Customer Reviews Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor™ - Graceful

Still in the breaking in process. Blisters/ bandaids very sore feet. Will continue to try . Amazing arch support. Hopefully one day they will be comfortable :) Love the style

Onyx has a more blue tone than I was expecting. Otherwise great shoe but if you have super wide feet you may find the edge of the shoe doesn't work for you.

i was so excited to get these, but the raised bed around the big toe and 2nd toe that holds the thong in place was so terribly uncomfortable. i tried wearing them a few times thinking my toes would get used to it since i've sucessfully worn thong sandals in the past with no discomfort. sadly, i was wrong...they had to go back. for those who can wear these...i salute you!

Never thought this day would come, but Birkenstock has definitely changed the quality of their sandals. I have this same exact style in two other colors from last season. But ,now the new pair the corking is lighter, the leather straps are thinner and the buckle is not the same quality.

I ordered Narrow shoes, but my box said M. I'm not sure I was shipped the correct shoes, but they are not narrow. The footbed is wide still, even though you can tighten the strap (you look like a goof with a shoe that is too wide).

Gave 3 overall stars as they were damaged on arrival.

I absolutely love the look of this style and do wear flip flops often, however the toe thing was to uncomfortable, I tried it and didn't like it, I returned the shoes. And will reorder another pair.

I usually don’t have a problem with thong sandals, but these were really uncomfortable between my toes.

This style does not fit my foot correctly. I normally wear a women's 10, regular width. In this style, the 40 is too long. When my heel is fitted properly in the heel cup the part that goes between the toes is too far forward. The 39 fits well length-wise, but my foot spills over the side, so the outside of my foot goes over the edge. I have a very slightly wide foot but I have never bought a wide width shoe. I also tried this sandal in the oiled leather version, and the oiled leather was more comfortable between the toes and the straps. It is worth the extra money to get the real leather.

I really loved the shoes but the bitko-flor just seemed so cheap i chose to return them and spend the extra money on a pair in leather. It just seemed like if your paying $100 for sandals the material should have been nicer

I like how these sandals feel, nice and supportive. I had to send them back because I could not tolerate the toe thong. I tried to break them in but I could not get them to feel good.

The molded “bar” under the toe area of the footbed is very uncomfortable for me in several sizes of several styles, so I have concluded that I can’t wear Birkenstock sandals.

Fortunately I had friends and reviews so I knew it could take 3 weeks to break the shoes in. It was painful in the beginning before the ridge under the toe wore down. Although I was told the shoe would shape to my foot, that has not happened. I have a high arch, and there is no arch support. My podiatrist recommended Birkenstocks over Vionic (especially since Vionic changed their design and lowered the arch support). My feet are tired at the end of the day with no support and I sometimes have pain in the big toe joint. I really wanted to love these shoes. I waited 3 weeks before writing this to see how the shoes would fit.

I love Birks, but the part between the toes on these is ridiculously uncomfortable. These also felt stiff, but if I remember correctly with my pair of classic Birks, that goes away once you break them in a bit.

I have worn these a few times. This particular style runs a size larger than other Birkenstock’s I own. It is past the return date .

The toe divider was horribly rigid and hurt pretty bad. Had to return them. I loved the blue color and really wanted them to work.

I've loved the look of this shoe on other people's feet. But I have a low instep and it just doesn't cinch closely enough to fit. Even on the last hole, the shoe slips around or off when I walk. Punching an additional hole wouldn't work -- it would torque the strap too much. I'm exchanging these for a pair of Mayari, which has two separate straps to tighten or loosen.

Love the style...fit was good... BUT IF the thing between the toe was not so hard and is made very hard rubber~~~ it kills me!!! No breaking that in!!!!

I’m moving to the southern Caribbean for 10 months and needed sandals more substantial than my beloved Rainbow flip flops. I wear a US women’s 7.5-8 (medium width) in street shoes (9 in ASICS gym shoes) and ordered 38 narrow in the golden brown Gizeh Birko-flors. My feet pushed up against the edges and the last three toes of my left foot felt jammed into the footbed. The toepieces were also too long, covering about half of my big toenails. The Birko-flor material seemed less substantial than traditional leather (tobacco, rubbed leather, etc.) I returned them and went to a local Birk shop for an expert fitting. Ended up buying 39 regular in the rose gold Gizehs. They fit PERFECTLY when strapped to the tightest notch.

I really wanted to keep these sandals but the piece between the toes was bulky and uncomfortable. It's never a good sign when you're in pain as soon as you put the shoe on. I was disappointed because I really liked the style and just couldn't make it work.

love this sandal unfortunately it was too big. i’ve since ordered a different style birkenstock in a smaller size and i love it. my fault - i should have returned these.

The right shoe's heal area was narrower than the left. The left shoe fit great but the right shoe had a very different feel and was not comfortable. It squeezed my heal. Over time it may have formed to my foot like my other three pair have done but not willing to take a chance.

Despite the instructions that told me 37 = US 6-6.5, this shoe was enormously too long. In a Birkenstock, that really matters. If I put my toes where the toe bed contours are, the heel is grotesquely far back. If I put my heel in the heel bed, the contours of the toe area really hurt. In addition, this "too big" shoe was also too narrow--and I have ordinary "medium width" feet in every other shoe brand I've ever worn.

I really want to love these, they are so cute and the foot bed feels great. Maybe it’s just my feet, but the thing between the toes feels very hard and gave me a blister 30 minutes into first wear. Also a terrible blister on the top of my 2nd toe where the silver part rubs when walking. Maybe it’s just my feet (wide, high arched)? But sigh.. Searching for comfortable city walking shoes, the quest continues.

Really wanted to like these, but they hurt my arches! I've read other reviews that say you have to be patient and break them in, but I just couldn't!