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.

Professor Thomas Südhof describes himself as a typical nerd. The native of Göttingen, Germany, has been a Nobel Laureate since 2013 and teaches at the Stanford University School of Medicine, south of San Francisco. Südhof spoke with us about awards, fashion, and his meeting with Barack Obama – while wearing Birkenstocks, of course.

Adaptable and free. Modern and elegant. This is the essence and inspiration for Valentino Creative Director Pierpaolo Piccioli’s interpretation of BIRKENSTOCK. Using the legendary Arizona silhouette as the muse, two exclusive styles have been created for the BIRKENSTOCK x Valentino Garavani collaboration.