I am no teenager and while I will forever lament the loss of my freak flag, I can no longer call myself a hippie for multiple reasons, but you don’t have to be to love Birkenstocks. Johann Birkenstock made his first pair of shoes over two hundred years ago. I honestly love my Birkenstock sandals.. I love the way they feel when I wear them, secure and comfortable and I love the fact that my feet no longer hurt at work or when I walk around the town. Birkenstocks