Heard from a Texas friend that girls who wear duck boots are trashy. Is this true?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If you're wearing these (or Uggs or any winter boots) in a very warm, dry climate, you're an idiot and should have your high school diploma rescinded. And you should probably be beat to the death on top of it.

OMG.

Teenaged girls in Ohio,

When it's almost summer, the snow is gone, and it's 60 out--PUT THE UGGS AWAY.

I am tired of seeing you walking around in shorts/skirts and UGGs during the summer.

Thanks,
Violet.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

OMG.

Teenaged girls in Ohio,

When it's almost summer, the snow is gone, and it's 60 out--PUT THE UGGS AWAY.

I am tired of seeing you walking around in shorts/skirts and UGGs during the summer.

Thanks,
Violet.

Second!

[KillarneyRose]

I honestly didn't know they still made duck boots! They were very big back in the day when I was in junior high. Of course, I couldn't afford actual duck boots so I was stuck with f--k boots or whatever the hell they were called.

Back to the topic at hand, I don't understand how duck boots could be remotely trashy unless someone has a rubber fetish.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

OMG.

Teenaged girls in Ohio,

When it's almost summer, the snow is gone, and it's 60 out--PUT THE UGGS AWAY.

I am tired of seeing you walking around in shorts/skirts and UGGs during the summer.

Thanks,
Violet.

I see this in Alabama. In some parts it gets semi-chilly (at least for us natives) at night in the summer. Ok, I'll buy Uggs and shorts...at night...in May...if you aren't going out in public. If you do, I will talk shit about you.

What is that about and why do so many girls do it? Also, in the winter you wear Uggs with jeans or leggings (note: leggings are not pants). If you wear Uggs and a denim mini, again, I will laugh at you. That makes zero sense.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Life-long Midwesterner who also loves LLBean. And duck boots rock! They are warm, dry and comfy. If you live somewhere with a real autumn where it gets wet and chilly, you understand why these are great.

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

(note: leggings are not pants).

BACKED.
HARD.

Tights/leggings =/= trousers. Seriously women.

And if you are ever in doubt as to if a garment is a shirt or a dress, the answer is assuredly SHIRT, and therefore, you need PANTS.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

BACKED.
HARD.

Tights/leggings =/= trousers. Seriously women.

And if you are ever in doubt as to if a garment is a shirt or a dress, the answer is assuredly SHIRT, and therefore, you need PANTS.

YES.

I am so tired of seeing butt crack and cameltoes. It's a plague on my campus.

[FleurGirl]

I totally wear my Uggs to the library at night. For privacy reasons I won't say where I am, but suffice to say I am south of the Mason-Dixon line
It gets cold inside! I like my toes to be warm!

[Chicago88]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

YES.

I am so tired of seeing butt crack and cameltoes. It's a plague on my campus.

AMEN. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS

[TweedleDee199]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I'm held to a much higher standard:

I laughed when I saw this because not only is this acceptable in my home state, it's cool. Granted we do our part to keep the Ugg market in business as well

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by TweedleDee199

I laughed when I saw this because not only is this acceptable in my home state, it's cool. Granted we do our part to keep the Ugg market in business as well

LOL. That's unfortunate.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by Chicago88

AMEN. LEGGINGS ARE NOT PANTS

So true.

And stop bitching about being cold. You should have worn real pants!

[alum]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

I honestly didn't know they still made duck boots! They were very big back in the day when I was in junior high. Of course, I couldn't afford actual duck boots so I was stuck with f--k boots or whatever the hell they were called.

Back to the topic at hand, I don't understand how duck boots could be remotely trashy unless someone has a rubber fetish.

In the Boston suburbs, we were wearing duck boots in the mid-70s well before the Preppy Handbook gave them the seal of approval. The boys wore the ones that went a bit up the leg, the girls wore the slip-on moccasin style. You need them on a daily basis for those Massachusetts winters. They last forever and don't get shabby. Sporto and LL Bean both made high-qualuty, not-too-expensive versions. I think I am only on my 4th pair since '77. I did notice this year that the current Sporto version does not use as thick a rubber as the LL Bean version.

In short, preppy, not trashy.

[Titchou]

Don't see them much around Alabama any more but they were the epitome of preppy a few years ago. Still see some guys in them....most women now wear the more stylish Wellies....houndstooth check and white with red dots are very popular...

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Yay for the Bean! We've been shopping there forever. I guess living so close to Maine, I never thought of Bean-wear as a fashion statement.

To clarify, I don't know that I would say that they were a fashion statement, at least for guys. I go back far enough to when preppy wasn't so much a fashion statement as it was simply what people wore -- no real statement intended. L.L. Bean was popular because they made great outdoor clothes.

Now, the girls I knew who had kelly green duck shoes -- that was a fashion statement.

The headquarters store is awesome, they have a lot of great deals there.

Agree.