you uggly

i was once a hater. (my mate kat will no doubt rinse me for this and say "once? you still hate. on everyone and everything. you hate your life love.")

and she's not wrong.

to me, they were affiliated with poker straight straw like haired girls, covered head to toe in tiffany necklaces, bracelets and rings, wearing hideous diamante embellished pauls boutique parkas and sickening jack wills/abercrombie trackies tucked in to them, for the ultimate in 'house of the rar'.

"what choo talkin' about?" i hear you say. like you don't know already. uggs innit.

i ended up getting a pair SIMPLY because my housemate could get them for cheaps and as the usual british blitz came upon us last year, i thought my teeny size 4 trotters could do with a daily cotch inside a furry sleeping bag, instead of squelching and swimming around in my shit ballet pumps from primarni. i'm not gonna lie, they're warm and cosy. but they don't reeaaalllly go with much and as soon as i put them on i feel my personal style takes a little nose dive into... chav. for the sake of comfort do i really want to channel the kerry katona look? my survey saaaays:

eh uhhhhhh.

now, i want to explain the importance of the classic purchase. when they initially came out they were in 4 colours: the beige, the caramel, the chocolate and the black. classics. but...

'hold up, wait a minute'.

why are we now being bombarded on road with leopard print ones, shiny gold metallic ones, ones with beads and bangles hanging off the back, buttoned up, zipped up, ones with added external fur, ribbons, bows and buckles?! what is going ON? not to mention the poor mans chanel clogs they have put pride of place in the covent garden shop window. they look like heeled crocs. so it's a no from me.


the same applies to converse. fearne cotton has 'designed'/put her name to a range for them saying:

"they are definite styles i would wear myself and i've always got a pair in my bag for after a night out!"

really fearne? of your new zebra print or polka dot or faux lace ones?

sure you do.

i've got a sneeeeaky feeling you'll be keeping your louboutins on for the rest of the eve won't you cotton?

although then again, she is designing for very.co.uk, in other words- littlewoods catalogue. so maybe we should take her word for it.

what i'm saying is, it's all about the classics (no, not reeboks.) why you would want to walk around in emblazoned union jack vans or emo skull & cross bones converse is beyond me. it's all a bit extra for my liking. it's unnecessary. it's not original or up and coming. it's straight uggly.