Good morning and yes, I am currently wearing a pair of Birkenstocks? Why on earth is that you may cry, well I'm sitting here typing in my enormous Janet Reger (hold on: not as sexy as it sounds) velvet hooded robe and my faithful red patent Birkenstock Madrids. Even though I've owned them for quite a few years now they're still rather splendid - my favourite is the feel of the soft suede footbed sensuously caressing the sole of one's foot: yum!
OK, so I purchased a new pair of Birkenstocks, well they're Birki Dorian clogs to be exact and despite years of umming and ahhing I've never parted with any hard earned cash for a pair of Birkies which wasn't in the traditional sandal format, but knowing how much I adore the sheer comfort of these Teutonic trotters, I thought I'd go a bit wild.
I am fully aware that they're grey and emblazoned with huge ladybirds and know that it's an 'interesting' choice of footwear. They slightly remind me of Gaston, the ladybird/dog character in the popular children's TV show
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom, but there you go. They're very comfortable though and although they're on a narrow footbed (I tend to chose the normal ones!) they fit like a glove. Obviously above I'm pairing them with a pair of socks, but this is what they look like without:
Finally, if you place both feet together the pattern joins! Isn't that clever? Who says that you don't learn anything from watching the Birkenstock shows on QVC? Hmmm.
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