This week, the court ruled that Birkenstocks fail to meet the legal definition of art. Birkenstocks are sandals with cork soles that conform to the wearer’s footprint. Hugely popular ...

If art is measured by the passion it inspires in its admirers or the extent of its reach, Birkenstocks — touted by hipsters and health-care workers, and sported by the likes of Steve Jobs and ...

By Jacob Gallagher Depending on whom you ask, Birkenstock’s wide-set, corky sandals might be frumpy, or chic, or gauche or the ultimate comfort shoe. What they cannot be called though ...

A German court is putting its foot down. Birkenstocks are not art. Birkenstocks are cool enough for influencers, Hollywood stars and even Barbie — but they do not qualify as art, Germany’s top ...