Fake Ugg Boots

A fake ugg boot is not always a fake ugg boot, many people still do not understand what a fake ugg boot is, or even what an ‘ugg boot’ is. Lets start with the basics, an ugg boot is a boot made from sheepskin. Wikipedia Engligh, Allwords as well as the Australian government all describe this definition. They were pioneered by Australian’s out of necessity rather than an any commercial ambitions so the exact origins within Australia are still up for debate. Some claim Australian pilots invented them during WW1 while others maintain it was Australia sheep shearers either way its not really relevant to understand what are fake, knock off ugg boots. You will notice in all definitions there is no reference to a single manufacturer; this is because ugg boots are a style of boot just like jeans are a particular type of pants. The definition of jeans does not describe ‘Calvin Kline’ or ‘Levi’ type pants. Any boot constructed from authentic sheepskin is an authentic ugg boot. There are dozens of authentic manufacturers (and just as many knock off ugg boot manufacturers).

How people are confused

During the 90’s ugg boots became popular globally, and because no-one had heard of this very strange sounding footwear many assumed an ugg boot was a particular brand. This was rather unfortunate for many Australian and New Zealand manufacturers which began to be accused of selling fake imitation ugg boots. New Zealand is a neighboring country to Australia and is also a very large ugg boot manufacturer. Deckers corporation (aka UGG Australia) own a label of ugg boots called ‘UGG Boots’ (notice the capital letters). This ‘brand’ is of course very similar to the name of the boots and so when people are searching for ugg boots, sometimes they are looking for UGG Boots and simply don’t know the difference between the brand and style of footwear.

How to tell fake ugg boots and replica ugg boots

As soon as ugg boots became popular so too did fake ugg boots. Many websites and stores are selling fake UGG Boots (the brand) and many are selling fake ugg boots (the style of footwear). A fake ugg boot (the style) is easy to tell because the inner fleece appears shiny and is not spongy and soft like sheepskin. The websites selling these will sometimes describe their boots as ‘sheepskin lined’ which means they are synthetic. Ugg boots are comfortable because they are thermostatic (warm in winter, cool in summer). Synthetic ugg boots are bad for your feet because they sweat which leads to moisture odor and bacteria build-up. The price is also a fairly decent indicator, sheepskin is a natural material and so it is quite expensive to buy, extremely cheap ugg boots will always be synthetic simply due to the cost of production. A fake ‘UGG Boot’ the brand (replica ugg boots) will often be synthetic or made from inferior sheepskin. A synthetic ugg boots will sweat leading to moisture and bacteria build which is very bad for the health of your feet. An authentic ugg boots is very healthy for your feet for a number of reasons. Unfortunately it is no longer possible to tell an ugg boot is authentic simply because of where it is made. Due to global economic pressures 99% of the world’s ugg boots (including the Whooga and the UGG brand) are manufactured in China. Take a look at all your high street label clothing; nearly all of it will be manufactured in China. On a positive note, the stigma that China produces inferior quality products is now ridiculous. Over the past half Century China has become one of the worlds leading clothing manufacturers. We are still an Australian owned and operated company but proudly stand behind the workmanship and skills of our Whooga China factory.

Understanding our ugg boots

We offer authentic ugg boots (the style of footwear). While the majority of manufacturers utilize sheepskin from China we still source merino sheepskin from Australia and New Zealand as these countries still produce the best quality fleece. This does increase our manufacturing time as we have to ship our materials to our manufacturing partners but its well worth the additional wait. If you're interested in comparing our ugg boots to other authentic manufacturers please checkout the following websites:
Shudoo
Super Lamb Footwear
Clobber Leather