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Bearpaw has a unique model of similar boot where whole merino wool is a liner with a removable insole. I do not think Bearpaw uses Sheepskin for outer leather in order to have a more durable boot. During peak fashion for Bearpaw boots, trend in my area I would see people wearing them without any liners and let foot slide around in shoe.
I'm from the town in Australia where UGGs originally made. It's sad about the owner they sent him broke. I think stole the name without asking and knew to patent it. Patent laws are stupid.
The Australian footwear industry has been decimated by cheap imports. When you have someone like the Deckers buy up other brands, cheapen them and then try and kill off the true heritage, it is surprising any ugg style boots are still made in Australia. Most of the manufacturers are cottage style, family companies living on a shoestring. They are not big corporates. Please support the genuine product and not the thief.
What heritage? Ugg didn't have heritage. It was cheap working boots. That's why it was a generic word to begin with. Deckers made the Ugg into a fashion item and a recognizable item around the world. Outside of Australia, Deckers Uggs are what people think of when they hear the word, Ugg. Celebrities didn't wear Australian Ugg, and Australian Ugg wasn't what people wanted to buy.
I grew up in Sydney in the 70s. We just called them all uggboots. We knew there were many manufacturers, and you had to pick and choose to get good ones. Paddy’s market and town markets typically had poor quality ones from random sellers. I remember the best ones I tried were from a shoe store up near Manly. Beach suburbs and rural stores were the best places to buy quality uggboots. Also…. The sheepskin car seat covers in Australia were outstanding. Kept the seat warm in winter and cool in the summer heat. Game changer her in Aussie summers.
Really boils my piss when people trademark generic things in order to make a quick buck by basically sueing people left and right. It's creatively, morally, and ethically bankrupt. I'm looking at you, The Smiley Company. 🙃
The word for "Full" you were looking for was probably " Loft". The Australian boots are merino wool which is a better material for warmth and softness than other types of sheep wool due to their smaller fibres.
Could be both, for sure. The loft, how springy the wool is, the density, obviously how many little sheep hairs per square inch there are @@UnknownUser-rb9pd
Yeah. I think its like copyrighting the word Boots. Some genius has probably already copyrighted the use of letters to describe a product and is intimidating some company right now . My general problem with ugg style boots ..is there is no soft insole ( at least in the pairs I've seen.) it's like walking on boards. Thanks for covering this subject. I did some research before I bought my Australian slippers.... and was more confused in the end.
I looked as soon as some Ugg slippers in the UK. Not only were they made in China , they weren’t even sheepskin. They were suede lined with artificial fur fabric
All the Ugg brand products are crap. I’ve looked at a few in stores and never ever thought anything other than “this is cheap crap” might as well by Hey Dudes.
I’m surprised that that’s not what the US Uggs were. Totally expected inside generic eHDPE fluff and outer some other plastic alcantara-like, possibly including some cloth molded in.
I had Uggs from Northside Souvenirs in Adelaide in the 1970's - we just wore them as slippers then. They're still making them on site and they're still good quality.
F**k Decker Corp. and their corporate greed! As an Aussie who has been wearing Uggs in winter for close to 50 years, I go out of my way to avoid any company that they are involved with.
Thanks for making this video, As an Aussie im proud that the Aussie made came out on top. I think you have under sold the removable innersole. I buy a new set of inners every couple of years and it makes the feel fresh and brand new again!
For some reason this episode resonates with me due to what's happening in the Mid-east now, just because you trade mark a name, it doesn't give you the rights of ownership (1948). very informative video as always, keep up the good work !
A removable insole on shoes like this is a huge deal. They'll all eventually shed because of the pressure of standing on them so better to replace one thing than the whole boot
Bearpaw clothing and shoes has a model of similar boot where inside is all merino wool replaceable/removable. Of course, when they were at peak fashion the trend was at peak for model to remove all fur and ride open inside letting foot slide around.
Makes me pine for the days Blunnies were made in Australia. Just better quality. Same must be true for real Uggs or Wild Wool as a local manufacturer. We do not need cheap knock-off brands anywhere. So many countries have top quality footwear makers. Lets support them!
If you want to buy a better sheepskin boot then buy the Australian version (Wild Wool) over the cheap mass produced made in China version. Deckers is only interested in dollars and will happily compromise quality whereas Wild Wool is interested in quality comfort.
I am an American; they are always doing something slick; making the product cheaper and raising the price .And made in China. We all that China products is cheaply made.I will support Australian Uggs. I will pay for quality every time. I want my money's worth.
I have a love hate relationship with my UGGS, My first pair from the early 2000s was from Australia and they held up pretty well. Every pair since has not held up well. My last two pairs the insole shed and the insole is not removable. I don't care about the brand I would love to find a comfortable pair that is good quality.
I had to order a pair of UGGs from the UK to fulfill a Christmas list because the style/color was sold out everywhere in the US. Uggghhh... It's not so much the extra money that bothers me- it's the CRAP quality that they are now (and have been for years). That said, I have 5 or 6 pairs of old-school UGGs that I love and wear all the time. This may not be for everybody, but I bought all of them lightly used. Mine all say 'australia' on the label, but every inside tag says "made in China". But they're real leather/sheepskin, with the all-important replaceable insoles, and they hold up for YEARS. A little DIY reconditioning and they're way, WAY better than new!
I have Ugg slippers, when they arrived they said made in China, I assumed they would be from Australia and never knew there was a US company, I couldn't return them and after looking closely, the shearing is not real, clearly man made that smells like plastic when burned, the glued in insole fell apart quickly and when I saw it's really thin on top of a really thin rubber bottom, I got the $30 Ugg premium insoles to replace and they too aren't real shearing and not at all $30 comfortable, All in all the US/China Uggs are overpriced garbage, When I have extra money I will be getting a real pair directly from Australia. Big corporations ruin everything good.
@@hotmess9640 It doesn't work like that because there will be variations in quality from one American manufacturer to another, same deal with all the different outfits in Australia. A good Australian boot is going to be better than a bad American one and vice vera.
I do have a pair of unbranded uggs that I wear during the PNW winters. It's interesting to see how many companies are making ugg boots and how they differ from each other! I had no idea how controversial this was! Great video!! Can't wait for the next one!🙂😁
Am I the only one that will stop buying a brand if a celeb starts promoting it. It can depend how promoted they make it but if a celebs gets their hands on it and promotes it I do not want it.
Sports stars no for more normal in game stuff/training, but for out of game casual stuff no. Unless I was wearing/liking item before those people started using them. Also, USA UGG has gone down in quality since moving manufacture to China from Australia in early 2000's.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, (don't try mispronouncing my home town please, there is no 'horn' sound in it) where a shop was moving and held a 50% off sale, which I took advantage of. Among my purchases was a pair of UGG slippers for $35.00, and I was so pleased. They are about the finest winter house slippers ever made, and they have a sole, which makes them suitable for wearing outside, which nobody gives a second thought to, as this is Australia. People from New Zealand lay claim to practically everything, I hear one who imagined that Vegemite was an N.Z. invention, which was silly. It was invented in Melbourne in 1928, and Tuesday was Vegemite day at the factory, as I drove to work on the freeway. What a delightful smell. We are brothers in arms with the Kiwis, and we give each other a hard time, because that is how we are with brothers. As the ANZAC forces we have worked together through more battles than I care to remember, and you can't ask for better support from artillery, than from a Kiwi. My Uggs weren't boots, they were short slippers dyed a light grey, with the wool folded down at the ankle. Couldn't go past the price. Oh, Aussie, is said like Ozzy. Not osssie.
Most Australians are still really cheesed off about Decker’s heavy handed tactics. I’ll never buy their product, and no doubt the quality will drop through the floor and they’ll do themselves out of business in the end. Classic gross corporate tactics 🤮
Similarly In North America other boot styles called slippers by other brands got name stolen too by UGS even if some had name rights, I am referring to the boots with knit uppers or knit from ankle up UGG makes. Ugg has trademarked names or sued for said names even if other brands being sued had patent on name.
I'm Australian and these ankle height boots aren't the Ugs I remember from the 70s. Ugs were near knee height with lacing on the sides and decorative reinforcement on the holes. These boots called Ugs these days are large slippers to me.
There's a company 30 minutes from where I live that makes shin high Uggs with laces up the side and a wool turnover on top for comfort and style. You order them custom in whatever colour configuration you want, as well as a bunch of other styles (like slippere and ankle height uggs). All hand made, all real leather and wool. Most comfortable shoes I've ever owned
UGG boots should counted as a protected Australia brand as it culture significance in Australia (Like maple syrup for Canada champagne for France, Scotch Whiskey for Scotland and the Australian Slouch Hat )
I bought for my wife a pair of EMU Australia, they look good and there was an Australian made certificate inside the box. I was considering to buy the original UGG 1974 or Wild Wool or Aus Wooli but then i gave up when I saw the delivery costs from Australia to Europe. What is a good quality UGG brand available in Europe?
As a cobbler, the US Uggs are TRASH. The materials used in the last 5 years has just crashed. And they’re sooooo expensive. Every other Australian company we’ve gotten in is loads better. Get any from Australia. You’ll thank me.
My dad got me Ugg in the early 2000s because hes a surfer. I never even knew they were popular. I just wore them as a teenager because i love my dad lol
I have Emu Australia UGG boots and so far they have been great and made about 10min from my house. But I still want to get myself a pair of Muggs one day, but are just so expensive.
I grew up in aus and im from the early 1980's kid and i always had aussie sheepskin uggboots had em all my kid and teen early adult life. My mum had been wearing them since way before i was born
I stopped buying USA made leather goods years ago. The reason being is that stuff made in Australia or south Africa are just made better. Again, American markets screwed everything up. Also American inflation just sucks.
I disagree with the premise that which ever version is higher quality can be considered "the true Uggs". We have seen many brands turn to crap so badly that "knock off" versions end up being better value or even straight up better build quality. At a certain point, appeals to authenticity are just marketing BS. Great video as always! Really loved the deep dive into the history
Man, I've had a concussion and keep forgetting about and burning my food. Factor has come in clutch, Been able to have good tasty food and I am not worried about a kitchen fire.
You should cut open some Rick Owen’s doc martens just to see if the colab raises the leather quality also to see the construction (specifically the mega lace pair)
Me and the Misso are so addicted to this channel , who ever thought watching boots cut in half is fun , so love ya research in the history , so deep 👊✊ Everyone should be boycotting the China made slave labor ones , GREED!! At least here in Australia we keep jobs at home.
The boots look like a bad idea. look like boots version of wool loafers. like shown at 15:08. They seem to be loose, no adjustment. it makes zero sens, looks like they would be unstable and horrible to walk in. But they look warm. W
You can tell the difference in the elasticity in the sole. The US UGG sole has no bend to it they are hard and very uncomfortable on the feet. As opposed to the Australian UGG boots they are comfortable and have cushion with a pliable sole. Which makes a big difference. I do not like what has happened to the UGG boot in the US. They should leave the UGG boots to the Australian companies who know how to make a comfortable, lush boot.
Aussies and Kiwis love their wool slippers. In fact there is a version called a moccasin which is sold everywhere, especially in the countryside to this day. If you ask an Australian what a moccasin is, it is a cheap, sub ankle length woolen slipper with enormous toe box stitching usually with a turn down at the top giving a fluffy 'cuff'. The original ugg was pretty much exactly the same, and from the same time and thought process. To tell an American they can own the name moccasin is exactly how crazy this concept is to Australians. The Australian moccasin is not fashionable and generally worn by very low income earners so perhaps the reason we don't see corporations coming after them.
Our local Ugg boot maker in Freo told me that all the skins go to China for tanning because there aren't any tanners left in Australia. my old Ugg's had the hair ripple and lanolin smell, now they feel more like synthetic as the tanning prosses takes everything out.
my friend had UGGs in the 2000s. WE called hers Ch-uggs. Because they were made in china. Actually lasted quite well. More than the mainstream american UGGs.
IMO, true "Ugg's" are Australian made with Australian product... yet I'll still wear (on a rare occasion) the aftermarket Costco sheepskins I bought years ago.
Back in 1983, all kids at my high school (actually a "Technical School") made UGG gloves as part of year 8 home economics class. Basically huge soft lambs leather mittens. Ugly as fuck but warm on a winters morning
I have some Chinese knockoffs (with gold coast titans logo) that I wear in the snow here. They’re starting to fall apart now, so I’m seriously thinking about buying a real pair when I go back to Australia in May.
The UGG branded slippers and boots we see here in Australia are cheap garbage. They used to be sheep skin and amazing, super comfy. Now its just cheap nylon and rock hard cheap outsole.
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Bearpaw has a unique model of similar boot where whole merino wool is a liner with a removable insole. I do not think Bearpaw uses Sheepskin for outer leather in order to have a more durable boot.
During peak fashion for Bearpaw boots, trend in my area I would see people wearing them without any liners and let foot slide around in shoe.
Aussie here. Nobody trademarked it here because it would be like trademarking the word coffee or tea. As a nation we were very unimpressed.
😂😂😂
100%. This is like red wing saying “work boot” is their trademark. It’s just the name of the style.
I'm from the town in Australia where UGGs originally made. It's sad about the owner they sent him broke. I think stole the name without asking and knew to patent it. Patent laws are stupid.
@@deborahharris2962 if the original guy had patented would you still say the laws r stupid?
@@joejones9520 It was theft. Sme uggly Americans stole the idea and name and patented it.
The Australian footwear industry has been decimated by cheap imports. When you have someone like the Deckers buy up other brands, cheapen them and then try and kill off the true heritage, it is surprising any ugg style boots are still made in Australia. Most of the manufacturers are cottage style, family companies living on a shoestring. They are not big corporates.
Please support the genuine product and not the thief.
They aren't living on a shoe string, please cut the bs.
@@lovablevietboy Employment in Australian footwear manufacturing has fallen from over 20,000 to just 3,500 over the span of 40 years.
What heritage? Ugg didn't have heritage. It was cheap working boots. That's why it was a generic word to begin with. Deckers made the Ugg into a fashion item and a recognizable item around the world. Outside of Australia, Deckers Uggs are what people think of when they hear the word, Ugg. Celebrities didn't wear Australian Ugg, and Australian Ugg wasn't what people wanted to buy.
@@qwertydrorakqwertyway to defend corporate giants mate…
@@harukinzaphod So? That doesn't mean they're poor or on a shoe string budget.
I grew up in Sydney in the 70s. We just called them all uggboots. We knew there were many manufacturers, and you had to pick and choose to get good ones. Paddy’s market and town markets typically had poor quality ones from random sellers. I remember the best ones I tried were from a shoe store up near Manly. Beach suburbs and rural stores were the best places to buy quality uggboots.
Also…. The sheepskin car seat covers in Australia were outstanding. Kept the seat warm in winter and cool in the summer heat. Game changer her in Aussie summers.
Really boils my piss when people trademark generic things in order to make a quick buck by basically sueing people left and right. It's creatively, morally, and ethically bankrupt.
I'm looking at you, The Smiley Company. 🙃
You should have called the Australian Uggs "Uggs" and the American Uggs "Chinese Knock-Offs"
The word for "Full" you were looking for was probably " Loft".
The Australian boots are merino wool which is a better material for warmth and softness than other types of sheep wool due to their smaller fibres.
Girth.
I was thinking density.
@@hechetonchieres You could be right. That would also make sense.
Could be both, for sure. The loft, how springy the wool is, the density, obviously how many little sheep hairs per square inch there are @@UnknownUser-rb9pd
Imagine one brand claiming to make the ONLY cowboy boot.
Bernard Arnault would like a word... ;)
Or “work boot”
The true Uggs were inside of us all along.
😂 nice one
Until they came bursting out of our chests.
Yeah. I think its like copyrighting the word Boots. Some genius has probably already copyrighted the use of letters to describe a product and is intimidating some company right now . My general problem with ugg style boots ..is there is no soft insole ( at least in the pairs I've seen.) it's like walking on boards. Thanks for covering this subject. I did some research before I bought my Australian slippers.... and was more confused in the end.
The outsole is EVA, I don't see why you would need a foam insert too
@@Enrico- Well.. mine are stiff and made in Australia.. they are boardy.. I don't remember the brand. I like them but they aren't really comfortable.
I looked as soon as some Ugg slippers in the UK. Not only were they made in China , they weren’t even sheepskin. They were suede lined with artificial fur fabric
All the Ugg brand products are crap. I’ve looked at a few in stores and never ever thought anything other than “this is cheap crap” might as well by Hey Dudes.
I’m surprised that that’s not what the US Uggs were. Totally expected inside generic eHDPE fluff and outer some other plastic alcantara-like, possibly including some cloth molded in.
I had Uggs from Northside Souvenirs in Adelaide in the 1970's - we just wore them as slippers then. They're still making them on site and they're still good quality.
Yep, in my mind ugg boots are just slippers. Treating them as shoes is like wearing pyjamas to work.
Yeah, I remember doing that here in NZ too.
F**k Decker Corp. and their corporate greed! As an Aussie who has been wearing Uggs in winter for close to 50 years, I go out of my way to avoid any company that they are involved with.
Wild wool quality is better and it’s made in Australia instead of china
Yeah, Decker did Australia dirty. Which is why I won't buy UGG brand boots or anything that Decker sells.
Capitalism baby.
I recall the huge backlash in Australia about the trademark. Australians were up in arms about it.
😅angry Aussies how terrifying 😂😂😂😂😂
@@jaybruno3571 lol. Not quite mass killing or 'peaceful protest' as Americans counterparts, we more just complained with our voices.
@@jaybruno3571 we don't need guns. Let that sink in Yank.
Thanks for making this video, As an Aussie im proud that the Aussie made came out on top. I think you have under sold the removable innersole. I buy a new set of inners every couple of years and it makes the feel fresh and brand new again!
Shout out Country Leather in Hobart Tasmania!
I remember getting Ugg Boots from K-mart in the 80s
For some reason this episode resonates with me due to what's happening in the Mid-east now, just because you trade mark a name, it doesn't give you the rights of ownership (1948).
very informative video as always, keep up the good work !
Aussie here. I remember buying uggs from a small factory here in Melbourne and the owner explained all the legal shenanigans that took place 😢
A removable insole on shoes like this is a huge deal. They'll all eventually shed because of the pressure of standing on them so better to replace one thing than the whole boot
Bearpaw clothing and shoes has a model of similar boot where inside is all merino wool replaceable/removable. Of course, when they were at peak fashion the trend was at peak for model to remove all fur and ride open inside letting foot slide around.
Makes me pine for the days Blunnies were made in Australia. Just better quality. Same must be true for real Uggs or Wild Wool as a local manufacturer. We do not need cheap knock-off brands anywhere. So many countries have top quality footwear makers. Lets support them!
7:35 that's the logo for the pharmaceutical company of the same name
The Wild Wool ones even loook better. Like a lot better. Better color, better shape. Just all around better
The true uggs is the friends we made along the way
If you want to buy a better sheepskin boot then buy the Australian version (Wild Wool) over the cheap mass produced made in China version. Deckers is only interested in dollars and will happily compromise quality whereas Wild Wool is interested in quality comfort.
Australia should trademark the term moc toe in defiance.
I am an American; they are always doing something slick; making the product cheaper and raising the price .And made in China. We all that China products is cheaply made.I will support Australian Uggs. I will pay for quality every time. I want my money's worth.
I have a love hate relationship with my UGGS, My first pair from the early 2000s was from Australia and they held up pretty well. Every pair since has not held up well. My last two pairs the insole shed and the insole is not removable. I don't care about the brand I would love to find a comfortable pair that is good quality.
I had to order a pair of UGGs from the UK to fulfill a Christmas list because the style/color was sold out everywhere in the US. Uggghhh... It's not so much the extra money that bothers me- it's the CRAP quality that they are now (and have been for years). That said, I have 5 or 6 pairs of old-school UGGs that I love and wear all the time. This may not be for everybody, but I bought all of them lightly used. Mine all say 'australia' on the label, but every inside tag says "made in China". But they're real leather/sheepskin, with the all-important replaceable insoles, and they hold up for YEARS. A little DIY reconditioning and they're way, WAY better than new!
I have Ugg slippers, when they arrived they said made in China, I assumed they would be from Australia and never knew there was a US company, I couldn't return them and after looking closely, the shearing is not real, clearly man made that smells like plastic when burned, the glued in insole fell apart quickly and when I saw it's really thin on top of a really thin rubber bottom, I got the $30 Ugg premium insoles to replace and they too aren't real shearing and not at all $30 comfortable, All in all the US/China Uggs are overpriced garbage, When I have extra money I will be getting a real pair directly from Australia. Big corporations ruin everything good.
American ones are better than the Aussie ones
@@hotmess9640 It doesn't work like that because there will be variations in quality from one American manufacturer to another, same deal with all the different outfits in Australia. A good Australian boot is going to be better than a bad American one and vice vera.
Very interesting video! I had no idea of the history. I dont really like that style of boots, but it's fascinating.
I do have a pair of unbranded uggs that I wear during the PNW winters. It's interesting to see how many companies are making ugg boots and how they differ from each other! I had no idea how controversial this was! Great video!! Can't wait for the next one!🙂😁
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Spot on, Weston, should never have been TM'd. The worst part is that it was a fellow Aussie who started the shitfight.
Am I the only one that will stop buying a brand if a celeb starts promoting it. It can depend how promoted they make it but if a celebs gets their hands on it and promotes it I do not want it.
Sports stars no for more normal in game stuff/training, but for out of game casual stuff no. Unless I was wearing/liking item before those people started using them. Also, USA UGG has gone down in quality since moving manufacture to China from Australia in early 2000's.
@@caseysmith544 I do not watch sports at all so sports celebs are basically all unknown to me. :)
Corporate America, shocked , shocked……..
Not really shocked 🙄
FFS, just let us have this one thing! 🇦🇺
Very interesting history! Well done!
I live in Melbourne, Australia, (don't try mispronouncing my home town please, there is no 'horn' sound in it) where a shop was moving and held a 50% off sale, which I took advantage of. Among my purchases was a pair of UGG slippers for $35.00, and I was so pleased. They are about the finest winter house slippers ever made, and they have a sole, which makes them suitable for wearing outside, which nobody gives a second thought to, as this is Australia. People from New Zealand lay claim to practically everything, I hear one who imagined that Vegemite was an N.Z. invention, which was silly. It was invented in Melbourne in 1928, and Tuesday was Vegemite day at the factory, as I drove to work on the freeway. What a delightful smell. We are brothers in arms with the Kiwis, and we give each other a hard time, because that is how we are with brothers. As the ANZAC forces we have worked together through more battles than I care to remember, and you can't ask for better support from artillery, than from a Kiwi. My Uggs weren't boots, they were short slippers dyed a light grey, with the wool folded down at the ankle. Couldn't go past the price. Oh, Aussie, is said like Ozzy. Not osssie.
Most Australians are still really cheesed off about Decker’s heavy handed tactics. I’ll never buy their product, and no doubt the quality will drop through the floor and they’ll do themselves out of business in the end. Classic gross corporate tactics 🤮
I didn’t know any of this when I bought my UGGs in 2018. Ugh. I’ll keep them until they fall apart, and then I’ll make a better choice.
You should do burn test at least for insole. I would be not surprised if the china uggs uses faux wool.
i bought uggs since 1974 and i love them so much
Also i live in Los Angeles and was able to buy from their website and the tag has the UGG name
Similarly In North America other boot styles called slippers by other brands got name stolen too by UGS even if some had name rights, I am referring to the boots with knit uppers or knit from ankle up UGG makes. Ugg has trademarked names or sued for said names even if other brands being sued had patent on name.
UGG should be like Bourbon Whisky. Bourbon comes from Kentucky, it is their product. UGG is uniquely Australian.
I'm Australian and these ankle height boots aren't the Ugs I remember from the 70s. Ugs were near knee height with lacing on the sides and decorative reinforcement on the holes. These boots called Ugs these days are large slippers to me.
There's a company 30 minutes from where I live that makes shin high Uggs with laces up the side and a wool turnover on top for comfort and style. You order them custom in whatever colour configuration you want, as well as a bunch of other styles (like slippere and ankle height uggs). All hand made, all real leather and wool. Most comfortable shoes I've ever owned
I live in Australia. I got my slippers from Mortels, love em. I also got a sheepskin off-cut that my dog loves to sleep on
UGG boots should counted as a protected Australia brand as it culture significance in Australia (Like maple syrup for Canada champagne for France, Scotch Whiskey for Scotland and the Australian Slouch Hat )
I had something called Uggly Volleys, which were Dunlop Volley soles with Ugg style uppers, so warm and grippy.
I bought for my wife a pair of EMU Australia, they look good and there was an Australian made certificate inside the box. I was considering to buy the original UGG 1974 or Wild Wool or Aus Wooli but then i gave up when I saw the delivery costs from Australia to Europe.
What is a good quality UGG brand available in Europe?
As a cobbler, the US Uggs are TRASH. The materials used in the last 5 years has just crashed. And they’re sooooo expensive. Every other Australian company we’ve gotten in is loads better. Get any from Australia. You’ll thank me.
My dad got me Ugg in the early 2000s because hes a surfer. I never even knew they were popular. I just wore them as a teenager because i love my dad lol
Thanks for this amazing review
I have Emu Australia UGG boots and so far they have been great and made about 10min from my house.
But I still want to get myself a pair of Muggs one day, but are just so expensive.
I grew up in aus and im from the early 1980's kid and i always had aussie sheepskin uggboots had em all my kid and teen early adult life. My mum had been wearing them since way before i was born
I stopped buying USA made leather goods years ago. The reason being is that stuff made in Australia or south Africa are just made better. Again, American markets screwed everything up. Also American inflation just sucks.
I disagree with the premise that which ever version is higher quality can be considered "the true Uggs". We have seen many brands turn to crap so badly that "knock off" versions end up being better value or even straight up better build quality. At a certain point, appeals to authenticity are just marketing BS.
Great video as always! Really loved the deep dive into the history
The Australian brand is the "true uggs," regardless of quality.
we have bought Uggs direct from Australia the quality is better and they started in Australia
Man, I've had a concussion and keep forgetting about and burning my food. Factor has come in clutch, Been able to have good tasty food and I am not worried about a kitchen fire.
You should cut open some Rick Owen’s doc martens just to see if the colab raises the leather quality also to see the construction (specifically the mega lace pair)
Nobody's picking on the sideway Isles of Britain? 😂😂
How about checking Emu Australia? They have a line called Platinum seemingly made in Australia.
Aussie here. Mortels for sure.
I find it ridiculous that an American corporation can basically trademark an Australian original designed shoe and make it in China lmao.
...Wild Wool looks like it has superior double row stitching on the uppers...
Sheep Herders... REALLY...! Shepherds.
Awesome content Rose Anvil team! I can’t wait for your review of the new updated bunny boot.
Looks like the Wild Wool boots might have slightly less voids in the outsole as well
I clearly remember seeing those at my local indoors "bazaar" type flea market, in the 1990's , the fake ones stench a bit less usually 😂
Have you ever looked at mukluks? They have a slightly to similar style to uggs. But different history.
It looks like the Wild Wool also use a double stitch to sew the counter cover on. That should be better than the UGGs USA
Came for the boots and got a fascinating education in that copywriting law seems to be as much about asserting dominion as anything else. Wow.
First in time, first in right.
Trademark law. Copyright is another thing.
Ugg is Australian I had my first pair in 1972 👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
what is the cut centered score?
7.8 for the WW, not mentioned for the Uggs.
@@Colorado_Native still have no idea what the cut centered score is, does it mean 7.8 for how clean the cut was? or how easy/difficult it was to cut?
@@tbomb2336 You got it. Basically how straight was the cut - no zig-zags, and how close to being centered left to right on the back of the boot.
Me and the Misso are so addicted to this channel , who ever thought watching boots cut in half is fun , so love ya research in the history , so deep 👊✊
Everyone should be boycotting the China made slave labor ones , GREED!! At least here in Australia we keep jobs at home.
Would love to see a video on patron boots. Love these videos.
The dusty mini boots by all of the Uggs are DAMN comfortable!
Where can I buy the muggs you are talking about at the end of this video.?
American Uggs, as Australian as "Outback Steakhouse" (whose founders never visited Australia)
So, like if Band-Aid tried to block all other adhesive bandages from the market? We should definitely be able to buy [type of boot] from any company.
Are you going to make that RM Williams revisit video?
Why is the UK and all of Europe turned 90 degrees counterclockwise from the American perspective?
was wondering how come you dont do dakota work boots ?in some of your tests
The boots look like a bad idea. look like boots version of wool loafers. like shown at 15:08.
They seem to be loose, no adjustment. it makes zero sens, looks like they would be unstable and horrible to walk in. But they look warm. W
You can tell the difference in the elasticity in the sole. The US UGG sole has no bend to it they are hard and very uncomfortable on the feet. As opposed to the Australian UGG boots they are comfortable and have cushion with a pliable sole. Which makes a big difference. I do not like what has happened to the UGG boot in the US. They should leave the UGG boots to the Australian companies who know how to make a comfortable, lush boot.
Greed! American 🇺🇸 Greed strikes again!
I bought the Australian UGG's this year with no problem.
Aussies and Kiwis love their wool slippers.
In fact there is a version called a moccasin which is sold everywhere, especially in the countryside to this day.
If you ask an Australian what a moccasin is, it is a cheap, sub ankle length woolen slipper with enormous toe box stitching usually with a turn down at the top giving a fluffy 'cuff'.
The original ugg was pretty much exactly the same, and from the same time and thought process.
To tell an American they can own the name moccasin is exactly how crazy this concept is to Australians.
The Australian moccasin is not fashionable and generally worn by very low income earners so perhaps the reason we don't see corporations coming after them.
Please buy the Aussie made, better value product not inferior Chinese made product.
I'd like to see an UGG upper, attached to a wedge sole with some strengthening in the ankle support.
Our local Ugg boot maker in Freo told me that all the skins go to China for tanning because there aren't any tanners left in Australia. my old Ugg's had the hair ripple and lanolin smell, now they feel more like synthetic as the tanning prosses takes everything out.
Apparently Last remaining is in Melbourne vic still operates.
I got some bear paws and I like them much more then the usa uggs
my friend had UGGs in the 2000s. WE called hers Ch-uggs. Because they were made in china. Actually lasted quite well. More than the mainstream american UGGs.
Do you have a video on the Keen Cincinnati work boots? If not that'd be a good one for you.
IMO, true "Ugg's" are Australian made with Australian product... yet I'll still wear (on a rare occasion) the aftermarket Costco sheepskins I bought years ago.
Back in 1983, all kids at my high school (actually a "Technical School") made UGG gloves as part of year 8 home economics class. Basically huge soft lambs leather mittens. Ugly as fuck but warm on a winters morning
by full do you mean dense? correct me if I'm wrong.
I have some Chinese knockoffs (with gold coast titans logo) that I wear in the snow here. They’re starting to fall apart now, so I’m seriously thinking about buying a real pair when I go back to Australia in May.
The UGG branded slippers and boots we see here in Australia are cheap garbage. They used to be sheep skin and amazing, super comfy. Now its just cheap nylon and rock hard cheap outsole.
Have you considered cutting through Rockport boots? I used to love them, then something changed in the past decade.