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Ugg boots?? Should I invest in a pair?

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Maggieb52 · 15/11/2007 21:46

OK girls - need some fashion advice. Don't want to end up as mutton dressed as lamb so here's the deal. I have "this" which is fab for breastfeeding in (better than the usual stuff you normally see at H&M etc.) and usually wear it with jeans and ballet pumps but it is getting a bit cold for my tootsies and I sprained my ankle the other day so can't fit into my normal boots. (an excuse really!)Everybody seems to be wearing fake UGGS so I thought I would give it a go. Went to House of Fraser today and real UGGS (Tall Black version) are £180. Couple of questions 1. Are they past it? 2. Am I too old at 39?
Help - I feel the urge to splurge and bury the cost in the food shopping bills and say they are fakes???????

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expatinscotland · 15/11/2007 21:48

NO!

They're for twenty-year-old yah girls at St. Andrew's to wear with denim miniskirts and tights and large paisley scarves.

Sparkletastic · 15/11/2007 21:51

I love mine and have been wearing them for years so they are durable BUT mine were a gift (I'd never waste my dosh on 'em) and I fully accept that they are in no way 'on trend'. For the latter, go for those nice Gap biker boots or some knee-high military / buckle jobs...

paddingtonbear1 · 15/11/2007 21:51

I'm the same age as you and I still wear them.Either you love or hate them I find!
I have a few pairs, all 'fake'- the last pair I got from M&S, a lovely dark brown. You can get 'real' uggs on the net for less than £100, try hartings.co.nz. Or for decent fakes, try snugaustralia.com.au.

southeastastra · 15/11/2007 21:52

they look so bad. just get some nice leather boots

paddingtonbear1 · 15/11/2007 21:53

actually I saw a pair of boots I really liked at river island, biker style but with a 'furry' top - sounds yuk but they looked ok. well they did in the online photo anyway...

MrsBadger · 15/11/2007 21:53

don't do it

expat's analysis is correct

buy a pair of £20 fakes if you feel you must and bin them in the spring

MrsBadger · 15/11/2007 21:54

can strongly recommend tjhese

controlfreaky2 · 15/11/2007 21:55

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

biglips · 15/11/2007 21:55

these look nice Uggs boots can make your legs bigger and they are horrible too

PaperChain · 15/11/2007 21:57

I like them but wouldnt dream of spending so much on a pair of shoes!!!!

bigbadmom · 15/11/2007 22:00

YES! I bought a pair for £105 (!) after deliberating long and hard on the matter. Felt like such a fashion victim when I dragged the huge box home with me on the bus. Nothing is cosier in the mornings with a dressing gown (confessions of a frumpy mum come flooding out here!). They make winter mornings a whole lot easier. Just be very strict with yourself about not wearing them out with jeans / skirts and stuff unless you really NEED a cosy foot-hug moment...I only wear them on my seriously hormonal chocolate craving days, they're like stepping into a warm towel when I put my feet in them! How poetic...

PaperChain · 15/11/2007 22:02

oh that sounds lovely - but the price??

bigbadmom · 15/11/2007 22:13

Yes, they cost a bomb. eBay is good for second-hand never been worn ones though. I would argue that colour is basically irrelevant, just bid for any you see coming up in your size.

moondog · 15/11/2007 22:16

Christ no.They are minging.

bigbadmom · 15/11/2007 22:21

Yes, they do make me look like a yeti, but my god they're comfortable.

bigbadmom · 15/11/2007 22:22

maggieb52 seems to have dissapeared off this thread, having sparked such controversy!

paolosgirl · 15/11/2007 22:23

NO NO NO - unless you're going for the yah look as described by expat, or the chavvy footballer's wife look, the fur lined Ugg boot is not a good look. Sorry.

Original poster
Maggieb52 · 15/11/2007 22:28

just catching up now. Baby woke up. I think they may be just a little too expensive for now. What about the age thing??

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Maggieb52 · 15/11/2007 22:35

oops posted too early. Does it matter about age and that look. would you wear the biker boots with a skirt too? And what about leggings with "this top" - are they out of the question? My bum is not 18 anymore so yes "it looks big in anything" Not to mention pertness!!

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PaperChain · 15/11/2007 22:35

I think it is more of a figure thing rahter than an agr thing...

paolosgirl · 15/11/2007 22:37

I LOVE the top - wish I'd known about it when I was breastfeeding - but then at 38 I'm MUCH younger than you, so can get away with a lot more

Kind of think Ugg's are for the younger things

expatinscotland · 15/11/2007 22:40

yes, young things with stick thin, long legs.

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Maggieb52 · 15/11/2007 22:42

not actually 39 'til Apr1l 08! What about you. Am I still older. Off to make hot choc but take your point about the young ones. Still think I'm one of them. Anyone else got grey hair appearing in their eyebrows?

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Maggieb52 · 15/11/2007 22:44

and i have short fat legs so find it hard to fit into all high street boots. Clarks doing an extra wide leg boot

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paolosgirl · 15/11/2007 22:45

Feck - no, you're younger! I'm 39 in March 08

Yep - got a few grey eyebrows, and have some bristles which appear in my chin (and are swiftly removed, I hasten to add). It's not FAIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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