Not content to leave such things to Juicy Couture, UGG Jimmy Choo has collaborated with Ugg Australia to produce several pairs of boots for those that, to borrow a phrase from my grandmother, have more dollars than sense.
Choo founder Tamara Mellon explained the reasoning behind the ‘fancy’ footwear in a recent W interview, citing her love of wearing the sheepskins on aeroplanes. “Uggs were my guilty pleasure until I was on a flight to London and the airline staff said, ‘We’re all so excited to see what shoes you’re wearing!’ I had Uggs on. So now we’ve done a collaboration where I took traditional Uggs and decorated them with the DNA of Jimmy Choo — animal prints and studs”
Here’s the thing about studs and animal prints – they make for an interesting contrast when they’re decorating elegant heels, on espadrilles and cork wedges they’re just funny/trashy enough to bring a spark of irony to an otherwise conservative outfit, and ballet flats are so plain, they look good when decorated with damn near anything. But Uggs? Well, Uggs are the sort of item that is far from unfamiliar with gauche decoration, so when you load them up with embellishment that’s both trashy and expensive, the result is something that would set Kim Kardashian trembling, which I suppose is why she’s such a fan of the brand.
The Uggs retail for upwards of $700 a pop, with some costing almost $1000, which even for the affluent is a steep price to pay for pieces that can’t leave the house. This price-point along with the range’s sturdy soles raises an even more terrifying issue; perhaps these pieces were actually designed to be seen.
I understand that one must wear some sort of footwear on long, cold commutes, but if you insist on swaddling your feet in sheepskin, it’s better to avoid typically lounge shapes, and go with something that is at least meant to resemble an actual, out-in-public shoe.
Melbourne label Flocks make pairs in a more moccasin mode, that use lace-up fronts and non-foam soles to make a comfort/convenance compromise, and at less than a third of the price, we’d say they’re a better bet than Choo’s take on the look
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a sweatshirt. UGG warm your entire body. If can’t warm up at home, slip on your UGG. If you hate coats (like me) slip on your UGG. I currently have 7 pair (including the ones above…I’m getting to the story soon). Six of the 7 pair are tall: my “original” Classic Tall, black cardy, copper bomber, brown snake (thanks MoMA!); black motorcycle boots…I’ll update when I remember the sixth pair. My PRIZED pair (aside from my “originals” and my brown snake) are my most recent purchase (last weekend).
rad student). Well, I was at the North Georgia Premiere Outlet (nothing special) at Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th (very special). I hear a voice over the loudspeaker: (INSERT: typical southern White gay male voice) “We haaave Jimmy Chooooo UuuuuGGs for 40% off in the shuuuu de-paaart-ment.” I was looking at sunglasses (I’m obsessed), flung the Christian Dior shades back on the table, and flew to the shuuuu de-paaart-ment. My life was surely about to change. I didn’t ask anyone where they were located. I had this irrational fear that if I spoke out loud about them everyone would hear and beat me to them (irrational because of dude over the loudspeaker). So I looked frantically around and found them against a wall. My heart was beating fast as I scanned the boxes for a size 10 (believe it or not, everyone wears a 10…puh-lease). I did not care what they looked like, if I found a 10, I was going to the counter…and I did…and did.