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Birkenstock is a German based company, which mainly produces footwear with orthopedic footbed. Their shoes were trending in the 70ies and 90ies and seem to celebrate a comeback for spring 2014.

De-sweeten blush pink pieces with a spot of bright red – Take inspiration from some recent fashion campaigns!

While in NYC a made a surprising purchase! While browsing the racks at Saks my sales assistant showed me a Rag & Bone top with an amazing cut and told me how beautiful it looks when its worn. However, it was kind of baby pink and made of almost 100% polyester. For me, whose wardrobe is strictly arranged into black, navy, white, khaki and neutrals, very little print (only breton stripes, gingham and plaid as well as few animal printed pieces) and almost only natural fabrics it was hard to consider a pieces that will stand out so much from the rest of the wardrobe. That said I tried it on, was amazed by the shape and somehow bought it – It was on sale so why not!?

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Rag&Bone Fleet top, photo@ssense.com

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Double strap Birkenstocks versus crisscross sandals and T bar

Phoebe Philo started the bulky flat sandal trend with her spring 2013 collection one year ago. As Karl Lagerfeld said “There is not beauty without some strangeness in the proportions!” one year ago the ugly shoe trend conquers spring 2014 – It needed some time to become mainstream. However, even when buying an intentionally ugly shoe some considerations have to be made to wear it in style instead of sloppy or bucolic. Double strap shoes, crisscross sandals and T-bars are on offer. Which style to choose mainly depends on the shape of the feet….

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Celine two strap sandals from spring 2013, photo@celine.com

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How to wear your Birkenstock sandals in style

Birkenstocks and other sandals with a health footbed are going to be a big trend for the upcoming summer. Its easy to wear them if you are extremely tall and super skinny, like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. But for the average woman chances are that you look more bucolic and rather stylish. Here is a short list of my tips to rock the Birkenstock sandals trend:

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley with Givenchy’s take on the classic Birkenstocks, photo@http://www.starstyle.com

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Birkenstock inspired sandals – Which brand has the coolest styles?

Birkenstock inspired sandals are everywhere this spring. However, which styles are the best? Mainly there are two choices. On the one hand to play a little with the bucolic/ ecologic image of the shoe and wear it in a relatively neutral color and on the other hand to buy a stand out embellished/ colorful sandal.

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Céline criss cross sandal, resort 2014, photo celine.com

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