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“I really wanted Birkenstocks, and I went to an outlet one time and they had a shoe store with a bunch of different shoes on super sale,” said Gracie Koch, a junior in Academic Choice (AC). “I found two pairs of Birkenstocks that were like only $50, so I bought one because they are so cute and trending right now. And I wanted slip-ons to just wear around the house.” Gracie Koch, AC Junior
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Ziporah Wolf, BIHS Junior “I got these shoes on the side of the road two weeks ago,” said Ziporah Wolf, a junior in Berkeley International High School. She shared her story about how the fates aligned to get her a pair of Sambas. “I was really sick, so I was not at school, and I (went) for a walk to rejuvenate myself. And then I walk out the door, and I throw up. So I’m like, ‘wait, let me turn back.’ Then I (think) ‘no, let me just go one more block.’ Thank God I went one more block because these beautiful sambas in my size were on the side of the road.”
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Alice Stone, a sophomore in AC, has been a loyal Ugg wearer since before they were trending. “I got my Uggs when I was in sixth grade during quarantine, because I just wanted some nice shoes. I saw that they had the ones with cheetah print and glitter, and I was like, ‘oh yeah, of course I want those.’ So I got them and for some reason they have fit me ever since then. They’re really comfortable and really nice and I love them.” Alice Stone, AC sophmore
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“It started out because I was bored,” said Taylor Keslo, a sophomore in BIHS. She was wearing personally decorated Converse. “They (were) black, and then I drew all over them in white. Once I got paint pens, I drew all over them with color. It became something really cool that I could do.” Taylor Keslo, BIHS sophomore