Ugg Australia Women’s Classic Short Boots
February 1, 2010 by admin
Filed under EMU Australia Boot
- Offered in two terrific metallic colors
- Lavish twin faced sheepskin for the utmost comfort
- 100 premium sheepskin insole wicks moisture away from feet
- Lightweight EVA outsole provides flexibility and traction
Product Description
Cute, cozy, and irresistibly hip, our Classic Short Boots by UGG Australia have become an enduring wardrobe favorite, blending stylish simplicity with luxurious comfort. Made of 100% Australian Merino sheepskin, the UGG Classic Boots mold to your feet and offer sublime comfort in both warm and cold climates. The Classic Shorts versatile 9″ upper fits perfectly both under and over pants, and wears perfectly with pretty much anything. The lightweight EVA outsoles provide flexible comfort and traction year round. Imported
- 5 1/2″ uppers, 3″ lowers, for an 8 1/2″ tall boot (approximately).
- UGG Australia shearling is naturally thermostatic and keeps bare feet comfy in temperatures as low as -30 F and as high as 80 F.
These boots run large. We suggest ordering one size smaller than your normal shoe size on this UGG style.
Overland limits sales of UGG Australia products to a maximum of 5 units per household per month.
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Ugg Australia Women’s Classic Short Boots
Ugly or Not?
During the past year, a not-so-new fashion trend has overtaken the footwear department: Ugg boots. Manufactured by Ugg Australia, the shoes consist entirely of woolen sheepskin—a material that, according to the company, “breathes,” acting as an insulator in cold temperatures and cooling feet in warmer weather. As documented by an article in the electronic edition of the Albuquerque Journal, Uggs originated in the 1970s as footwear for Californian surfers.
As a result of the shoe’s incredible popularity, several other companies have produced lookalike versions of the Ugg boot.
Elaine Korry, a reporter for NPR radio station, said, “Ugg boots have become the anti-fashion answer to pointy stilettos.”
But is the Uggs style truly appealing to the population at large?
Liz Inkellis ’07 said, “When you wear [Ugg boots], you look like an elf.”
Such a statement suggests the fashion trend does not have universal appeal.
One male student, who wished to remain anonymous, said Uggs “look like the boots my mom made me wear in the third grade.”
Another male student said, “Uggs are stylish — if you are a 50-year-old woman.”
While the first male implied Uggs are juvenile and the second that they are for an older constituency, their comments share a common factor: Uggs are out of place on the feet of twenty-somethings.
There certainly exists an opposing perspective, however, exemplified by the opinion of Joanna Gaines ’05: “On some girls [the Uggs are] cute, and they make sense for the winter.”
She qualified her opinion, however, by adding that Uggs are inappropriate in certain situations: “I don’t feel like this weather necessarily calls for them,” she said.
The inference is that while Ugg boots may serve a functional purpose and accordingly look attractive in the correct context—such as that of winter—other situations do not call for the sheepskin-lined boots.
One male student concentrated on clothing as a potential factor limiting the appropriateness of Ugg boots: “I think the whole skirt and Uggs thing is heinous. Just awful,” he said.
Thus, though Ugg boots are sweeping today’s footwear markets, the shoes do not necessarily appeal to all corners of the market. To some, the new boots are simply ugly. No pun intended.
By Jessica Gross of The Daily Princetonian
Ugg Boots – What Are They?
Traditionally, the term “ugg boot” referred to a style of Australian boot made with sheepskin.
During World War I, pilots wore a fleece-lined “FUG” (flying ugg) boot, and a type of ugg boot was also worn in Australia as early as the 1930s by farmers wanting to keep their feet warm. In the 1960s Australian surfers would put on ugg boots to warm their feet after coming in from riding the waves, and people in Australia would often wear ugg boots around the house during the mild winters.
While several Australian companies still manufacture these boots, “UGG” is also a trademark of the boots manufactured by a U.S. company, “UGG Australia.” So many of those Australian manufacturers now are marketing what were formally known as “ugg boots” as “Australian sheepskin boots.”
Whether you call them “sheepskin boots” or “ugg boots,” they are incredibly warm, and soft, and have become a major hit with celebrities and trendsetters alike over the past couple of years. Oprah, Paris Hilton, and several other celebrities are acknowledged fans of ugg boots.
About.com
Where Did the Name “Ugg Boots” Originate?
Legend has it that “ugg” is short for “ugly” – so, “ugg boots” apparently meant “ugly boots.” For decades, “ugg” was generic term used for sheepskin boots made in Australia. The word was so commonplace that it was found in Australian dictionaries, and ugg boots were also known as “ug” or “ugh” boots.
But in the United States, when people refer to “UGG boots,” they’re usually talking about the boots made by Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the parent company of “UGG Australia.”
So if you’re traveling the world and talking about footwear, it’s good to know that when the term “ugg boot” is used, it could be referring to an Australian-made sheepskin boot, or a popular brand name boot.
About.com
The History of Ugg Boots
The Australian ugg boot traces its origins back to at least early last century when World War I pilots were pictured wearing their fleece-lined “Fug Boots” (Presumably flying ugg boots!).
Blue Mountain Uggs go back to 1933 with shearers finding them cosy and warm and in the late 1950′s, Mortel’s Sheepskin Factory began producing a line of “apache ugh boots”.
Then in the late 1960′s Australian surfers decided it was real cosy to jump out of the surf and into a pair of sheepskin boots to help get warm. Their original ugg boot style was very basic – essentially two pieces of sheepskin in the shape of a boot joined together down the centre-front and back with a soft sole attached to the bottom. Yes – they didn’t even have hard soles. In fact, they were really only a glorified sock.
The general consensus is that the name is coined from the term “ugly boot” and ever since then, Australians have referred to their sheepskin boots as ugg boots, uggies or uggs.
Regardless of the history, it is and always will be a generic term for sheepskin boots in Australia. Ask any Australian what an ugg boot is and they’ll say sheepskin boot. It’s as ‘ocker’ (slang for ‘Australian’) as meat pies and kangaroos.
Contrary to some stories proliferating on the web, it would be difficult for any one person to lay claim to making the “first” pair of uggs or ugg boots and it was quite likely invented over and over by different people given they do look – well – sort of “ugly”.
Over time, many manufacturers and retailers of sheepskin boots have cropped up.
One Australian fellow – Brian Smith – took some sheepskin ugg boots from Australia to the US and began selling them. Variations of his story can be found all over the web but there were many others who also sold ugg boots throughout the world even before him.
Eventually, in the mid-1990′s, a big US footwear company Deckers Outdoor Corporation, bought into the ugg boot scene. Sadly, Deckers have laid claim to the term “ugg” despite its generic-ness and public domain use (and its entry into many aussie slang dictionaries) and despite other Australian manufacturers also selling them into the US as an ‘ugg boot’ from as far back as their origins can be traced.
Apparently, Deckers Outdoor Corporation no longer manufactures its products in Australia. A portion is made in New Zealand with the rest being made in China. This is despite much of the product being labelled ‘Original UGG Australia’.
The ugg boot story is now a classic David and Goliath battle. The smaller, original, Australian long-term manufacturers are being pushed around (and literally just that – receiving ‘cease and desist letters’ and ‘legal threats’) by Ugg Holdings (yes – the American company) who on one hand claim they sell an original Australian ugg boot yet doesn’t manufacture their products in Australia.
