The truth about UGG “stealing” Australia’s boot

The truth about UGG “stealing” Australia’s boot - Wild Wool

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0:00 Intro
2:17 Who are the main players in UGG claims
4:00 UGGs big popularity jump
5:40 The trademark battle lines
7:18 The real war begins
9:09 The loopholes
10:34 The war is still raging
11:42 So what are these boots
12:30 Leather comparison
13:30 Insole comparison
14:28 Outsole and construction comparison
15:45 Cut in Half
17:00 Which is better
18:08 Will the real UGG please stand up
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@RoseAnvil 5 ай бұрын

@dannydanko4627 5 ай бұрын

No..

@caseysmith544 5 ай бұрын

Bearpaw has a unique model of similar boot where whole merino wool is a liner with a removable insole. I do not think Bearpaw uses Sheepskin for outer leather in order to have a more durable boot. During peak fashion for Bearpaw boots, trend in my area I would see people wearing them without any liners and let foot slide around in shoe.

@volvogt21 5 ай бұрын

Aussie here. Nobody trademarked it here because it would be like trademarking the word coffee or tea. As a nation we were very unimpressed.

@carlosesparza1794 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@matthewshaw3747 5 ай бұрын

100%. This is like red wing saying “work boot” is their trademark. It’s just the name of the style.

@deborahharris2962 5 ай бұрын

I'm from the town in Australia where UGGs originally made. It's sad about the owner they sent him broke. I think stole the name without asking and knew to patent it. Patent laws are stupid.

@joejones9520 5 ай бұрын

@@deborahharris2962 if the original guy had patented would you still say the laws r stupid?

@deborahharris2962 5 ай бұрын

@@joejones9520 It was theft. Sme uggly Americans stole the idea and name and patented it.

@mars23air 5 ай бұрын

Imagine one brand claiming to make the ONLY cowboy boot.

@mrrolandlawrence 5 ай бұрын

Bernard Arnault would like a word... ;)

@miku17yt 5 ай бұрын

I grew up in Sydney in the 70s. We just called them all uggboots. We knew there were many manufacturers, and you had to pick and choose to get good ones. Paddy’s market and town markets typically had poor quality ones from random sellers. I remember the best ones I tried were from a shoe store up near Manly. Beach suburbs and rural stores were the best places to buy quality uggboots. Also…. The sheepskin car seat covers in Australia were outstanding. Kept the seat warm in winter and cool in the summer heat. Game changer her in Aussie summers.

@peterb666 5 ай бұрын

The Australian footwear industry has been decimated by cheap imports. When you have someone like the Deckers buy up other brands, cheapen them and then try and kill off the true heritage, it is surprising any ugg style boots are still made in Australia. Most of the manufacturers are cottage style, family companies living on a shoestring. They are not big corporates. Please support the genuine product and not the thief.

@lovablevietboy 5 ай бұрын

They aren't living on a shoe string, please cut the bs.

@peterb666 5 ай бұрын

@@lovablevietboy Employment in Australian footwear manufacturing has fallen from over 20,000 to just 3,500 over the span of 40 years.

@qwertydrorakqwerty 5 ай бұрын

What heritage? Ugg didn't have heritage. It was cheap working boots. That's why it was a generic word to begin with. Deckers made the Ugg into a fashion item and a recognizable item around the world. Outside of Australia, Deckers Uggs are what people think of when they hear the word, Ugg. Celebrities didn't wear Australian Ugg, and Australian Ugg wasn't what people wanted to buy.

@haroldvonschwartzenstien3581 5 ай бұрын

@@qwertydrorakqwertyway to defend corporate giants mate…

@lovablevietboy 5 ай бұрын

@@peterb666 So? That doesn't mean they're poor or on a shoe string budget.

@RJKYEG 5 ай бұрын

The true Uggs were inside of us all along.

@go_dot 5 ай бұрын

😂 nice one

@johnnyxmusic 5 ай бұрын

Until they came bursting out of our chests.

@ariescustom 5 ай бұрын

Really boils my piss when people trademark generic things in order to make a quick buck by basically sueing people left and right. It's creatively, morally, and ethically bankrupt. I'm looking at you, The Smiley Company. 🙃

@happilyham6769 5 ай бұрын

You should have called the Australian Uggs "Uggs" and the American Uggs "Chinese Knock-Offs"

@UnknownUser-rb9pd 5 ай бұрын

The word for "Full" you were looking for was probably " Loft". The Australian boots are merino wool which is a better material for warmth and softness than other types of sheep wool due to their smaller fibres.

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW 5 ай бұрын

Girth.

@hechetonchieres 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking density.

@UnknownUser-rb9pd 5 ай бұрын

@@hechetonchieres You could be right. That would also make sense.

@hechetonchieres 5 ай бұрын

Could be both, for sure. The loft, how springy the wool is, the density, obviously how many little sheep hairs per square inch there are @@UnknownUser-rb9pd

@markedis5902 5 ай бұрын

I looked as soon as some Ugg slippers in the UK. Not only were they made in China , they weren’t even sheepskin. They were suede lined with artificial fur fabric

@HFV_Junkyardin 5 ай бұрын

All the Ugg brand products are crap. I’ve looked at a few in stores and never ever thought anything other than “this is cheap crap” might as well by Hey Dudes.

@mattmatthews5414 5 ай бұрын

I’m surprised that that’s not what the US Uggs were. Totally expected inside generic eHDPE fluff and outer some other plastic alcantara-like, possibly including some cloth molded in.

@od1452 5 ай бұрын

Yeah. I think its like copyrighting the word Boots. Some genius has probably already copyrighted the use of letters to describe a product and is intimidating some company right now . My general problem with ugg style boots ..is there is no soft insole ( at least in the pairs I've seen.) it's like walking on boards. Thanks for covering this subject. I did some research before I bought my Australian slippers.... and was more confused in the end.

@Enrico- 5 ай бұрын

The outsole is EVA, I don't see why you would need a foam insert too

@od1452 5 ай бұрын

@@Enrico- Well.. mine are stiff and made in Australia.. they are boardy.. I don't remember the brand. I like them but they aren't really comfortable.

@josephmartinez7303 5 ай бұрын

The true uggs is the friends we made along the way

@je2338 5 ай бұрын

I recall the huge backlash in Australia about the trademark. Australians were up in arms about it.

@jaybruno3571 5 ай бұрын

😅angry Aussies how terrifying 😂😂😂😂😂

@je2338 5 ай бұрын

@@jaybruno3571 lol. Not quite mass killing or 'peaceful protest' as Americans counterparts, we more just complained with our voices.

@tom5051666 9 күн бұрын

@@jaybruno3571 we don't need guns. Let that sink in Yank.

@Layla5067 5 ай бұрын

I had Uggs from Northside Souvenirs in Adelaide in the 1970's - we just wore them as slippers then. They're still making them on site and they're still good quality.

@JumpingSpiderDesign 5 ай бұрын

Yep, in my mind ugg boots are just slippers. Treating them as shoes is like wearing pyjamas to work.

@Queenofcats36 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I remember doing that here in NZ too.

@fredseekingbibleturth 5 ай бұрын

Am I the only one that will stop buying a brand if a celeb starts promoting it. It can depend how promoted they make it but if a celebs gets their hands on it and promotes it I do not want it.

@caseysmith544 5 ай бұрын

Sports stars no for more normal in game stuff/training, but for out of game casual stuff no. Unless I was wearing/liking item before those people started using them. Also, USA UGG has gone down in quality since moving manufacture to China from Australia in early 2000's.

@fredseekingbibleturth 5 ай бұрын

@@caseysmith544 I do not watch sports at all so sports celebs are basically all unknown to me. :)

@Lord_Mad_Dog 5 ай бұрын

A removable insole on shoes like this is a huge deal. They'll all eventually shed because of the pressure of standing on them so better to replace one thing than the whole boot

@caseysmith544 5 ай бұрын

Bearpaw clothing and shoes has a model of similar boot where inside is all merino wool replaceable/removable. Of course, when they were at peak fashion the trend was at peak for model to remove all fur and ride open inside letting foot slide around.

@TheNoisyNinja72 5 ай бұрын

F**k Decker Corp. and their corporate greed! As an Aussie who has been wearing Uggs in winter for close to 50 years, I go out of my way to avoid any company that they are involved with.

@AuggieG42 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, Decker did Australia dirty. Which is why I won't buy UGG brand boots or anything that Decker sells.

@hotmess9640 5 ай бұрын

Capitalism baby.

@repairvehicle 5 ай бұрын

Wild wool quality is better and it’s made in Australia instead of china

@je2338 5 ай бұрын

Australia should trademark the term moc toe in defiance.

@dre3money1 5 ай бұрын

Shout out Country Leather in Hobart Tasmania! I remember getting Ugg Boots from K-mart in the 80s

@nimravus01 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting video! I had no idea of the history. I dont really like that style of boots, but it's fascinating.

@bootedcameraman6393 5 ай бұрын

I do have a pair of unbranded uggs that I wear during the PNW winters. It's interesting to see how many companies are making ugg boots and how they differ from each other! I had no idea how controversial this was! Great video!! Can't wait for the next one!🙂😁

@tigerkuma1011 5 ай бұрын

Aussie here. I remember buying uggs from a small factory here in Melbourne and the owner explained all the legal shenanigans that took place 😢

@ieshi23 5 ай бұрын

7:35 that's the logo for the pharmaceutical company of the same name

@christiangabriel6215 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting history! Well done!

@carlinman539 5 ай бұрын

Awesome content Rose Anvil team! I can’t wait for your review of the new updated bunny boot.

@78gagta78 5 ай бұрын

I have Ugg slippers, when they arrived they said made in China, I assumed they would be from Australia and never knew there was a US company, I couldn't return them and after looking closely, the shearing is not real, clearly man made that smells like plastic when burned, the glued in insole fell apart quickly and when I saw it's really thin on top of a really thin rubber bottom, I got the $30 Ugg premium insoles to replace and they too aren't real shearing and not at all $30 comfortable, All in all the US/China Uggs are overpriced garbage, When I have extra money I will be getting a real pair directly from Australia. Big corporations ruin everything good.

@hotmess9640 5 ай бұрын

American ones are better than the Aussie ones

@enemysub9057 5 ай бұрын

@@hotmess9640 It doesn't work like that because there will be variations in quality from one American manufacturer to another, same deal with all the different outfits in Australia. A good Australian boot is going to be better than a bad American one and vice vera.

@HFV_Junkyardin 5 ай бұрын

The Wild Wool ones even loook better. Like a lot better. Better color, better shape. Just all around better

@chlomo2618 5 ай бұрын

FFS, just let us have this one thing! 🇦🇺

@paulgrimmond6351 26 күн бұрын

Aussies and Kiwis love their wool slippers. In fact there is a version called a moccasin which is sold everywhere, especially in the countryside to this day. If you ask an Australian what a moccasin is, it is a cheap, sub ankle length woolen slipper with enormous toe box stitching usually with a turn down at the top giving a fluffy 'cuff'. The original ugg was pretty much exactly the same, and from the same time and thought process. To tell an American they can own the name moccasin is exactly how crazy this concept is to Australians. The Australian moccasin is not fashionable and generally worn by very low income earners so perhaps the reason we don't see corporations coming after them.

@shahinosman2591 5 ай бұрын

For some reason this episode resonates with me due to what's happening in the Mid-east now, just because you trade mark a name, it doesn't give you the rights of ownership (1948). very informative video as always, keep up the good work !

@derekhobbs1102 5 ай бұрын

I had something called Uggly Volleys, which were Dunlop Volley soles with Ugg style uppers, so warm and grippy.

@LaurentiusTriarius 5 ай бұрын

I clearly remember seeing those at my local indoors "bazaar" type flea market, in the 1990's , the fake ones stench a bit less usually 😂

@beijingbikinikill8608 5 ай бұрын

Lord of the Uggs: The Disfellowship of the Ugg Companies

@nelsona779 5 ай бұрын

Would love to see a video on patron boots. Love these videos.

@devinfuller1827 5 ай бұрын

Love these videos

@habl00pep 5 ай бұрын

Corporate America, shocked , shocked…….. Not really shocked 🙄

@tehclam 5 ай бұрын

I live in Australia. I got my slippers from Mortels, love em. I also got a sheepskin off-cut that my dog loves to sleep on

@jaredhernandez8753 5 ай бұрын

You should cut open some Rick Owen’s doc martens just to see if the colab raises the leather quality also to see the construction (specifically the mega lace pair)

@Batterydennis 5 ай бұрын

Man, I've had a concussion and keep forgetting about and burning my food. Factor has come in clutch, Been able to have good tasty food and I am not worried about a kitchen fire.

@worthtryingonce 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!!!

@caseysmith544 5 ай бұрын

Similarly In North America other boot styles called slippers by other brands got name stolen too by UGS even if some had name rights, I am referring to the boots with knit uppers or knit from ankle up UGG makes. Ugg has trademarked names or sued for said names even if other brands being sued had patent on name.

@Figgsjam 5 ай бұрын

I have Emu Australia UGG boots and so far they have been great and made about 10min from my house. But I still want to get myself a pair of Muggs one day, but are just so expensive.

@-COBRA 5 ай бұрын

You should do burn test at least for insole. I would be not surprised if the china uggs uses faux wool.

@willienelsongonzalez4609 5 ай бұрын

If you want to buy a better sheepskin boot then buy the Australian version (Wild Wool) over the cheap mass produced made in China version. Deckers is only interested in dollars and will happily compromise quality whereas Wild Wool is interested in quality comfort.

@niftykeentypedog 5 ай бұрын

Spot on, Weston, should never have been TM'd. The worst part is that it was a fellow Aussie who started the shitfight.

@doogoodminds8157 5 ай бұрын

Do you have a video on the Keen Cincinnati work boots? If not that'd be a good one for you.

@paolocifoletti885 5 ай бұрын

I bought for my wife a pair of EMU Australia, they look good and there was an Australian made certificate inside the box. I was considering to buy the original UGG 1974 or Wild Wool or Aus Wooli but then i gave up when I saw the delivery costs from Australia to Europe. What is a good quality UGG brand available in Europe?

@cammos 5 ай бұрын

I grew up in aus and im from the early 1980's kid and i always had aussie sheepskin uggboots had em all my kid and teen early adult life. My mum had been wearing them since way before i was born

@AlfredoPadilla-je9cl 5 ай бұрын

Where can I buy the muggs you are talking about at the end of this video.?

@1fault 5 ай бұрын

i bought uggs since 1974 and i love them so much Also i live in Los Angeles and was able to buy from their website and the tag has the UGG name

@denismourenas4876 5 ай бұрын

Nobody's picking on the sideway Isles of Britain? 😂😂

@nightal78 5 ай бұрын

UGG boots should counted as a protected Australia brand as it culture significance in Australia (Like maple syrup for Canada champagne for France, Scotch Whiskey for Scotland and the Australian Slouch Hat )

@claudeagle271 5 ай бұрын

Have you ever looked at mukluks? They have a slightly to similar style to uggs. But different history.

@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 5 ай бұрын

Came for the boots and got a fascinating education in that copywriting law seems to be as much about asserting dominion as anything else. Wow.

@AlphaFoxAdam 5 ай бұрын

First in time, first in right.

@Enrico- 5 ай бұрын

Trademark law. Copyright is another thing.

@daman9780 5 ай бұрын

was wondering how come you dont do dakota work boots ?in some of your tests

@chancelorolsen5903 5 ай бұрын

I stopped buying USA made leather goods years ago. The reason being is that stuff made in Australia or south Africa are just made better. Again, American markets screwed everything up. Also American inflation just sucks.

@SM-Flyers 5 ай бұрын

The dusty mini boots by all of the Uggs are DAMN comfortable!

@robertseguin4875 5 ай бұрын

we have bought Uggs direct from Australia the quality is better and they started in Australia

@MBCGRS 5 ай бұрын

Sheep Herders... REALLY...! Shepherds.

@samoneill8685 5 ай бұрын

Aussie here. Mortels for sure.

@MrDitkovitch65 5 ай бұрын

Are you going to make that RM Williams revisit video?

@coasteringkid 5 ай бұрын

This vid gonna blow up

@hechetonchieres 5 ай бұрын

Why is the UK and all of Europe turned 90 degrees counterclockwise from the American perspective?

@joeporter4970 5 ай бұрын

It looks like the Wild Wool also use a double stitch to sew the counter cover on. That should be better than the UGGs USA

@greendro6410 5 ай бұрын

This was nice to know.

@je2338 5 ай бұрын

I'd like to see an UGG upper, attached to a wedge sole with some strengthening in the ankle support.

@TheGoodfella2012 5 ай бұрын

Please do New Balance RC30 - the Donald Glover designed sneaker. It has a very interesting look.

@jabarih_1 5 ай бұрын

thanks for the history and truth

@mattmatthews5414 5 ай бұрын

So, like if Band-Aid tried to block all other adhesive bandages from the market? We should definitely be able to buy [type of boot] from any company.

@fa-q-2 5 ай бұрын

...Wild Wool looks like it has superior double row stitching on the uppers...

@nevincaulfield 5 ай бұрын

Have you considered cutting through Rockport boots? I used to love them, then something changed in the past decade.

@fabiankostro9918 5 ай бұрын

Can you test Angry Itch boots from Germany?

@KillingTimeKillingYou 5 ай бұрын

crazy bro I started watching this video and by the end I had a new gf and she plays lacross and wears a tracksuit/uggz everywhere and ponytail

@starkparker16 5 ай бұрын

If I wear Uggs next I'll start wearing pajamas on planes.

@AlphaFoxAdam 5 ай бұрын

Don't forget your shower cap too.

@WayneLiu945 5 ай бұрын

When are you going to take a look at Visvim's footwear from Japan?

@stevenralser 5 ай бұрын

I have some Chinese knockoffs (with gold coast titans logo) that I wear in the snow here. They’re starting to fall apart now, so I’m seriously thinking about buying a real pair when I go back to Australia in May.

@eggyparrot3844 5 ай бұрын

I disagree with the premise that which ever version is higher quality can be considered "the true Uggs". We have seen many brands turn to crap so badly that "knock off" versions end up being better value or even straight up better build quality. At a certain point, appeals to authenticity are just marketing BS. Great video as always! Really loved the deep dive into the history

@andrewnicon 5 ай бұрын

The Australian brand is the "true uggs," regardless of quality.

@RagnarokGenesis00 5 ай бұрын

by full do you mean dense? correct me if I'm wrong.

@ianmccoy9475 5 ай бұрын

I got some bear paws and I like them much more then the usa uggs

@itsZdan 5 ай бұрын

"Dense", would be the word

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW 5 ай бұрын

Or girthy

@dwilson21267 5 ай бұрын

I bought the Australian UGG's this year with no problem.

@mozramdonclips 4 ай бұрын

This is a really educational video

@tbomb2336 5 ай бұрын

what is the cut centered score?

@Colorado_Native 5 ай бұрын

7.8 for the WW, not mentioned for the Uggs.

@tbomb2336 5 ай бұрын

@@Colorado_Native still have no idea what the cut centered score is, does it mean 7.8 for how clean the cut was? or how easy/difficult it was to cut?

@Colorado_Native 5 ай бұрын

@@tbomb2336 You got it. Basically how straight was the cut - no zig-zags, and how close to being centered left to right on the back of the boot.

@royogrady9179 5 ай бұрын

Never knew the history of those hideous things was so interesting,

@OrinThomas 2 ай бұрын

American Uggs, as Australian as "Outback Steakhouse" (whose founders never visited Australia)

@MrStingkill 5 ай бұрын

Can we get a review on Drew's boots?

@allenatkins2263 5 ай бұрын

UGG should be like Bourbon Whisky. Bourbon comes from Kentucky, it is their product. UGG is uniquely Australian.

@user-fw9wu4xv7c 2 ай бұрын

best aussie ugg's are EMU branded ones

@zempzemp 5 ай бұрын

Our local Ugg boot maker in Freo told me that all the skins go to China for tanning because there aren't any tanners left in Australia. my old Ugg's had the hair ripple and lanolin smell, now they feel more like synthetic as the tanning prosses takes everything out.

@user-ou5et3fo3z 3 ай бұрын

Apparently Last remaining is in Melbourne vic still operates.

@hexum9449 5 ай бұрын

My coworker and her husband got food poisoning several times from Factor.

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW 5 ай бұрын

Several times? They didn't have the common sense to stop eating it after first food poisoning?

@hexum9449 5 ай бұрын

@@I_WANT_MY_SLAW They weren't sure what the food poising.was from the first time. Then the second time they figured it out but had multiple meals left and didn't want them to go to waste. I would have stopped after the first time

@ExposedRoot 5 ай бұрын

Wow!!

@rosmarbal 5 ай бұрын

Mortels boots are great quality

@BuntMeister66 5 ай бұрын

IMO, true "Ugg's" are Australian made with Australian product... yet I'll still wear (on a rare occasion) the aftermarket Costco sheepskins I bought years ago.

@diddlybop 5 ай бұрын

Glad to say i never bought or wore a pair :D

@mrrolandlawrence 5 ай бұрын

my friend had UGGs in the 2000s. WE called hers Ch-uggs. Because they were made in china. Actually lasted quite well. More than the mainstream american UGGs.

@javierpalomares1774 5 ай бұрын

Wait what's the reason surfers started wearing them?

@enemysub9057 5 ай бұрын

Because they are cheap, warm and comfortable but also easy to get in and out of.

@mtbboy1993 4 ай бұрын

The boots look like a bad idea. look like boots version of wool loafers. like shown at 15:08. They seem to be loose, no adjustment. it makes zero sens, looks like they would be unstable and horrible to walk in. But they look warm. W