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BIRKENSTOCK brings its latest expressions of design, craftsmanship and function to Mumbai with an exclusive preview of BIRKENSTOCK Care Essentials in India, alongside the showcase of its Autumn/Winter 2026 collection and the latest 1774 Collection. With a shoemaking tradition dating back to 1774, the brand continues to evolve its iconic silhouettes while staying rooted in its distinctive approach to footwear.
The brand hosted an exclusive showcase at IFBE, Fort, Mumbai, bringing together its latest footwear collections and care offering. Housed within a century-old ice factory conserved and reimagined as a space for design and art, the venue's own balance of heritage and reinvention echoed the same spirit that runs through BIRKENSTOCK's approach to craftsmanship. The showcase introduced BIRKENSTOCK Care Essentials to India, alongside the season’s new styles and creative collaborations, offering guests an opportunity to experience different facets of the brand’s design, craftsmanship and function.
Built on decades of orthopedic expertise, BIRKENSTOCK extends 250 years of foot health heritage from the footbed into care. BIRKENSTOCK Care Essentials is a collection for body and mind that is vegan, COSMOS Natural certified and made in Germany. Care Essentials has been part of BIRKENSTOCK's world for two years globally; this October, it arrives in India. The range spans a full foot and body care routine, with foot care products including the Exfoliating Foot Scrub, Nourishing Foot Balm, Comforting Dry Oil and Smoothing Pumice Stone, alongside body care products including the Relaxing Hand & Body Wash and Lotion.
The Autumn/Winter 2026 collection is characterised by exciting innovations, archive revivals and reinterpretations of popular classics: playful wildness in animal prints, festive shine in metallics and high shine finishes, and easy, everyday staples for him and her. High shine leather, oversized buckles and a quiet metallic sheen dress up the ARIZONA, MADRID and GIZEH for a season of celebration, in statement hardware and fine straps of pearl white, taupe and copper. While, the BOSTON leans into Vintage Looks and the Outdoor edit, easy and rugged, alongside fresh arrivals in EVA and synthetics. Icons reinvented, new silhouettes introduced, all still standing on the iconic footbed.
The event spotlighted the 1774 Collections, BIRKENSTOCK's exclusive line of creative collaborations, bringing together BIRKENSTOCK's expertise with designers and brands who share a mutual interest in creativity, design and material innovation. Two of these recently launched collaborations featured at the event: BIRKENSTOCK x ETRO reimagines the BOSTON and GIZEH through ETRO's signature paisley motifs, embroidered accents, long fringe and Western-inspired buckles, in a palette of taupe and chocolate. Alongside it, BIRKENSTOCK x ADERERROR, the brand's second collaboration with the Seoul-based label, reimagines the BOSTON in two distinct forms, the Boston Cap and the Boston Flap, both carrying ADERERROR's signature zigzag embroidery.
Together, Care Essentials, AW26 and 1774 present different dimensions of BIRKENSTOCK from everyday foot and body care to seasonal expressions of its iconic footwear and creative collaborations. The Mumbai showcase brought these together in one experience, centred on the design, function, craftsmanship and heritage that continue to shape the brand.
