This winter, SIUE is going to be struck with a horrible pandemic far worse than the swine flu or the thousands of Chicago Blackhawks fans that suddenly appeared in the state of Illinois last summer -
Ugg boots.I have termed the months October until February "Ugg boot season," due to the influx of girls that feel this hideous footwear is fashionable, trendy and socially acceptable to wear. These boots are a bigger lapse in fashion history than Crocs or anything
Lady Gaga decides to wear.
I really do not know what statement you are trying to make by wearing these. It's like the people that find it relevant to wear sunglasses in a dimly lit nightclub; it's sure to turn heads because you look like a moron.
Just last January, while walking down the staircase in Founders Hall, I overheard two girls in front of me. One girl was telling the other how she just got her first pair of Uggs, which she was wearing, and how she was getting adjusted to the way they fit. She then missed the last step and face-planted on the ground.
After helping her pick up a couple books, I laughed my entire way to parking lot six. I assume she probably does not wear heels in the summer.
If you plan on running your dog sled team in the Alaskan Iditarod, then I could see your argument as to why these are acceptable to wear, but, being that Edwardsville is more than 4,000 miles from the finish line of the race, I doubt anyone from this campus is planning to do that in the near future.
If you do wear them, I'm sure by now you are thinking to yourself, "Well, they are really warm."
So is shoving your feet inside live wolverines. But whether you are a die-hard Illini fan and despise the University of Michigan or not, I do not foresee many women making that the newest fashion trend.
However, if anyone were to do so there would be a striking resemblance to
Uggs but still would not hold a candle to the terrible footwear they decide to wear instead.
By wearing
Uggs you are making a fool of yourself, not a fashion statement. The winters in the Midwest are brutal, but not brutal enough for you to dress like an Inuit. A simple combination of sneakers and socks will keep your feet warm enough, and will help you to not look like you have just spent a week at the North Pole.