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JOY Drive

19 Feb 2025

Dr Emily Brayshaw: Birkenstocks

Consumer Affairs, Fashion & Beauty, Popular Culture, Shopping

Dr Emily Brayshaw: Birkenstocks

If you think of Birkenstocks, what comes to mind? Hippies? Tourists with socks? Or the latest must-have fashion trend? Birkenstock has been around for 250 years, and now a new book, Birkenstock: The Evolution of a Universal Purpose and Zeitgeist Brand, dives deep into the brand’s fascinating history.

Guest: Dr Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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