Something Hideous

As I turned a page in the November issue of Elle magazine, I recoiled. There, in all it's clumpy vulgarity, a pair of Ugg boots. Why would one recoil at such a common sight? They were adorned with gold and silver coloured studs, precisely scattered all over, from top to toe, invading the page on the feet of a blonde lovely sitting atop a pristine motor bike. The new biker boot.

The Ugg boot: in partnership with Jimmy Choo.

What a move. To take an already too-expensive pair of common, hideous footwear to the height of ridiculousness, by adding an extra £530 to the price tag. Yes, on net-a-porter they cost £695. But the really funny thing, I've just noticed, is that they've sold out on this site. Who bought these boots?!

Presumably, if one has that money to spend on footwear, they have the money to spend it on something tasteful. How about a pair of Louboutin's instead?

I cannot deny that they're comfortable, warm and cosy, but what's wrong with a pair from Primarni? Ok, so there is no label featured on a pair of Primark boots, but they still have the cosy factor, I understand. All look absurd, making people with tree trunks for legs look even tree-chunkier, and those with skinny legs look like kittens trying to walk with lion-sized paws. A mistake.

So once again, an uber tacky looking, over priced creation by the designers at Jimmy Choo.