Birko Flor Vs Leather Review

Birko flor synthetic alternative from birkenstock to smooth leather.

Birko flor vs leather review. Making it fairly easy to wear right out of the box without risking blisters like with the leather. I read the descriptions for birkibuc birkoflor and they weren t very clear. Birkibuc looks and feels more similar to nubuck leather with a slight nap on the surface. Birkoflor is synthetic and doesn t improve with age.

I didn t really have that issue with the birko flor pair i own. Smooth vinyl with a compressed felt backing. Clean with a wet washcloth. You configure the straps to the width of your foot and you are all set.

Doesn t stretch or fade. Birko flor and birkibuc are synthetic durable easy to clean developed by birkenstock as alternatives to leather. So i ve been looking to get a pair of birkenstocks online and there s a discount code that expires today so i won t be able to try them on feel them in person. They regularly get chucked in the washing machine as well and come out good as new.

The arizona style seems much comfier i could never get on with madrids. I have both and they both have their advantages but i imagine you are talking about getting your first pair of birkenstock or you probably wouldn t be asking. Birko flor is made from soft acrylic and polyamide felt fibres with a durable smooth leather like finish. Anonymous zappos customer february 20 2011 20 found this review helpful.

Birko flor combined fleece inners keep your feet feeling soft against the uppers and an easy to clean pvc outer synthetic gives a little texture and appeal to the upper. My leather ones are really soft and comfy after they re broken in fully. For a first pair i always recommend the leather soft footbed arizona style in a neu. I have the birko flor it tends to come in much prettier designs.

Birko flor is very soft on your foot because there is a lining of fleece on the underside. The birko flor is immediately soft and comfortable while the leather takes some time to break in and always rubs uncomfortably on parts of my feet when i first wear them. Acrylic polyamide with felt backing. Of course leather will break in over time and will improve with age.

The birko flor material does not stretch like leather. For those who want to know the birko flor refers to the vegan nature of the leather uppers. Birko felt is a synthetic fiber and rayon blend which is soft but washable while birko nubuk resembles nubuk leather but is made from synthetic materials.