has worn nothing but Birkenstocks on his feet since 1986. “But always the Milano!”.
Mariah Nielson’s father was the sculptor J. B. Blunk, a “master of the chainsaw.” She tells us about her father’s legacy – and how Birkenstocks became an integral part of the family.
Matto Barfuss, successful wildlife filmmaker, achieved fame in the 1990’s after spending months living among cheetahs. We caught up with Matto in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, where he is shooting his latest film, about meerkats; and despite sometimes challenging environmental conditions, is always wearing his Birkenstocks.
Romany Pajdak decided she wanted to be a professional dancer at the age of ten. She is now one of the best ballerinas in the world. We met her and her 15-year-old Birkenstocks in London.
„I’ve been wearing Birkenstocks for 45 years,” wrote Bernd Brinkmann. We met the man who has been a Birkenstock fan from the get-go – and a person who has demonstrated the ability to make a comeback in life.
Proponents of sustainability are in the right place in Portland, Oregon. This is where the autodidact and manufacturer of top-notch traditional straight razors Scott Miyako lives. We visited Scott, who wears Birkenstocks out of conviction, and spoke to him about quality and sustainability.
Inspired by the pioneer of electro music Karlheinz Stockhausen and the 1968 electronic album Switched-On Bach, Bernd-Michael Land discovered his own musical style. And this unconventional guy from Hesse has gone on to produce 17 albums. We visited him and learned about his philosophy of colorful hair, sound art, and V8 engines.
A gray beard and long, thinning hair, stylishly paired with a suit, a tie, and Birkenstocks. We paid a visit to the affable defense attorney Mike Whalen and found out why he only wears Birkenstocks, even in the highest courts. And that he finds murders far more interesting than divorces.
If you’re in Los Angeles and you spot a 1950s race motorcycle with a rider who has a portrait of Beethoven on the back of their leather jacket, it’s pretty certain you have just spotted John Zainer.
Rainer Felsen has worked as a music producer for 40 years. His penchant for finding hits has earned him multiple gold records. Despite these huge successes, Rainer Felsen is still down-to-earth.
The ginger beer she wanted didn't exist that's why Rachel Marshall decided to make it herself. Six years ago she founded Rachel's Ginger Beer - and now she employs 80 people. We met Rachel in Seattle where she told us her Birkenstory.
He already has more than a million subscribers to his YouTube channel, his videos have been watched by hundreds of millions of people, and a recent highlight was him being interviewed for the legendary magazine Rolling Stone: Cole Bennett is a music-video director from Chicago with his own platform for artists called Lyrical Lemonade.
Jeff Wears Birkenstocks? written by the world-famous punk rock band NOFX. The first thing we asked ourselves was “Who is Jeff and does he really exist?”. So we began to dig around a little.
Without a doubt, Johannes King runs one of the world's finest and most beautiful Michelin-star rated restaurants/hotels. We visited him at this incredible property, Söl’ringhof, in Rantum on the island of Sylt.
Thomas is CEO of the company Unicat and has a passion for building individual expedition vehicles. We had the chance to visit him at his unconventional office.
