Sheepskin Boots, Woolly boots, Australian Sheepskin boots, Cardy Boots, or whatever your preferred name for Sheepskin Boots, there’s no denying that these boots are the latest craze in teen and adult fashion. You’ll probably end up wearing them more than your favourite pair of jeans, your hoodie and especially your Nike Airs!
So if you’re been living the life of a hermit and haven’t yet come across the phenomenon, here’s a run down on what this new form of footwear is all about.
In Australia, Australian’s have been wearing sheepskin boots since the Brit’s threw them off the tall ships to build their new colony. These boots are so common in Australia that attempts the trademark the term "Ugg Boots" failed in Australia as it was descriptive of a type of boot and not a specific product, although the mark was registered overseas.
Aussie’s love the outdoors, and despite the heat of the Australian desert, there are plenty of times of the year, and places in Australia where the warmth of natural sheepskin is a definate plus in the land downunder. Popular with the surfing crowd, the sight of a pair of Sheepskin boots appearing from the side of a VW combi has been gracing the shores of Bell’s Beach since the 60’s. It was only a short journey across the pacific from Aussie beachwear to hollywood sheik-wear with female celebrity’s getting their womens sheepskin bootson such as Pamela Anderson, and magazine’s like Marie Clare, Teen Vogue and Cosmo featuring celebrity stars and starlets sporting the latest in sheepskin boot fashion. In recent timesmens sheepskin bootshave come into the fray and are pretty common to be seen in the homes and on the streets of Los Angeles, New York and London.
Ask your average Australian and they’ll tell you about the pair of boots they wore in their teenage years, but ask the average US or UK teenager, and they’ll *show* you the pair of sheepskin boots they are wearing this week. Typically for women it will be a pair of womens tall bootsin ever popular classic style – you just can’t beat classic looks.
Love em, hate em or just curious – you wont find a more comfortable, and warm form of attire for your tootsies and who knows – you might just look cool getting your boots on!