IT HAPPENED - Wedding Uggs

[elenetxu]

www.uggaustralia.com/i-do-wedding-shoe-collection/the-i-do-collection,default,sc.html?icid=ft_wedding&PID=4021865&source=affiliate


...and my MIL thought wedding flip flops were horrible.

[crimsonandclover]

Wow... I had a friend wear neon green crocs to my German wedding, but he's just that kind of guy and he was a guest. As the bride? I don't know. I mean, if you're having a winter outdoor wedding or having pictures outside and have a dress that will cover the Uggs, ok. Freezing your toes off would be a worse option. But otherwise? No.

[elenetxu]

Wait, not even the fluffy flip flops?

[popcorn]

Love the slogan -- Your wedding just got cozier.



Yeah, I'm not a fan.

[popcorn]

Also, HOLY SHIT look at the sparkle I Do! pair...





I think Snooki needs these.

Also, I will tell my sister that instead of her cute yellow flats she plans to wear she shoul wear the fluffy flip-flops. It just screams wedding, ya know?

[americaninoz]

Hideous !!

[aMrsin09]

I have to say, those flip flops look like they could be really comfy house "slippers". I won't go barefoot and slippers are too warm for me here.

[Waffles]

Oh dear no. Also, I always thought it odd for a brand that's known for its furry boots is Australian. How often could you even wear them in Australia?

[aMrsin09]

I was told (whether it's true or not is a different story) that Uggs were made as slippers for the Australian swim team to wear in between heats.
When they went "mainstream" they were still really only slippers and not meant to be worn out of the house.
I think the left the house when Oprah had them on one of her favorite things shows.

[bail229]

May 24, 2012 4:37:55 GMT -5 aMrsin09 said:

I was told (whether it's true or not is a different story) that Uggs were made as slippers for the Australian swim team to wear in between heats.
When they went "mainstream" they were still really only slippers and not meant to be worn out of the house.
I think the left the house when Oprah had them on one of her favorite things shows.

Yep, as far as I know they are really house slippers here. Not meant for the outside!

I would really like to see someone wearing those wedding ones, just so I can see what the rest of the wedding looks like!

[pittpurple]

Wow, those flip flops are amazing. Can't. Stop. Looking.

[gibbylod]

Those flip flops do look amazingly comfy!

[grosnl19]

Who at Uggs thought this was a good idea...they should be fired!

[Deleted]

I'm Australian and I can confirm that in the 1980s uggs were slippers. Never meant to go outside. We wore them because we were acclimatised to think anything under 20 degrees C was freeeezing. I have friends on Facebook that still think that 19 degrees is cold.
Pamela Anderson made them fashionable to wear as regular shoes. To me it is like seeing someone wearing pyjama bottoms and acting surprised that they aren't trousers.
The funniest thing is that they cost so much. You used to buy them for $20 for the short version and 40 for the long version.

[aMrsin09]

May 25, 2012 8:12:48 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

I'm Australian and I can confirm that in the 1980s uggs were slippers. Never meant to go outside. We wore them because we were acclimatised to think anything under 20 degrees C was freeeezing. I have friends on Facebook that still think that 19 degrees is cold.
Pamela Anderson made them fashionable to wear as regular shoes. To me it is like seeing someone wearing pyjama bottoms and acting surprised that they aren't trousers.
The funniest thing is that they cost so much. You used to buy them for $20 for the short version and 40 for the long version.

And yet my ILs swear it doesn't get cold enough for central heat. If you NEED Uggs in the house, you NEED central heat.
I would boil to death if I wore Uggs in the house. However, those flip flops do show some promise on the slipper front.

It's 19 right now and I can promise you I'll see at least one person in a wool hat with ear flaps and a huge pompom on top. They are all the rage this "winter".

ETA: As for the price increase, My H puts the reason right with the increase in the cost of lamb meat. Live exports make more money.