...UGG-ly boots...

The UGG boot movement is getting out of control, people. I saw a full family wearing them last week at the mall (kid in stroller included). I know this is old news for many of you who care or pay attention to footwear these days but for those who don't: PAY ATTENTION. I will be the first to say I love Australia. I love their ability to stay in the middle of politics and avoid everything from World War II to Mad Cow disease; I love pretty much all their wines, I love their calm and easy-going nature, their love of sport and can't resist the accent. All that to say I hate their trendiest export: UGG boots.

I mean I really think they are UGG-ly. For some reason they seemed frequently paired with tights and a parka-length jacket--sometimes with a fur lined hood. It's not that it's a bad look...no, wait. It is definitely a bad look.

Skinny women wear them and they look like a walking tree or one of those punching bags with sand in the bottom of them--a human obelisk of sorts. When large women wear them they only look larger. It's like Danny Devito wearing a double-breasted jacket.

SO as this Christmas time rolls around I plead with my friends to care about what inverted farm animal footwear you choose.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

ps: wear whatever the heck you want to wear