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Opéra Clogs – Repetto x Birkenstock
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As Repetto X Birkenstock launches a limited range of balletcore-inspired granny shoes, here’s everything you need to know about shopping the footwear collab of the summer.
The Repetto Birkenstocks? The latest designer collaboration, best summarised as ‘granny shoes’ meets ‘balletcore’. And for those who feel like their brain is becoming an increasingly chaotic tech-bro word cloud — only instead of phrases like ‘innovation’ and ‘data insights’, I have a collection of fashion trends — relate. However, I can confirm that this chic combination of summer’s biggest shoe trends is worth knowing.
Yes, you read that correctly. Birkenstock — the orthopaedic, ugly-but-good, granny sandal brand — has teamed up with Repetto, the Parisian, effortlessly chic ballet flat originators, to drop the hybrid shoe of the year.
Picture the sole of a Birk, with the rounded toe shape of a ballet shoe, brought to life in baby pink, black and glossy red. The Scala clog comes with two sweet straps across the foot; the Opéra style is complete with optional ballet ribbons to wrap around your ankles. The finishing touch on both: a gingham lining for bonus cute points.
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It might seem like an unlikely collaboration, but the brains behind fashion’s latest frankenshoe shoe know exactly what they’re doing: tapping into two of summer’s hottest trends in one fell swoop. Granny sandals like Birks have been popular for a few years now, but they’ve arguably reached fever pitch in recent months as we all crave a little more comfort during the heatwave. As for Birkenstock’s clog style? They’re practically inescapable year-round, as seen on everyone from Kendall Jenner to Gigi Hadid.
