While courts in the United States have ruled “ugg” can be used by brands in Australia and New Zealand, where it has become a generic name for sheepskin boots, Deckers own the rights to use ugg ...

Australian surfer Brian Smith conceived of the UGG brand back in 1978, when the pairs of sheepskin boots he brought with him on a visit to California were snapped up by admiring beach bums.

Footage has gone viral of the moment a gym-goer was booted out and banned over his controversial choice of footwear.

but their boots are all stain and water resistant, and are still designed and mostly made in Australia using sustainable fabrics. Despite this, their prices have stayed lower than UGG, and it ...

The UGG boot and its name are traced to Australia, where surfers and locals wore sheepskin boots out of practicality, not fashion. The term “ugg” was used to describe these boots and became a ...