Ensemble 1774's Sneaker-Mule Hybrid Comes Back With a Fresh Palette

Birkenstock has brought back the hybrid it introduced in 2025 under its Ensemble 1774 program, a slip-on that's half sneaker and half mule, and this time it comes in more shades. The designer behind it makes men's shoes for Louis Vuitton, which explains why this cork-and-buckle label suddenly looks so polished. The appeal is in the crossover: you get a sneaker's build with the easy, open back of a mule. For readers who live in slip-ons from Palm Beach to Aspen, the update adds more color choices while keeping the shoe they already know.

With reporting from Footwear News.