Certainly, devotees of the Ugg have a trademark walk: a splayed-foot shuffle that
, coupled with the almost ubiquitous takeout coffee cup, bears quite a resemblance to a tramp looking for a handout. Even the glossy posse of Sienna Miller and Cameron Diaz can't carry them off with any conviction.
The problem seems to be that sheepskin boots make wonderful slippers the soft, fluffy interior obviating the need for socks (that's certainly what endeared Australia's drovers and surfers to them decades before they became trendy). And who hasn't dreamt of wearing their slippers all day? But what makes those who sneer at men dressed in sweatpants think that flumpy, comfy bootees are OK to wear down Rodeo Drive or Bond Street? They're just a shuffling step away from "the big slipper", a distinctly unfashionable item traditionally advertised in the back of weekend supplements.