What comes to your mind when thinking of Holland? Cheese, tulips, windmills, a mind-altering substance being sold in shops where you might find or might not find coffee and ... of course – wooden shoes! I have never had the honour of trying on authentic Dutch clogs. As they probably feel as uncomfortable as they sound, I chose to buy soft „wooden“ shoes at Amsterdam airport a while ago. (What else can you do while waiting for a connection flight ...) So I thought I research a bit on Dutch wooden shoes and here I want to show you some outstanding models.
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_e886973812854d2ab64bf315fa75ece4.jpg/v1/fill/w_100,h_67,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_e886973812854d2ab64bf315fa75ece4.jpg)
The "Münsterländer Holzklumpen" proove that also Germans have a sense for nice wooden shoes indeed.
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_c7889d368cba45ed88c8da08984e6c1c.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_c7889d368cba45ed88c8da08984e6c1c.jpg)
Some models are really elegant. Seen on bluedelft.com .
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_7c364b8cb9ee40f6a003730a9cfe3857.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_7c364b8cb9ee40f6a003730a9cfe3857.jpg)
This model I discovered at putinstyle.com . Don't ask me what this has to do with the Russian president ;-)
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_b2dc2fdfa30b452cae1f9bdec0bd35d4.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_70,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_b2dc2fdfa30b452cae1f9bdec0bd35d4.jpg)
Seen at eggeller.com .
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_676fce616e4847edbe2ea8918a939393.jpg/v1/fill/w_100,h_67,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_676fce616e4847edbe2ea8918a939393.jpg)
Seen at fiskarscraft.typepad.com/my_weblog .
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_e7384cb0e050476c8993842190409854.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_e7384cb0e050476c8993842190409854.jpg)
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_359624112495439ba4b488e46bcf180d.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_359624112495439ba4b488e46bcf180d.jpg)
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_28b534464f16457ab30326d3f9aa0164.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_28b534464f16457ab30326d3f9aa0164.jpg)
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_034be9a5b9e2455eb36eb8db3b843612.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_034be9a5b9e2455eb36eb8db3b843612.jpg)
![clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_cc6fa2e5367e41f987bea442468ef9e1.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_cc6fa2e5367e41f987bea442468ef9e1.jpg)
When thinking of wooden shoes, the designer Patricia van Lubeck sets the standards for extraordinary models.
![soft clogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e94b_c7197e075406498fab9794e610b8859d.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/23e94b_c7197e075406498fab9794e610b8859d.jpg)
My soft clogs from the airport in Amsterdam - convenience meets "taste".