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Sturdy, dependable, and engineered to help with your posture, the Madrid sandals from Birkenstock may be ideal in terms of practicality, but they’ve also experienced a fashion renaissance in recent years. Crafted from smooth faux-leather, the latest iteration is set on the brand’s trademark cushioning EVA sole which moulds to the perfect fit, so that you get to enjoy their cosy constraints for hours on end. Count us in.
With its famously comfortable soft cork footbed, the 250-year old Birkenstock brand is enjoying a new wave of popularity, with its Boston suede clogs, Madrid and Arizona sandals stealing the spotlight thanks to cosy shearling and big buckle iterations.