Lots of people know about Uggs boots, but what are they?

Uggs boots, or ugg boots as they are also called, are extremely popular and becoming more so. And not only are Uggs boots popular, but they are also extremely expensive, hence the popularity of our website Discount Uggs Boots Online.

But what exactly are Uggs boots?

Uggs are sometimes known as sheepskin boots. That is because Uggs are, or should be, made from pure sheepskin. Of course sheepskin is covered in wool, and it is the wool which is the basis of the popularity of Uggs.

An ugg boot is made with the woollen part of the sheepskin facing into the inside of the boot. The wool lies against the skin of the leg, and this makes the boot an extremely comfortable boot to wear on the foot because the entire foot and the leg are encased in wool. Pure, natural, wool.

Wool is of course a natural fabric and so is not prone to some of the problems faced by some artificial fibres. It does not smell of body odor like some artificial fabrics, for example.

And wool breathes well. So although Uggs boots are very warm in winter they can also be worn in summer because the foot breathes well with the loose wool surrounding it.

Traditionally Uggs are long boots, that is they come right up the lower leg to just below the knee. That is not always the case, there are plenty of Uggs that are shorter, and there is plenty of other footwear that is longer, but traditional Ug boots come up high on the leg.

And if the woollen part of the sheepskin faces in that means that the leathery part of the skin, or the harder part of the skin, faces out.

This means that the outside of the boot is softer because sheepskin is soft. For this reason Uggs can be damaged more easily than some leather boots and care should be taken with them. And in some cases Uggs are made with another soft leather as an outer case to the boot, and this means that they can be more hard wearing. More on Uggs Boots. What Are They?