# These men's UGG boots are about the stupidest things I've ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849 "2014-03-29T18:38:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/1 "2014-03-29T18:38:40Z")
[Link here](http://www.6pm.com/ugg-hearst-brownstone) I really wonder what was going in the shoe designer’s head. “Lets make a men’s insulated winter boot, but just to make it special I’ll put it on top of a 3 inch platform! Yes! Genius!” This is just the thing you want to be tottering around in cold or icy winter weather. > [@](#): > > •A fun, modern on a classic hiking style, these UGG® boots are the perfect mix of fashion and function. > •This classic lace-up boot trimmed in sheepskin embodies all your functional needs in the elements without sacrificing great looks. > •Full-grain leather upper features a waterproof and windproof eVent™ membrane that “vents” moisture from inside the shoe for a durably waterproof boot. > • eVent™ Fabric: > Through Direct Venting™ proprietary and patented technology, millions of tiny pores are able to breathe at their full potential, allowing sweat to vent directly to the outside of the fabric in one easy step. > •Lace-up closure for an adjustable and secure fit. > •In addition, a removable sheepskin sockliner provides extra warmth and comfort. > •Durable HOKA ice traction rubber outsole for world-class functionality. > •Measurements: • Heel Height: 2 3⁄4 in > • Weight: 2 lbs 1 oz > • Circumference: 16 in > • Shaft: 5 1⁄2 in > • Platform Height: 1 1⁄2 in ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/2 "2014-03-29T18:50:06Z")
I dunno, to me they look very cushiony and comfortable. The more rubber under my cartilage-free ankle, the happier I am. I’d consider a women’s version if not for those dorky vent-looking things on the sides of the soles (and black, not brown). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/3 "2014-03-29T19:54:28Z")
Well, at least they’re up front about it. Ugg indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/4 "2014-03-29T20:18:34Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > . . . those dorky vent-looking things on the sides of the soles . . . That’s all right; they’ll be clogged solid with mud after the first few miles! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/5 "2014-03-29T20:18:58Z")
A big platform like that is great in slushy, muddy, wet weather, like we have right now. When there’s 3-4" of ick covering every street and sidewalk, platforms are the win. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/6 "2014-03-29T20:24:58Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > That’s all right; they’ll be clogged solid with mud after the first few miles! Just like the flashy pickup trucks that will never haul so much as a box of nails home from the local Dome Hepot, these boots were never intended for wear in so much as a manicured city park. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/7 "2014-03-29T20:35:29Z")
I don’t know, they sold it to women. And they ate it up! A more impractical piece of winter footwear would be hard to imagine. Even named it Ugg so no one should be shocked to discover they are ugly! Currently popular worn with shorts! What? Warm enough for shorts, but cool enough for boots - at the same time! Why wouldn’t it work on men too? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/8 "2014-03-29T20:51:57Z")
astro, you say they “put it on top of a 3 inch platform” then you go and quote the specs that say 1 1/2" platform. Just sayin. “This is just the thing you want to be tottering around in cold or icy winter weather.” \>“Durable HOKA ice traction rubber outsole for world-class functionality.” I guess I don’t get the problem. They look like pretty normal boots to me. What the heck is so impractical about them? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/9 "2014-03-29T21:36:39Z")
Meh. I was expecting some kind of 12 inch retro Elton John platform monstrosities with tropical fish swimming around in the acrylic heels. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/10 "2014-03-29T21:44:49Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Meh. I was expecting some kind of 12 inch retro Elton John platform monstrosities with tropical fish swimming around in the acrylic heels. Yeah, rather than a plain brown winter boot. I dislike the fur trimmed UGGs but this is a totally normal boot. Really don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/11 "2014-03-29T22:50:24Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I don’t know, they sold it to women. And they ate it up! A more impractical piece of winter footwear would be hard to imagine. Even named it Ugg so no one should be shocked to discover they are ugly! I dunno, I have a pair and find them quite comfy and practical (they aren’t the all-suede ones, though - they are an all-black, shorter version of [these](http://www.zappos.com/ugg-brooks-tall-black).) With some silicone waterproofing stuff, they are just about as practical as any leather winter boot out there, and much warmer and more comfortable than most. And that’s what I care about. I just wish they weren’t too tight now with my current pair of orthotics. ETA: and I sure don’t wear them with shorts. I don’t understand that trend either, but hey, it takes all kinds, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/12 "2014-03-29T23:02:20Z")
Those are platform bedroom slippers [This is a boot](http://workingperson.com/chippewa-men-s-8-inch-black-polishable-motorcycle-steel-toe-boot-27422.html) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/13 "2014-03-30T01:45:20Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > astro, you say they “put it on top of a 3 inch platform” then you go and quote the specs that say 1 1/2" platform. Just sayin. > > “This is just the thing you want to be tottering around in cold or icy winter weather.” > \>“Durable HOKA ice traction rubber outsole for world-class functionality.” > > I guess I don’t get the problem. They look like pretty normal boots to me. What the heck is so impractical about them? The heel lift on a normal men’s boot is about 1- 1.5 inches from the bottom of the heel to the footbed. This boot’s heel is 2.75 inches from the footbed to the bottom of the heel because of the absurd platform cradle the boot sits on. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/14 "2014-03-30T04:23:55Z")
Look I know how things get picked to pieces around here but an extra inch of heel height can’t be remotely close to the stupidest things you’ve ever seen. It’s actually kind of useful when you’ve got a lot of slush and or water. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/15 "2014-03-30T06:07:12Z")
**CarnalK** : Yeah, a bit of hyperbole. I Googled “Stupid Boots” and, [among the many examples, this one kind of stood out.](http://www.stupidhumans.org/image/stupidhumans/small/1205/-stupid-human-1338419204.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/16 "2014-03-30T06:21:58Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > **CarnalK** : Yeah, a bit of hyperbole. > > I Googled “Stupid Boots” and, [among the many examples, this one kind of stood out.](http://www.stupidhumans.org/image/stupidhumans/small/1205/-stupid-human-1338419204.jpg) The Roman Cowboys are a very underserved market. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/17 "2014-03-30T13:57:43Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > **CarnalK** : Yeah, a bit of hyperbole. > > I Googled “Stupid Boots” and, [among the many examples, this one kind of stood out.](http://www.stupidhumans.org/image/stupidhumans/small/1205/-stupid-human-1338419204.jpg) I can’t. stop. laughing. oh my goddd whyyy ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/18 "2014-03-30T15:52:05Z")
> [@astro](#): > > This boot’s heel is 2.75 inches from the footbed to the bottom of the heel because of the absurd platform cradle the boot sits on. You’ve just described a huge chunk of women’s boots. Are they all stupid, too? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/19 "2014-03-30T16:37:45Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > You’ve just described a huge chunk of women’s boots. Are they all stupid, too? Fashion boots no, a 3 inch heel on a men’s boot touted as a foul weather winter boot, yes (IMO) it’s stupid. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849/20 "2014-03-30T16:52:13Z")
[Wow. These things really exist.]([http://men](http://men)’s platform shoes acrylic fish) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-mens-ugg-boots-are-about-the-stupidest-things-ive-ever-seen/684849.md?page=2)