An in-depth look at Birkenstock’s Milano running comfort sandal!

The “MIRANO” is a classic BIRKENSTOCK model with a history of over 250 years. These leather sandals feature a double strap and a back strap at the heel. This model is firmly established as a casual item, but this time we will focus not only on its design but also on its functionality, and introduce it in detail.

History of “BIRKENSTOCK,” Germany’s Leading Sandal Brand

Birkenstock is one of the world’s oldest shoe manufacturers, with a history of nearly 250 years. Konrad Birkenstock, grandson of the founder and a licensed German national “Shoemeister,” began manufacturing and selling the world’s first flexible footbeds (insoles) in Frankfurt, Germany. This was the beginning of what is now the ” Birkenstock ” brand and the footbed that is the most distinctive feature of the company’s shoes.

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Birkenstock’s original footbed

In parallel with the production of leather shoes since its foundation, Birkenstock has continued to focus on the production of footbeds, which it began in 1896. After the end of World War II in 1945, Birkenstock’s sandals made with flexible footbeds became the talk of the town among returning soldiers, and 18 years later, in 1963, Karl Birkenstock produced a prototype to further improve comfort. In 1963, Karl Birkenstock produced a prototype to further improve comfort.

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At the time, the mainstream footbeds were made of hard materials such as hard leather, wood, and some metal, but Karl Birkenstock developed his own highly flexible footbed made of cork and rubber. The ergonomics of the time and the one-strap “Madrid” sandal were presented as a medical sandal, establishing the foundation for “comfort shoes,” which did not exist before.

Birkenstock “Madrid