Ugg boots mania

[alexandral]

Something crossed my attention this spring: everyone is wearing Ugg boots. Ugg boots look good, cost too much and seem to be worn during the warm time of the year. But something is very strange!!!! I haven't seen anyone wearing these 100% sheep-skin, very warm-looking boots during the snowy times in February . But now - the weather is warm and everyone is wearing them . And even more - I have seen girls wearing them last summer. I am totally mystified. Why would someone wear sheep-skin boots in over 20C degrees weather? Would not your feet feel hot???? I used to have padded sheep-skin boots in Russia and they seemed to make your feet feel boiling in any weather warmer than 0C. Do Ugg boots have a speciall thermos thing inside to help your feet stay cool?

See: a girl sitting in a desert in Ugg Boots.



This is one of the strangest things.

Comments

[elec3nity.livejournal.com]

Yes, this boots are just perfect for Russian winter. :) But not for such winter as we had this year, when the temperature never dropped below -20C.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I was born in Omsk - it used to get very cold there, even cold enough to wear valenki. These boots look just the thing.

[elec3nity.livejournal.com]

My home town (Saransk) is in the Central Russian, near Moscow, but there are still quite cold winters usually.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I remember Moscow used to have much colder winders too. Last winter wasn't cold at all.

[linfer.livejournal.com]

What the frell? Uhm, no I can't understand it. Its even too warm for my DocMartens, so I'm looking for shoes I can wear in summer.
Hm, but its something I could use to make fun of a friend of mine. She is half Brazilian and feels cold very easily. *gg*

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Yep, it is too hot for my non-padded boots too. I used to have a friend from Brazil too - she hated British winters.

[thepresidentrix.livejournal.com]

ugg boots - I do not like them. (Unless you are actually wearing them to stay warm; that I will permit).

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am very tempted to get them for winter, they could be excellent for the cold weather. the only problem - there is so much rain here in winter. But wearing them in summer seems like a fad to me.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Lots of people around here - including me - wear them in winter. But they come by the summer thing honestly. They're Aussie-made, and the Aussie surfers wear them year round, and that's where the fad started. Supposedly if you wear them barefoot they breathe and your feet don't get hot, but it sounds suspect to me. Plus, they're ug(g)ly as sin, and it's only because they're fabulously warm that I wear them at all.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am very very tempted to buy a pair for the winter too. It is too rainy outside usually and I already have my pair walking boots that is also very very comfortable, but I can wear Uggs inside when it gets quite chilly. But wear them is summer - no, I am not ready to be overheated just for the sake of fad.

Sasha wants Ugg boots, though.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I have wonderful Ugg slippers for winter, and I highly recommend them for indoor use.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I might spoil myself and buy these slippers for the next winter. It seems that the time of sandals is near - I love sandals!!!

[meles-kuila.livejournal.com]

Ugh (heh)...Uggs...I'm not a fan to begin with and the idea of wearing them in the summer time is asinine to me...

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

They look very comfy, but for summer - do not suit.

[endlessdeep.livejournal.com]

I don't have Ugg boots, because I can't justify spending that much money on something I would only be able to wear a few days out of the year. Plus I like a sleeker look in boots.

But, I do have an Ugg purse which is small and cute and soft and fluffy, but I've never used it. I have a thing for purses. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Now that I found a webside with them I am very tempted to get Uggs for winter, even may be to wear in the house.

but from what you said about the weather in your parts - it definitely doesn't cold enough. :(

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I wonder if there's anyone out there in the fashion world who makes fun of us, and says we should wear ballerina shoes during winter and these boots during summer. Seriously, sometimes fashion trends are ridiculous :-\

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Indeed. At the same time I should remember when I was young I used to wear very thin tights even at -20 -30 degrees. You do these things when you are young. :D

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

I've actually seen this in Miami too. Seeing these girls in the middle of Spring or Summer in mini skirts and these thick Ugg boots just makes your mind go, "..the fuck?" Because it does seem really counterproductive.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Miami!!! I am quite curious to buy some for myself and see how warm they are. I can't imagine how someone can endure hot feet just for the sake of fashion, I hate when my feet are hot.

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ugg boots in Miami. If that doesn't "slave to fashion" (or at least "slightly retarded") I don't know what will.

I KNOW! It's bad enough having to deal with hot weather, but when you have to walk around with your feet stuck in their own personal saunas, that's just torture.

[wistfulmemory.livejournal.com]

I personally think Ugg boots are kind of ugly, and I wouldn't want to wear them.

[joonni.livejournal.com]

I am in southern california right now and people love them around here. They wear in spring and with shorts.

I think the fad starting from australia may have something to do with it. I also think it is more about the look rather than the warmth in places like southern california. Uggs are expensive so they symbolize some kind of income. Also in colder places where they actually get snow, uggs are too expensive to ruin them in snow.

Also even just wearing a scarf around the next, or socks make a huge difference in how warm your entire body is. So while you can go around in tanktops and shorts in cool weather, you can warm up with uggs which balances out your overall comfort level.

You see, I have also been curious about this phenomena and have given it some thought. LOL.
It boggled my mind until I worked some the reasons out. I still think the combination of shorts and uggs is weird though.

[darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com]

Also in colder places where they actually get snow, uggs are too expensive to ruin them in snow.

This. They're not uggs, but if I didn't wear my favorite boots even when it's a little warm, I'd never wear them at all -- I don't want to ruin them on the cold, wet, mushy days!