Birkenstock was always shorthand for 'ugly.' The achingly uncool preserve of hacky sack college kids, dads on vacation, and Haight-Ashbury hippies.Even Kate Moss – at the peak of her runway prowess in 1990 – couldn't drag the orthopedic eyesores out of the sartorial wilderness when she wore a pair of the sandals in a fashion campaign and was roundly mocked.Then suddenly, in 2012, the 250-year-old family-run German brand earned an overnight luxury revamp, as – – Celine creative director Phoebe Philo sent a fur-lined version down the catwalk at .
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