Most shoe/boot trends last a few years — most often 3-7 — before fading or evolving. Micro-trends are shorter only popular for months, and other styles return every 20 years due to nostalgia cycles. But the oldest item of footwear I have in my closet is still popular today.
I bought my Ugg boots in 2007.
Funny how I can remember the day the stupid photo above was taken. Perry and I had taken Libby outside to play in the snow because she loved it so much. Eighteen years later, I still wear shorts in the wintertime — and I wore those same Ugg boots yesterday too.
Living in the little house fondly referred to as “the villa,” we had mice get inside from the surrounding fields every winter. One of those little shitters got in the closet and ate the fuzzy right off the top of the left boot. I remember being devastated because those tall Uggs were ($180.00) — and still are ($225.00) — expensive in my book!
Shortly after the day the photo above was taken, I gave those boots a haircut and you’d never even notice that they weren’t made like that on purpose. Probably. 🙂
How long have you had the oldest item of footwear you still have in your closet?
Now you know: Ugg boots have been part of mainstream fashion off and on since the early 2000s and remain relevant in 2025 — far longer than most ephemeral trends.