Customer Reviews Birkenstock Yara

Bought these for my teenage daughter. Needed good walking shoes with a good arch. She was happy with the styling of these compared to most she looked at. She wore for two weeks walking through Italy. Her feet and back felt fine. Birkenstock's don't have the most padding, but they were way better than wearing flats.

The footbed was immediately comfortable out of the box. But expect some break in time with the straps. They rub at first, but get better with wear.

Im gonna give a completely honest review && one that *I* wish I had before I purchased these.. -not from Zappos… so, I don’t have a picture that I can upload but I got them in the mail yesterday, and they definitely had a little extra room… I LOVE my Arizonas.. my right foot is also slightly bigger, maybe a quarter of a size bigger than my left. I have quite a gap (maybe 3/4 an inch) extra in the back of my left foot and normal amount in the front. I wear a size 8 all day ERRY DAY.. (ha) and I purchased a 39…. Ugh. They WERE a bit narrow but fit fine. Maybe when they’re conforming to my feet they’ll spread out a little bit…. And conform… to my foot…. Anyway… it’s just an awkward style for my foot type. They’re pretty cute tho! I actually kinda couldn’t decide whether to love them or if i didn’t. I don’t hate them. Other gripes include but not limited to (lmao) - the ankle strap kinda pushes your foot back (??????) and like I get with the other Birks there’s not backing at all but I wish the strap was angled lower so when you strapped them on your foot, they didn’t push against the front of my ankle… I saw another review where a girl said the strap didn’t have enough holes. I get that… I had to fiddle a little bit w it and get it where I wanted, and I was able to get it strapped up… the toe thing is also slightly awkward… I’m not the biggest fan of having something significant between my toes… maybe I shoulda thought of that before I bought them… and maybe it’s the toe strap in general. Again, cute, but I feel like they’re gonna break. Oh whale…. I’m gonna break em in, I have a trip to Germany I WILL wear them for and if I have to buy another pair I will… but not these again…. If I had to go back I might not have purchased them. I guess I could not so totally say I could take em or leave em. I hope this helps yall though at least, if only a bit. I do wish Birk would make alllllllllll their sizes……… uniform…… tis a shame they don’t

Love this style, but around the toe was way too tight. It’s sad because they’re super cute!

I ordered two sizes… The 38 seemed to be a better fit but the sides of the footbed were uncomfortable. The 39 was comfortable on the sides but overall seemed too big. Disappointing because they’re so cute. Looking for solutions for plantar fasciitis.

I really wanted to love these. They look great, but the material for the straps was too uncomfortable, especially the strap that rests just below the toes. The toe straps don't typically bother me on shoes. I thought I could break them in some, but they made my feet ache where it was digging in.

I love the look of the Yara, just wasn’t sure I wanted to have something around my ankle all the time. I also seem to be in between sizes- the 40 is too narrow but the 41 is too long in length. I’m trying another style to see what happens.

These shoes fit true to size and a bit narrower than my other birks which caused my arch to hit the edge of the shoe, which was unusual as I usually wear narrow or regular shoes. The biggest problem I have with these is the cross cross strap at the ankle. Somehow, this pinches the skin on my ankles while walking, and after wearing these out for a day they had drawn blood by repeated pinching creating a raw spot on my ankle. This pinching happens at the top of my ankle or on the sides, depending if I'm standing still flexing my ankle sideways or walking. I kept them hoping the leather would break in a bit and the pinching would stop, but with COVID I didn't have the chance to break them in and now I'm out of the return window. I love my other birks and am disappointed this cross cross strap does not work for me because it is a cute style and used on several birks strap sandal options.

Cute shoe and the leather was nice and soft but this one was a full size larger than the Arizona (which I am keeping). Marked the same size on the box and on the shoe. What's up with that?

Not bad, but the toe strap was really uncomfortable for me. The Daloa ended up being the better choice for me, since it's basically the same style with slightly thinner straps and no toe thong. If you're used to flip flops, these are probably fine, and size was the normal Birkenstock size (39 for me).

The straps don’t fit around my ankle, sadly. Cute sandal otherwise. I ordered black and it wasn’t as true of a black as I was expecting, hints of charcoal/bluish color is the best I can describe it.

The shoe itself fit really well, but the ankle strap was too short, and I could not buckle it. I really wanted to keep these shoes, but since I couldn't buckle the strap, I couldn't keep them.

The ankle strap was surprisingly comfortable, though it does gap a bit when you're standing with your foot flat. I returned them due to the toe strap, which started at the center of my big toe, versus at my foot like a flipflop. Something to beware of if you have long toes.

It's too bad that the ankle strap is too short, I'm sure these would be comfortable. I do not have large ankles.

Unfortunately, I have to return. I'm a size 6 shoe and I got the smallest size they offer, the 36. There was a good 1/2 inch space that felt uncomfortable to walk with. As much as I love the look of the sandal and the comfort of the food bed, it doesn't make sense to keep them.

The fit and size is off. I would get a size smaller.

These looked great and felt great on my feet. I was concerned that the leather strap around the ankle would cause a problem, so I returned them.

I purchased these shoes several years ago and loved them. So, I decided to order a new pair as the others were looking a little too worn. The changes to the design are subtle but enough to make me wish I hadn't made the purchase. The leather all over feels cheaper (the footbed looked horrible after one time wearing them, dingy) and the straps are not as soft (as in high-quality leather). Then there was the issue of the placement of the buckle. The straps fit my ankle just fine but the buckle ends up being on the front of my leg. It lands right up against the cross strap in the front. The whole shoe feels clunky and unattractive. It's hard for me to believe that Birkenstock really needed to dumb down the quality to increase their profit margin. I'm unlikely to purchase of pair of their shoes again. Unfortunately.

These run large. Buy them in at least a half size under your actual shoe size.

Unfortunately I have thicker ankles than a normal person. The ties around the ankles got smaller or something as I have the same pair in another color and those fit nicely.

These were returned mostly because I did not like the feel of the raised area just below the toes. I prefer a more flexible sandal. Upper right area of Right sandal had stained area of possibly clear glue... If comfortable to me, I would have kept the sandals though.

These are really cute. I typically wear 8.5, but ordered a size down based on other reviews. The footbed was perfect. The ankle strap fit odd on my ankle though and when I took a step, the footbed fell off my foot. This would bother me if I was out and about, so they are going back.

I love my Birkenstock Maryari sandals so I thought these would work for a long day of walking by providing ankle stability as well. However, the straps were slightly uncomfortable and the buckle hit one of my ankles, so I returned them.

The anklestrap was a bit too wide and stiff for my style. Also noticed that they were floppier when walking compared to the Mayari style due to lack of instep cross strap. I exchanged for another pair of Mayaris. I have a high arch, in step and plantar faciitus. Birks are the best I've tried and still are more supportive than my custom orthotic insoles.