(I love both of my shoe children equally!) I have, however, come to deeply appreciate their different and complementary skill set. These sandals haven’t taken the place of my old Birks, in my closet or my heart. The EVAs are kind of like a resourceful younger sibling-if the original Arizona is Barbie, then the EVA is Skipper. Belt is 1.
Men’s leather belts set Come with metal buckles Pair well with jeans, shorts, dress & slacks Belt width: 1.25 Material: genuine leather Clean with damp cloth Belt sizing: 30-32,34-36,38-40,42-44 Ordering a size up is recommended. (And, appealingly, they cost roughly half the price.) Product Details 2 Pack: Barbados Leather Mens Belts - Brown & Black. The Arizona EVAs are similar in design to the original Arizonas, but the EVAs are made from waterproof plastic. Luckily, there just happened to be an extremely qualified candidate-the Birkenstock Arizona Essentials EVAs. I stayed committed to that plan for several years, wearing them nearly nonstop, despite one glaring problem: At the first sign of rainy or wet conditions, my beloved leather-and-cork shoes would promptly turn into a sticky, sludgy mess.įinally, in 2021, I surrendered and admitted that I needed an alternate option.
From the moment I splurged on my first pair of classic Birkenstock Arizonas, in my early 20s, I vowed that I’d spend the majority of my waking hours in these sandals.
