Ugg Australia, who make the designer version of the boots, told The Daily Mirror that their boots are "comfort" rather than "performance footwear" and consumers should be aware of "knockoffs" which lack reinforced heels or insoles in their boots.

Ugg Australia should know that the "knock-offs" are not knock offs, just cheaper versions of a generic product.

But people who wear them outside and aren't surfers are dumb. uggboots are for around the house, or maybe on the beach, not walking around town.

sunbird: But people who wear them outside and aren't surfers are dumb. uggboots are for around the house, or maybe on the beach, not walking around town.

Um... what? I would say you must be thinking of Crocs, but there's a giant picture of Uggs right in the beginning of the article that you apparently read, since you quoted it.

So what the hell are you talking about?

CheekyMunky: sunbird: But people who wear them outside and aren't surfers are dumb. uggboots are for around the house, or maybe on the beach, not walking around town.

Um... what? I would say you must be thinking of Crocs, but there's a giant picture of Uggs right in the beginning of the article that you apparently read, since you quoted it.

So what the hell are you talking about?

No, Uggs are from the same family of way-too-casual footwear as Crocs.

Our school is currently plagued by North Face Ugg-Sluts, so I'm getting a kick...

soze: No, Uggs are from the same family of way-too-casual footwear as Crocs.

But they're boots, right? Like the furry suedey things? How the hell is that beachwear?

I'm not doubting you, exactly, just incredulous at this concept.

In all fairness, ugg boots probably aren't nearly as bad as all those women who went under the knife to make their feet fit into a pair of Manolo Blahniks a few years back.

CheekyMunky: soze: No, Uggs are from the same family of way-too-casual footwear as Crocs.

But they're boots, right? Like the furry suedey things? How the hell is that beachwear?

I'm not doubting you, exactly, just incredulous at this concept.

Apparently it's apre-surfwear to keep your feet warm or something.

What the hell do I know about surfing? I'm from Chicago. But I know ugly shoes in inappropriate settings when I see 'em.

coco ebert: That style is well on its way out anyway Little black dress, it's not.

Here in florida about 75% of college girls are wearing them. Daily.

Theyre hideous.

jaylectricity: How are they any worse for you than walking barefoot? Are the feet that God created no longer acceptable to walk on?

I was thinking the same thing, but not as pointedly elegant as you.

Well that, and they're Ugg-ly.

DreamWeaver: coco ebert: That style is well on its way out anyway Little black dress, it's not.

Here in florida about 75% of college girls are wearing them. Daily.

Theyre hideous.

Shorts and Uggs do not make a good look. Pick a season

lajimi: Uggs my look kind of silly but......

but those are crocs, not ugs. Still terrible, but a completely different terrible.

How are they any worse for you than walking barefoot? Are the feet that God created no longer acceptable to walk on?

a) nice troll.
b) they're significantly worse than walking barefoot. when you're barefoot, you have very good proprioceptive feedback, which allows your muscles to work quickly providing stability and control. When you're wearing sloppy thick shoes like uggs, there is a "delay" in the forces your feet see, and your entire feedback system suffers. Typically with a normal running-type shoe, this isn't too much of a problem (although the barefoot crowd would argue otherwise, and they maybe potentially might have somewhat of a point) because the 'delay' is consistently offset from what you'd see barefoot, and your body quickly learns to adapt to the new loading conditions. With a shoe like uggs, each step is different, so in order to keep a constant lower extremity effective stiffness, your feet and knees have to do some funky shiat, which can result in overuse injuries.

c) osteopaths are farking quacks.

FlashHarry: "Ugg-style boots have been criticised for damaging women's feet due to the lack of support they provide."

really. how the fark can one provide a lack of something?

I lol'd.

In Indiana, there are Ugg-sluts. Northface jacket, spandex, Ugg-boots. THERE ARE NO F-ING MOUNTAINS HERE!

/The only redeeming factor is every 1 out of 3 or 4 is not fat and looks wonderful in spandex
//From behind

Ugg boots being an ugly fashion fad aside, I hate being cold more than anything. I live in the UK, and the past four months have been almost unbearably cold for me, so I basically live in my Ugg boots.

It worries me that they're damaging to physical health, but I don't think anything else will ever keep me as warm as they do. Unless I finally make my centrally-heated bodysuit. So in their defense, some people really do wear them to stay warm rather than to look cool. I don't think they're especially cool - they look pretty scruffy.

ladyemily: Ugg boots being an ugly fashion fad aside, I hate being cold more than anything. I live in the UK, and the past four months have been almost unbearably cold for me, so I basically live in my Ugg boots.

It worries me that they're damaging to physical health, but I don't think anything else will ever keep me as warm as they do. Unless I finally make my centrally-heated bodysuit. So in their defense, some people really do wear them to stay warm rather than to look cool. I don't think they're especially cool - they look pretty scruffy.

try wool socks.

Lack of support!?!?!

You mean it is almost as dangerous as (GASP!) walking barefoot!?!?!?!?

These boots must be banned!


/silly

really!?!?!

I like them. Sorry.
I also like crocs, so what do I know.

I don't wear them in public, but my Ugg boot knockoffs are my favorite footwear in my woodshop. They're comfortable like slippers, and with pant legs outside the boot (not tucked in like the Nancy boy in the photo above) they keep the sawdust and wood chips out of my socks better than lace-up work boots. I'm a woodturner and it's not unusual for me to make -- and have to stand in -- a few bushels of shavings in a day.

/Cool story, yada yada...
//Suck it, haters
//Lawn. Off. Now.

This is the third time these things have come back around to being popular in my lifetime. (I know. I'm old) The first time they faded in popularity pretty quickly once it was discovered that when worn without thick, wicking socks, one quickly develops an acute case of stink-foot. (Can you rinse it off? Do you suppose?) There's a lot of things I don't understand. Why women do things like this to themselves is right at the top of the list.

Converse, Chuck Taylor's or whatever don't have support either, but at least they don't look like you stole your shoes from an Eskimo.

ladyemily: Ugg boots being an ugly fashion fad aside, I hate being cold more than anything. I live in the UK, and the past four months have been almost unbearably cold for me, so I basically live in my Ugg boots.

It worries me that they're damaging to physical health, but I don't think anything else will ever keep me as warm as they do. Unless I finally make my centrally-heated bodysuit. So in their defense, some people really do wear them to stay warm rather than to look cool. I don't think they're especially cool - they look pretty scruffy.

There are plenty of companies who make better looking boots that are warmer than uggs. And since you live in the UK, ones that hold up to things like rain.

mynameistim: How are they any worse for you than walking barefoot? Are the feet that God created no longer acceptable to walk on?

a) nice troll.
b) they're significantly worse than walking barefoot. when you're barefoot, you have very good proprioceptive feedback, which allows your muscles to work quickly providing stability and control. When you're wearing sloppy thick shoes like uggs, there is a "delay" in the forces your feet see, and your entire feedback system suffers. Typically with a normal running-type shoe, this isn't too much of a problem (although the barefoot crowd would argue otherwise, and they maybe potentially might have somewhat of a point) because the 'delay' is consistently offset from what you'd see barefoot, and your body quickly learns to adapt to the new loading conditions. With a shoe like uggs, each step is different, so in order to keep a constant lower extremity effective stiffness, your feet and knees have to do some funky shiat, which can result in overuse injuries.

c) osteopaths are farking quacks.

B sounds like a lot of made up bullshiat. I'm too lazy to google so do you have any citations for this? Since we've had feet for the duration of species evolution I expect there should be a few case studies around somewhere.

jaylectricity: How are they any worse for you than walking barefoot? Are the feet that God created no longer acceptable to walk on?

They are worse than bare feet because bare feet don't slide around while you're walking. And they are uglier than bare feet. Essentially, they are slippers - fine for slopping around the house but not meant for street-wear.

namegoeshere: So if you never wear socks and never take them off, are they not the most toxically smelly containers of foot germs evar?? Ewwwwww!

Yup, never go near a college girl's pair of uggs. Or her feet after she has worn them for awhile. farking nasty.

What are the girls supposes to wear with their leggings that show off their vaginas?

/some of these leggings I think were really meant to be worn as pantyhose
//not complaining