what is the history behind the ugg/ sheepskin boot?
The Australian sheepskin boot traces its origins back to at least early this century when World War I pilots were pictured wearing their fleece-lined “Fug Boots” (Presumably flying sheepskin 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 “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 sheepskin 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 sheepskin boots, uggies or sheepskin boots . Regar
