I hate Uggs because about half the spammers I see on the boards I admin are spamming for Uggs. I had to ban the word.
The other half are spamming for goose down jackets.
I’m not an Ugg fan, but the Fashionazis having themselves an attack of the vapors over the footwear choice of complete strangers is to me THE definition of “first world problem.”
But they aren’t extremely trendy. I assure you, as a 25 year old moderately fashionable girl, I’d get shit from my friends in LA if I showed up to something wearing Uggs— much like the attitude in the linked article.
That said, my close friends are much like me and realize that Uggs are comfy as fuck. I most certainly will be wearing them to my heart’s content. Seriously: Uggs are the most comfortable shoes ever and I will never be shamed by anyone into not occasionally wearing them.
Silly fashionistas. Uggs are not winter Crocs. I just bought my winter Crocs, the black Bistros with the no-slip tread.
I admit I have a perverse love of ugly shoes, especially when they’re comfortable.
The wierd thing is, Uggs are not at all practical for a New York winter. They are warm, yes, but not waterproof, and the hallmark of a New York winter is 5" deep puddles of filthy slush that accumulate at every crosswalk after a snow. Uggs are about as practical as stilleto heels for the local winter weather.
So I actually get why people like them in the winter (hell I owned moon boots too once!) but not why the like them in the winter in New York.
Then again, NYC just crowned its 50 millionth tourist, so maybe the lines weren’t locals.
I always feel like such an old woman where UGGS are concerned. First, before they’re even a few months old, the sides break down and your foot slides sideways…kind of stupid when you’ve paid £250 for the darn things. Then, the teenage girls don’t bother lifting their feet. They just shuffle along like a bunch of slobs.
Then i have to resist the urge to be my mother…LIFT YOUR FEET!
Crocs are fantastically comfortable. I don’t give a damn what other people think of my choice in footwear.
The only thing I find surprising is that anybody cares what the “fashionista blogosphere” think.
This is exactly why you’re supposed to buy half a size to a size too small— then they wont do this and will fit fine. I’ve never, ever had the issue you describe, but I’ve always bought what the Ugg sales clerk tells me to (ie: smaller than my normal shoe size).
This is my position on Crocs. I hated on them for years but there is nothing – NOTHING I tell you! more comfortable for wearing in the kitchen after a long day at work or grocery shopping/running errands.
Also I have a pair of very sexy 3-inch heel Croc sandals that I wear all summer that make my legs look like the longest drink of water you ever saw. 
(also, “extremely trendy” is relative to where you are; we’re knee-deep in girls in Uggs here in the hinterlands)
I’m not a fashionista, but I do care about putting together a nice looking outfit. Around here, fake Uggs go on when it’s about seventy degrees out. They soon begin to reek!
Worse, sorta, is that Uggs should be a bulky counterpoint to the rest of your slim-fitting look. And I second the post-- pick up your damned feet!
I think they’re going for a barbarian chic look. The problem is that no one has the appropriately furry cavewoman bustier top to complete the outfit. And of course you can only accessorize it with swords or maybe a bow and quiver and have you seen the looks you get these days if you walk down the street with so much as a dirk strapped to your hip? Madness, I tell you.
I wear the Costco $40 knockoff Uggs and you can have them when you pry them off my cold, circulation-impaired feet. It’s not like I’m wearing them out to a bar or business dinner. I wear them around the house, on runs to the grocery store and to early-morning classes. Always with skinny jeans tucked in though, never with sweats or miniskirts.
I’m prone to Chilblains and since I impulsively bought a pair, I’ve had two straight winters where I haven’t had one single episode. Once you’ve had to endure cortisone shots in the tops of your toes, you don’t give a flying f what people think of your footwear.
BearPaw is a great knock off brand if you’re in the market-- really well made and usually under $50 (always on sale). Truth be told, I usually buy these instead of Uggs.
Ugg boots have the taint of the bogan
http://www.google.com/search?q=ugg+boots+bogan
the entire fashion “industry” can go right to hell.
…and the bottoms don’t have enough grip to walk on ice. So yeah, this is my problem, too. I see my students wearing them, and I understand they like the style, but either 1) they’re sitting around with damp feet all day because the shoes aren’t waterproof and there’s goopy wet snow on the ground, or b) I worry about them slipping and hurting themselves because it’s icy out there and they have no traction, or iii) their feet are sweating because it’s really too warm for Uggs. Each winter here brings maybe five or six days when those shoes are practical.
However, when some of their male classmates are trying to make it through the whole school year in Chuck Taylors…
I live in Colorado. I grew up in Iowa. To me, cute boots make sense. What doesn’t make sense, though, are the furry abominable snowman boots.
I have boots that aren’t Uggs but are no doubt influenced by the trend. I refuse to spend $140+ on them if I can get good and better insulated boots elsewhere. Well, only refuse because I’m broke these days. It’s not a matter of principle or anything. 
Also, they’re from Australia. Since when do Aussies need snowboots? Thought they got popular via surfers?
Every dry cleaners has a sign in the window saying they clean Uggs. I imagine they must get pretty rank. As for what the fashionistas think, they can bite my ever expanding ass. I don’t have any Uggs or anything like them, but if I knew I’d be hobnobbing with fashionistas, I would get a pair just to piss them off. Assholes.
Maybe they spray Camp Dry on them to make them waterproof?