Birkenstock Sandals, Clogs, Shoes, Socks and More!

Some Birkentsock History...

Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc., also known as Birkenstock USA, began over 30 years ago when our founder, Margot Fraser, had a dream of sharing the comfort and health benefits of Birkenstock footwear. A few years earlier, while visiting a German resort, she had tried on her first pair and was extremely impressed at how good they felt. From there, Margot learned that the original Birkenstock contoured footbed was invented and manufactured in Germany by Konrad Birkenstock in 1897. In fact, the Birkenstock family has been shoemakers for over 225 years – more than two centuries of creating and perfecting a tradition of walking comfort.
In 1966, Margot began importing Birkenstock footwear from Germany in small amounts and thus Birkenstock USA was born. The business grew every year and thousands of satisfied customers asked for more styles so they could wear their Birkenstock shoes in more places.

Today, Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc., has enjoyed enormous success and continues to grow with many different styles of sandals and shoes. With the corporate offices and distribution center located in Novato, California, our philosophy of providing comfortable and healthy footwear carries over to our company environment.

Birkenstock in 2005!

SportSandalBeach.com is proud to announce the introduction of the newest styles for Spring 2005. One look, and it's easy to see fresh inspirations throughout all Birkenstock brands. This year's styles reinfoce the Birkenstock belief that well-built, comfortable footwear inspires your senses as much as it does your body. But bright colors and new materials are evendent, too. Lively patterns and natural materials feature prominently. To put it simply, styles are both functional and beautiful. They're fun and easy to wear, rejuvenating and refreshing. They're perfect for activity and apres sport. They enhance everything you do.

Comfort begins at the feet and works its way up.

Evolution perfected the human foot with 26 bones, 56 ligaments, and 8 muscles. Birkenstock created shoes that follow the shape and contours of the foot. Next time you make a footprint in the sand, take a look. You’ll see that the sand rises around your foot and provides ideal support. One look at a Birkenstock footbed and you will notice the same form. It’s a form that not only imitates the contours of your feet, but also distributes weight evenly.

A healthy human foot has four arches called the Medial, Lateral, Metatarsal, and Transverse. This is why every Birkenstock matches the shape of your foot with "true-to-life" arch support that ensures proper posture and a healthy step. Each Birkenstock also has a deep heel cup that keeps your heel’s natural padding right under your heel to ensure proper weight distribution and foot alignment.

While most shoes force your toes to conform to designs that cause bunions and corns, Birkenstocks feature a spacious toe box that mimics the shape of a healthy foot. More room means more freedom to bend and flex, and that in turn means better circulation and overall foot health. Birkenstock sandals also have a toe ridge and a toe bar. The toe ridge keeps your toes from over-reaching and protects them from accidental kicks and stubs while the toe bar provides your feet better traction, circulation, and forward motion.

The Birkenstock footbed is made of a mixture of cork and latex and molded to mirror the shape of a healthy foot. As you walk in them, the footbed warms and further molds to your foot while encouraging a healthy walking stride. Not only does this promote all-day comfort; it greatly improves your posture and overall well being and becomes your personalized Birkenstock so that no one else can wear your Birkenstock!

You put 500 pounds of pressure on your feet with every step you take, not to mention 70,000 miles during your lifetime. Birkenstock’s cork footbed provides your feet a perfect balance of firm support and shock absorption to help your feet accommodate this weight.

When you wear Birkenstock sandals, clogs, or shoes, your feet carry your weight more efficiently, your spine aligns more correctly, and your entire body feels less fatigue

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