STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

jmango · Dooney & Bourke

shopping for birkenstock gizeh- *update- bought black leather-$60!!*

lacrosseluver04 · BCBG

shopping for birkenstock gizeh- which color?

NCshopper · Hermes

I like the way the silver look, but I think being in the tropics with high humidity, you'd want real leather, not faux, so I say go with the taupe suede (b). I think those are the most neutral and will go with a lot.

boobaby · Kate Spade

I like the glossy black. I also like the look of the pebble grain.

Teresa · Kate Spade

i like the pebble grain, im ordering the silver in those. where are you studying btw?

cahabo · Kate Spade

I like the glossy black leather and the chestnut leather. Real leather is probably the way to go where you are at. I'm sure they would last longer too.

Kelly · Hermes

I like glossy black. I think you should have real leather, they aren't patent or silver (so perhaps not as trendy or flashy and you won't get sick of them as quickly) and I don't think they "scream crunchy" like some brown ones might.

-- Edited by ttara123 at 00:44, 2007-12-24

jmango · Dooney & Bourke

look what ELSE i found (chocolat vernis)

shoot- i think i like these too.......

also- does anyone know what color the following pair is? it looks deeper & glossier than the chestnut brown in the originial post- but i can't tell if it is just the photo- and the website is in japanese

looks like i will definately need to try to see any many pairs in person as possible before ordering

-- Edited by jmango at 09:23, 2007-12-24

jmango · Dooney & Bourke

collegegirl5858 wrote:

i like the pebble grain, im ordering the silver in those. where are you studying btw?

i will be studying in uganda- spent this past semester there- decided i am getting a lot out of it, so i am going back for the spring too

and GOSH, i didn't even know they came in pebble grain silver!! (do you have a pic?) thats the problem with these shoes- SO many colors, and the novelty colors seem to change every year. Not enough colors in real leather and nubuck though, it seems

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

I like the glossy black leather!

Are these sandals comfy? They're cute and if they are, I'd like to get a pair for spring.

boobaby · Kate Spade

wetbandit42 wrote:

I like the glossy black leather!

Are these sandals comfy? They're cute and if they are, I'd like to get a pair for spring.

I haven't owned a pair since the early-mid 90s. I recall they were very comfy but there may have been a breaking in period because the sole forms to your foot.

Once, in hs, my bff borrowed my birkenstocks. They were in the car and she didn't like the shoes she had worn that day (we carpooled). We had an afternoon class together and she came limping in and cried "Your arches are so high!" smile

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

boobaby wrote:

wetbandit42 wrote:

I like the glossy black leather!

Are these sandals comfy? They're cute and if they are, I'd like to get a pair for spring.

I haven't owned a pair since the early-mid 90s. I recall they were very comfy but there may have been a breaking in period because the sole forms to your foot.
Once, in hs, my bff borrowed my birkenstocks. They were in the car and she didn't like the shoes she had worn that day (we carpooled). We had an afternoon class together and she came limping in and cried "Your arches are so high!"

Thanks boobaby!

jmango · Dooney & Bourke

Thanks so much for all of your help ladies!

I went to a local store, where they had the taupe suede in my size and tried it on for sizing purposes- i am a size 8.5 normally, but i liked how the size 38 fit better than 39 (38= 7/7.5)- go figure.

i came across the glossy black leather at endless.com (run by amazon) for $60.90 shipped (!!) so i ordered. (free return shipping as well)

incidentially, for those interested, sierra trading post has a bunch of leather colors on sale at the moment

thanks again guys!