Sheepskin boots are boots made from sheepskin . The wool on sheepskin has good insulating properties and so such boots are commonly worn when it is cold.
42-666: UGG is an American fashion company primarily known for its sheepskin boots , founded in 1978 by Australian surfer Brian Smith in Santa Monica, California . After putting on his pair of Australian sheepskin boots after a chilly late-night surf in Malibu , Smith realized sheepskin boots weren't available in the United States like they were in Australia, giving Smith the idea to create UGG. UGG also sells apparel, accessories, and home textiles. UGG
84-563: A Mummy in Subashi , China has been uncovered wearing a pair. In ancient Greece , Plato wrote that most people would wrap their feet in warm felt and sheepskin during the hard winters in Potidaea . In the 19th century, traveller William Knight observed sheepskin boots being worn by the people of Tibet . Women dancers wore boots of variegated colours while male horsemen wore large boots along with heavy sheepskin trousers and coats. The Inuit of
126-404: A cross ? Like you would be religious", then took the necklace from her to do the shoot. Upton stated about the incident: "I was really affected by that. The whole thing made me realize that I do want a cross with me, at all times." As a result, Upton had a cross tattooed on the inside of her finger. In 2014, nude photographs of Upton and several other female celebrities were illegally leaked to
168-721: A large celebrity following and were frequently seen on notable people such as Kate Upton , Blake Lively , Kate Hudson , Cameron Diaz , Jennifer Lopez , Leonardo DiCaprio , The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood , and Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City . This exposure led to immense growth in the UGG's popularity and recognizability. In 2013, various Vogue editors wrote about wearing an owning UGG-branded sheepskin boots and fashion figures Alexa Chung and André Leon Talley gave testimonials about their UGG-branded sheepskin boots. In 1971, Shane Steadman registered
210-596: A layover in St. Louis . Also that year, Upton appeared in James Franco 's film adaptation The Disaster Artist , about the production of the film The Room . Upton will host fashion reality television show Dress My Tour which will premiere on Hulu in 2024. Upton is Christian , and has said that her belief in God is important to her. During a photo shoot, someone joked about a cross necklace she wore, saying, "Why are you wearing
252-462: A new senior design team to lead its ready-to-wear collection. The collections are mostly athleisure , with a focus on faux fur , fleece and sherpa. The collection features men's, women's, and unisex designs. UGG-branded sheepskin boots have been a style staple since they first appeared on Oprah Winfrey 's show in her second edition of " Oprah's Favorite Things " in 2003, in which she purchased over 350 shoes for her staff and audience. The boots gained
294-701: A number of countries, primarily China. Deckers uses two Chinese tanneries to supply the sheepskin. The tanneries in turn source the raw skins from Australia and the United Kingdom. Its collection of home goods launched in 2013 and included products such as rugs, blankets, pillows and other home pieces. In June 2015, Ugg has announced a collaboration with Pixar . The company launched a capsule collection reflecting Pixar's film Inside Out , and have produced Disney-themed boots featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Tinker Bell. In 2016, Deckers rebranded to "UGG", instead of "UGG Australia", in response to an investigation by
336-634: A total of four reserve championships (2nd place). In addition, Upton ended up third overall on the APHA youth Top Twenty. With a second horse, Colby, she won 14–18 Western Riding and was included in the top 5 in 14–18 Horsemanship and 14–18 Western Pleasure in 2009. Upton attended a casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management in 2008 and was signed the same day. She eventually moved to New York City , where she then signed with IMG Models . Upton first modeled clothing for Garage and Dooney & Bourke . She
378-654: The Arctic use sheepskin to make warm boots which have names such as kamipak or marnguaq . These are oiled to make them waterproof. In the Russian winter, the peasants often wore high boots lined with sheepskin to stay warm. Sheepskin boots were made in Glastonbury by the Quaker firm of Morlands . These were popular and successful in the early days of motoring, as open-topped vehicles were cold and windy. Morland boots were used by
420-556: The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission because of a complaint that the reference to "Australia", in its branding of sheepskin boots manufactured in China and Vietnam, was misleading and deceptive, and therefore in breach of Australia's consumer protection and fair competition laws. Deckers now refers to the UGG brand as "Californian" rather than "Australian". In 2020, UGG debuted seasonal ready-to-wear apparel. UGG hired
462-523: The Royal Flying Corps where they were known as fug boots . These were superseded by the 1930 and 1936 Pattern boot followed by the introduction of the Sidcot suit and more ordinary knee-length fleece-lined boots were then used. Arctic pilots needed especially warm wear and continued to use heavy suspender boots of sheepskin in place of trousers. Both clothing and boots were electrically heated as
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#1732875676276504-453: The dougie hip-hop dance at a Los Angeles Clippers game went viral and served to increase her popularity. Guy Trebay of The New York Times observed that this served to illustrate the power of social media to bestow stardom upon a model, which had previously been the domain of top designer runway shows. In April 2012, Upton appeared in a video of herself performing the Cat Daddy dance to
546-485: The heel . Kate Upton This is an accepted version of this page Katherine Elizabeth Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model and actress. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the cover model for the 2012, 2013 and 2017 issues. In addition, she was the subject of the 100th-anniversary Vanity Fair cover. Upton has also appeared in
588-691: The song of the same name by The Rej3ctz , which also went viral. Upton made an appearance in a June 2011 episode of Tosh.0 and participated in the 2011 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona , in July 2011. Upton's acting debut was in the film, Tower Heist , as Mr. Hightower's mistress. It was released in November 2011. She also appeared in The Three Stooges as Sister Bernice. Upton appeared on
630-487: The Australian footwear term ugg . Deckers actively enforces its trademark rights in those countries in which it has succeeded in obtaining trade mark rights to "UGG". According to Deckers' brand-protection unit, in 2009 it took down 2,500 "fake" websites, 20,000 eBay listings and 150,000 other online auction listings with 60,000 pairs of "counterfeit" UGG footwear confiscated by customs agents. Law enforcement officials in
672-809: The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Upton appeared on the flip-side cover of the 2014 50th-anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , the first time that type of cover was used by that magazine. Part of her shoot took place at Cape Canaveral , capturing her in zero gravity . In April 2014, she appeared with Cameron Diaz , Leslie Mann , and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the comedy The Other Woman as Amber, one of Coster-Waldau's character's mistresses. In 2014, Upton starred with Tony Hale in Lady Antebellum 's music video " Bartender ". People named Upton its "Sexiest Woman" for 2014,
714-535: The UGG AUSTRALIA label (with sun-like device), in Australia. Attempts by Deckers to stop other traders from using the "UGG" mark in Australia were challenged, ultimately leading to 2006 decisions by IP Australia to remove company's "UGH" and "UGH-BOOTS" trademarks due to non-use, finding that they had not been used during a three-year period ending one month before a removal application was submitted. The Australian trademark that contains "UGG Australia" in stylised text
756-476: The UGG brand as "Californian" rather than "Australian". Deckers continues to hold registrations for the UGG trademark in the United States, China and over 130 other countries. The validity of the UGG trademark outside of Australia has also been challenged, but courts have consistently upheld its validity. In 2004, Deckers filed a case against Koolaburra in the California federal court asserting that their use of "Ug"
798-431: The UGG trademark in the United States as part of several decisions to direct Internet domains containing UGG to be transferred to Deckers. Since UGG-branded sheepskin boots are one of many clothing products made from animal skin, the production of UGG-branded sheepskin boots has been the subject of criticism by the animal liberation movement . In the decade beginning in 2000, the animal rights organization PETA called for
840-591: The UK, the US and China have reported seizures of counterfeit UGG brand boots. In 2009, US customs agents confiscated 60,000 pairs of boots falsely marked with the "UGG" trade mark, and the company took action against 2500 websites that were selling fraudulent products, as well as some 170,000 listings on eBay, Craigslist and similar sites. The National Arbitration Forum , which has been appointed by ICANN to resolve most Internet domain name disputes, has used Deckers Brands ownership of
882-450: The United Kingdom. In 2022, Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced that it would phase alpaca wool out of its brands by the fall of 2023. In 2024, UGG announced their first vegan boots in a collaboration with designer Collina Strada. The footwear materials are made using sugarcane , Tencel and recycled polyester microfiber . Sheepskin boots Sheepskin boots have been worn and used in colder climates since at least 500 B.C. as
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#1732875676276924-499: The boycott of UGG-branded boots and their replacement with alternatives not made from animal skin. In 2007, Pamela Anderson , realizing that UGG-branded boots were made of sheepskin, wrote on her website that she does not support the brand any longer. In February 2008, the Princeton Animal Welfare Society staged a campus protest against the fur industry, particularly attacking the sheepskin industry. "Students lay in
966-777: The brand received an unprecedented surge in sales. In 2006, UGG opened its first brick and mortar store in New York's SoHo neighborhood. The company opened its first international store in Japan later that same year. UGG partnered with designer shoe brand Jimmy Choo in 2009 to launch a capsule collection combining the brands' styles. The following year, UGG debuted a collection of boots designed in collaboration with Swarovski . The company launched its first men's advertising campaign in 2011 featuring New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in 2011. The first UGG for Men stand-alone store opened in New York in 2012. UGG reported over $ 1 billion (U.S) in sales for 2012. UGG products are manufactured in
1008-539: The company gained international attention after the boots were worn by the U.S. Olympic team in Lillehammer for the 1994 Winter Olympics . In 1995, Deckers Brands acquired Smith's business for $ 14.6 million and continued to expand it. During the late 1990s, UGG began experiencing double-digit sales growth as Deckers developed the company into an international brand. In 2003, UGG boots were included on Oprah Winfrey 's show as part of " Oprah's Favorite Things ." Afterwards,
1050-570: The cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , released in February 2012. Upton has also recounted the negative aftereffects of the 2012 Sports Illustrated cover, as she was subjected to criticism and felt she had been objectified. Upton has appeared in editorials for American, Italian, British, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Vogue , Harper's Bazaar , V , Mademoiselle , LOVE , Italian, German, and American GQ , Cosmopolitan , Glamour , and Esquire . She has appeared on
1092-401: The covers of Italian, American, and British Vogue , French and American Elle , American, Italian, and German GQ , Esquire , and Vanity Fair . She has appeared in advertising campaigns for David Yurman , Sam Edelman , Betsey Johnson , Guess? , Victoria's Secret , Express , and Bare Necessities . She was named the "new face" of Bobbi Brown cosmetics in 2014. In 2012, she
1134-525: The expedition of Sir Edmund Hillary which was the first to climb Mount Everest in 1953. The boots were not used for climbing but for warmth when the climbers were resting. Aviators need warm clothing if their aircraft are unpressurised and the heating is inadequate. Sheepskin jackets, helmets and boots were commonly used for this purpose in the 20th century. During World War I , Major Lanoe Hawker designed thigh-length sheepskin flying boots which were made for him by Harrods . These became popular in
1176-614: The extreme cold. After getting the November 2012 Vogue Italia cover photographed by Steven Meisel and the January 2013 Vogue UK cover, Upton landed the June 2013 Vogue cover by Mario Testino . She was then photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the October 2013 100th anniversary cover of Vanity Fair . In September 2013, Upton was named Model of the Year at the 10th annual Style Awards at
1218-551: The films Tower Heist (2011), The Other Woman (2014) and The Layover (2017). Katherine Elizabeth Upton was born in St. Joseph, Michigan . She is the daughter of Shelley (née Davis), a former Texas state tennis champion, and Jeff Upton, a high school athletics director . Her uncle is former U.S. Representative Fred Upton . Upton's great-grandfather, Frederick Upton , was co-founder of appliance manufacturer and marketer Whirlpool Corporation . In 1999, Upton moved with her family to Melbourne, Florida , where she
1260-469: The first time the title has been awarded. Also in 2014, Upton was the centerpiece of a $ 40 million advertising campaign for Machine Zone's mobile app Game of War: Fire Age . In 2017, Upton starred with Alexandra Daddario in The Layover , a road trip sex comedy directed by William H. Macy . The film follows two best friends (Daddario and Upton) on vacation as they fight over the same man during
1302-533: The newly fallen snow on the Frist Campus Center's North Front Lawn on Friday afternoon, feigning death, wearing coats covered with fake blood and sporting signs that read, 'What if you were killed for your coat?' " UGG makes its footwear within its factories located in Vietnam and China. The sheepskin is primarily sourced from two tanneries in China, and the tanneries in turn source the raw skins from Australia and
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1344-476: The parties were marketing in direct competition with identical products. However, the court declined to rule on the validity of Deckers' Australian trademark registrations in the context of the US case. Other UGG trademark disputes have occurred with companies including Luda Production Pty and Emu Australia , as well as local manufacturers in countries such as Turkey and China. In August 2016, Australian senator Nick Xenophon called for international protection of
1386-472: The technology for this became available. In Australia, a soft, slip-on sheepskin boot was developed which were known as ugg boots (There are a number or derivations given for this name, including a cartoon character, shorthand for "ugly", and the "fug" boots worn in World War I). This became popular with surfers for warming their feet after surfing in the cold winter sea. The UGG Australia brand
1428-553: The trademark UGH-BOOT on the Australian Trade Mark Registry, and obtained an Australian registration for UGH in 1982. These registrations remained valid in Australia until removed for non-use in 2006. Steadman sold his UGH brand boots widely in Australia throughout the 1970s and 1980s. This registration was subsequently sold to Ugg Holdings Inc. in early 1995. In August 1995, Deckers Brands purchased Ugg Holdings, and in 1999 registered Ugg Holdings trademarks, including
1470-449: The venture and the group set up Ugg Imports. In their first season in business, Ugg Imports sold 28 pairs of boots. Due to other business commitments, in 1979 Jensen handed over his share of the company to Smith. Sales steadily grew and Smith set up Ugg Holdings Inc. and in 1985 registered a US trademark on a rams head logo with the words "Original UGG Boot UGG Australia". By 1994, 80 percent of UGG's sales were in southern Orange County , but
1512-475: Was a student at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy . As a young equestrian, she showed at the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and competed at a national level. With her horse Roanie, she won three APHA Reserve World Championships – 13 and Under Western Riding, 13 and Under Horsemanship, and 14–18 Western Riding. She was named the 13 and Under Reserve All-Around Champion, giving her
1554-479: Was founded in California in 1978 by Australian surfer Brian Smith and Doug Jensen. Smith was living in Santa Monica, California , after studying at UCLA's Anderson School of Management . Smith and Jensen first applied to be the United States distributors for the Western Australian sheepskin boot manufacturer Country Leather. Unhappy with the brand, Smith trademarked UGG. Later, family friends invested $ 20,000 in
1596-483: Was imported to the USA where they were sold in speciality retailers such as surf shops. They then became popular with actors, actresses and influential celebrities such as Paris Hilton , Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey so sales boomed. There is fierce competition for this market with rival brands such as EMU Australia . Sheepskin boots are used in nursing for bedridden patients to prevent bedsores , especially at
1638-514: Was maintained. But there are many other similar trade marks in Australia that contain the words "UGG Australia" along with other graphical elements. In 2016, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission investigated Deckers because of a complaint that the reference to "Australia" in its branding was misleading and deceptive, and therefore in breach of Australia's consumer protection and fair competition laws. In response, Deckers rebranded to "UGG", instead of "UGG Australia". Deckers now refers to
1680-602: Was ranked the fifth-sexiest model by Models.com. She ranked No. 3 on the American publication of AskMen 's Top 99 Women for 2013. In 2012, she was listed on Maxim ' s Hot 100 list, citing her photo shoots with Sports Illustrated . Upton was the cover model for the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for the second consecutive year. Parts of her 2013 Sports Illustrated pictorial were filmed in Antarctica and Upton suffered from failing hearing and eyesight due to
1722-691: Was the 2010–11 face of Guess . In 2011, Upton appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . She was featured in the body paint section and named Rookie of the Year for the issue. She has since modeled for Beach Bunny Swimwear, and has appeared in Complex and Esquire as " The Woman of the Summer". Upton wore one of the Beach Bunny suits in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . In April 2011, an Internet video of her doing
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1764-514: Was trademark infringement. Koolaburra argued that the UGG trademark was invalid as being generic and obtained by fraud. In February 2005, the court ruled for Deckers stating that survey evidence clearly demonstrates that the UGG mark is not generic. There was no evidence that Smith acted with an intent to defraud the Trademark Office, and consumers would likely be confused with the similarity in "appearance, sight and sound" between "Ug" and "UGG" as
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