Ugg Shoes

UGG Belcloud Boots, $275 via UGG Australia

I’m a Southerner, born and bred, with family in the South back to before the Civil War. I don’t fit many of the well-worn stereotypes about people from the South, but it’s the region of my birth, an incredibly complicated part of the country and a place for which I will always have immense love and gratitude. I live in the North now, though, so there are there some adjustments that have to be made, most of which involve cold weather and the lack of serviceable barbecue in New York City. (Seriously, don’t even bother. Even the places that are supposed to be good aren’t good.)

As a result, it felt like kind of a big deal for me to head out yesterday afternoon in search of snow boots in the shoe stores of Manhattan. I had never bought such a thing before, never even contemplated it. The amount of snow one experiences on a yearly basis in Atlanta is hardly enough to require special footwear, but my first winter in New York will be different. I never expected to come home with a pair of UGGs, but the UGG Belcloud Boots impressed me from the beginning.

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Those of us here at TalkShoes know just how hard it can be to resist a pair of UGG Classic Shorts on a cold, dreary winter day when you don’t even really want to get dressed. We rarely manage to resist them ourselves, despite the fact that we spend our days writing about stylish shoes and bags. If you’ve ever found yourself in a similar conundrum, take heart – all is not lost.

Unbeknownst to many who avoid the brand because of its association with furry footwear, UGG actually makes a full line of casual leather boots (with cozy shearling footbeds, of course) that aren’t at all like the UGGs everyone knows and loves (or hates). We’ve found four options that might suit your everyday winter wardrobe with all the comfort of an UGG but none of the telltale exterior signs. These designs might not be lighting the fashion world on fire, but they’re all attractive, functional and under $300.

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Jimmy Choo teamed up with Ugg to makeover their well known shoes. I plan to purchase one of these options. So help me out and share your vote!

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Have you ever looked down at your feet and thought to yourself “Self, what we need is a pair of truly tacky $700 houseslippers to wear outside?” No? Well then. You’re clearly not the target audience for the new Ugg/Jimmy Choo mash-up horrorfest that will soon be coming to a department store near you.

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