A German-American woman unknowingly started the Birkenstock sandal mania that spread from to the rest of the world, including Barbie Land.Margot Fraser, who died in 2017 at age 88, transformed the Birkenstock brand from a German medical solution to a global fashion trend. Fraser suffered from chronic foot pain and picked up a pair of Birkenstock's Madrid sandals to help with the discomfort when she was on a trip back to her home country of Germany in 1966.
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