GET THE PERFECT FIT

For a shoe to fit perfectly, it requires the correct width and length. When making your purchase, ensure that your foot has enough room in the width and has several millimetres of space in the toe and heel areas. This will allow your feet to move freely.

Fitting and Trying on Your New Birkenstocks

Below are some tips on how to ensure the proper fit for long lasting comfort. 1. Unbuckle all the straps and place your feet in the shoes. Make sure your heels are all the way back in the heel cups. when you start walking, the contours of the footbed should correspond to your own arches and the toe grips should fit comfortably beneath your toes. 2. Before you stand up, look to see if there is about 1cm of extra space for your toes and about 5mm on each side of your feet. ou will need this extra room becasue your feet will expand when you stand and walk. 3. Buckle the straps. Support comes from the footbed, not from tightly buckled strapps. A securely fastend toes strap should be enough to keep your foot firmly in the footbed. Other straps can be worn loosley.

Breaking in Your Birkenstocks

Adjust to your new shoes gradually, as they may introduce new movements to the muscles in your feet and legs. Although your shoes may feel rather rigid at first, their flexiblity will increase with wear. Leather straps will become more supple and the footbeds will adjust slightly to your feet.

Sizes

Please be careful when buying your Birkenstocks that you get the correct length as well as width. You should have a few milimetres space in the heel and toe areas. Your toes should not touch the cork wall at the front nor should your heel touch the back. This will improve the longevity of your Birkenstocks.

Please note that Australian Sizes are the same as US sizes.