Birkenstock Special Order items generally take
6-8 weeks to the USA and Canada.
Smooth Leather: The leather used is super thick (about
three millimeters) yet supple. Natural leather is
instantly identifiable by its smell and the different
contours and colors that characterize its surface. We do
not use any artificial dyes to cover up these
differences as we want to keep the leather open-pored
and breathing. Suede Leather: We only use extra-strong,
highly durable leather for our suede leather shoes. Here
too, the slight differences in the structure are the
hallmark of real leather. Nubuck Leather: For Nubuck
leather the natural structure of the leather is buffed
up, giving it a velvety look.
Embossed Leather: The bark-like surface structure gives
the leather a particularly expressive character.
Birko-FlorŪ Birko-Flor is a skin-friendly,
tear-resistant, easy-care material. The upper layer of
this material has a leathery structure and a soft fleece
is built into the lower layer. Birko-Flor is a
progressive and inexpensive alternative to leather.
Birko-FlorŪ Nubuck: A special finishing process gives
this material a surface layer which doesn't just look
like leather but feels like leather too. Birko-Felt.
Birko-felt is made of a wool pulp mixture and synthetic
fiber felt. This mixture is practically untearable, but
still permeable to air and skin-friendly. Microfiber The
high-quality microfiber we use for our Birkenstock shoes
has a delicate look that resembles Nubuck leather. This
material is especially light, very permeable to air,
durable and skin-friendly.
