When Parisian avant-garde meets Californian lifestyle: The BIRKENSTOCK Box in Los Angeles celebrates the brand’s collaboration with Rick Owens.

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.