NEW ARRIVALS

BIRKENSTOCK has opened its second company-owned retail store in the United States. Joining the Venice community on its famous mile-long strip known for eclectic retail boutiques, restaurants and galleries, the store is located at 1208 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach, California.

Like all the women in her family, Shalene has fishing in her blood – her grandmother was a commercial fisherwoman, too. She loves living according to the tides, even though a working day can frequently be 15 hours long. We paid her a visit and spoke to her about family and sustainability – and about how fishing led her to her first Birkenstocks.