Uggs Uggs Ugly Uggs

You wear them, your friend wears them, your friends friend wears them. You wear them with jeans, shorts, and skirts. You wear them while walking out of your sorority house headed to class, or a frat house after a one night stand. You own them in tan, black, AND pink. You are tan most likely, in the middle of winter. But you don't only wear these in winter, they come out of the closet during summer too. Actually, they never go inside your closet....they're always out next to your door in arm's length reach. You asked for them for Christmas, your birthday, and Valentine's day (remember those three colors?).

You are a girl living in sunny southern California...so I ask you one question, WHY?

The UGG boot originates from Australia and dates back 200 years. These ranchers had too much sheep on their farms so they figured they could put the wool inside a pair of shoes and keep them warm, you know, so they could raise more sheep outdoors. But seriously, they used them to keep their feet worn, and were worn ONLY around the house or at work on the farm (tell Pamela Anderson who made the boot popular by wearing them during her photoshoots).

Then the boots were worn by WWI pilots in Australia, and finally surfers who would wear them to and from the beach.

There are two main theories for the origin of the name UGG....

The one I think that stands most true is that Ugg actually stands for "Ugly." Now it all makes sense ay?

Another theory is that the Ugg is meant to "Hug" your feet. I don't know where the H went either.

Now, how did this footwear make it's way to college campuses across the nation? I don't know, and it really doesn't matter. What matters is that I see girls on campus walking like they have cute little puppies instead of feet. No but really, these are BOOTS people...boots are made to be worn in horrible winter conditions, where you're 2 degrees away from frost-bite, not 2 degrees away from a record-breaking high.

Arlene Hacatoryan, a sophomore majoring in Architecture, wears Ugg boots because they "are like flip-flops for the winter. It feels like your not wearing shoes." Arlene says that as she is coincidentally sporting a pair of brown Uggs, which she purchased as a birthday present for herself. Mind you, a pair of Uggs start at about $140. "Emu," a popular Ugg imitation boot, costs only $40. Arlene-next time save yourself that $100 and send it to Haiti.*

So when are these boots gonna get out of style? Just like bellbottoms and Ed Hardy, everything must come to an end , and I'd rather put an end to this absurd fad sooner than later. Oh and ladies, if you're gonna disregard this and continue wearing your Uggs, at least remove that stain from last weekend.

*Arlene has actually donated $35 to Haiti.