birkenstocks

Birkenstock left flat-footed by underwhelming IPO debut

October 11, 2023 | 5:24pm

Shares of the 250-year-old German sandal maker started trading at $41 after the IPO had priced at $46.

How will Birkenstocks fare following its billion-dollar bet to go public?

September 9, 2023 | 10:00am

As a youngster in the 1980s, I eagerly awaited the summer season, when our unglamorous resort town in eastern Greece would be inundated by hordes of tourists clad in Birkenstocks....

Here's how much Steve Jobs' 1970s Birkenstocks sold for at auction

November 14, 2022 | 6:11pm

“The cork and jute footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped after years of use,” auction house Julien’s said.

Rue La La is offering $70 Birkenstocks and we are obsessed

February 17, 2022 | 1:59pm

We are talking all about a major markdown on the coveted sandals.

Billionaire LVMH boss Bernard Arnault takes Birkenstock stake

February 26, 2021 | 12:28pm

Birkenstock, the maker of comfortable but decidedly unfashionable sandals, is jumping into bed with the king of luxury goods Birkenstock on Friday said it will sell a majority stake in...

Hermès Birkin bags, which start at $40,000 a pop, are being cut up and turned into Birkenstock sandals, thanks to the same company behind Jesus Shoes.

Hermès Birkin bags are being cut up to make $76K Birkenstock sandals

February 8, 2021 | 11:03am

Hermès Birkin bags, which start at $40,000 a pop and can run up to $500,000, are being cut up and turned into Birkenstock sandals, thanks to the same company behind...

Alex Birkenstock’s penthouse at 15 William St., which he bought for $2.72 million in 2009. He listed it for $4.49 million in 2015 and dropped the price to $2.64 million in November 2018.

Jennifer Gould

Birkenstock scion cuts price of one of his fancy NYC pads

November 21, 2018 | 9:11pm

While famed German sandal maker Birkenstock is expanding in the city — it launched its first standalone US store in Soho last month — one heir to the hippie-chic brand...

Designers really want to make crazy Birkenstocks happen

April 3, 2018 | 3:31pm

Fugly footwear has found its way onto runway models and fashionistas’ feet for months now. The latest offender? Birkenstocks. Too-cool-for-school retailer Opening Ceremony jumped on the Birk bandwagon by showcasing glitter-covered...

Steve Cuozzo

Birkenstock signs deal for two-story Soho building

December 18, 2017 | 10:49pm

In a nugget of good news on the struggling Soho retail front, Birkenstock has taken over the two-story building at 120 Spring St. The German footwear maker (“since 1774”) will...

The Birkenstock blue Arizona Exquisite sandals.

Hippie favorite Birkenstocks now cost $800

July 17, 2017 | 1:05pm

Have you heard? Ugly is so hot right now. From the rise of normcore to the omnipresence of gorpcore to the great mom jeans renaissance, all things clunky and shall...