| UGG boots are made of the finest natural sheepskin, | | | | surprising natural twist, the same thing that keeps |
| but what exactly does that mean, and how does it | | | | your feet warm, also keeps them dry, which means |
| benefit the wearer? Why is sheepskin such a perfect | | | | more comfortable, cooler feet in the summer. |
| material for footwear? Sheepskin is exactly what it | | | | -Sheepskin is Resilient and Durable |
| sounds like – the tanned hide of a sheep, with | | | | Sheepskin wool wears like iron, but feels like fleece. |
| wool on one side and skin on the other. In New | | | | In durability tests, sheepskin wool can be bent 20,000 |
| Zealand and Australia sheepskin has been the material | | | | times without breaking the fibers, giving you an |
| of choice for outerwear, seat coves, baby sleeping | | | | incredibly long lasting material for shoes. By contrast, |
| pads and footwear for generations. Here are some | | | | a manmade fiber like rayon breaks after as few as |
| of the reasons that sheepskin and sheepskin boots | | | | 75 bends. |
| are so popular around the world: | | | | -Sheepskin is Biodegradable. |
| -Sheepskin is a Natural Product | | | | The environment is a serious concern for many |
| Unlike synthetic materials used in many other boots, | | | | people. Shoes and boots made with synthetic |
| sheepskin is 100% natural. Because it is not | | | | materials will be with us all for a long, long time. |
| manufactured, every sheepskin has its on unique | | | | Plastics and chemical materials do not degrade |
| markings that make every pair of UGG sheepskin | | | | naturally. These materials will stay in landfills for |
| boots one of a kind. These small imperfections in the | | | | centuries. Sheepskin is 100% all natural, and like many |
| skin are your assurance that the material you are | | | | things which are natural, the material will decompose |
| wearing is real sheepskin and not some attempt to | | | | back into soil. |
| manufacture the same comfort and beauty. | | | | -Sheepskin Is a Sustainable Byproduct |
| -Sheepskin is Water Resistant | | | | Unlike most furs and skins, sheepskin is a byproduct |
| Sheepskin keeps a sheep dry, and it can do the | | | | of the food industry. Tanning the sheepskin and using |
| same for you. Suede sheepskin, the most commonly | | | | it for clothing makes environmental sense and avoids |
| used kind for boots, is naturally water-resistant. The | | | | wasting a valuable natural resource. Wearing |
| skin and the lanolin in the wool is another natural | | | | sheepskin does not threaten any endangered species. |
| water resistor. Sheepskin boots are ideal for keeping | | | | Sheepskin boots have been made and worn in |
| your feet dry, even in the damp cold of winter. You | | | | Australia and New Zealand for decades. The tanned |
| can add even more protection with a coat of a good | | | | hides are turned skin side out to take advantage of |
| waterproofing spray and stain resistor. | | | | the natural waterproofing and put the snuggly |
| -Sheepskin Keeps Moisture Away From Your Body | | | | warmth of natural wool next to your feet. It is the |
| Irish fisherman sweaters are made of 100% natural | | | | perfect material for winter boots, keeping your feet |
| wool for a good reason. Sheep's wool can hold up to | | | | warm and dry in the nastiest weather. |
| 30% of its weight in moisture before it even starts | | | | Natural sheepskin is also ideal for children's and baby |
| feeling wet. Wool fibers are hollow, allowing wool to | | | | shoes. Baby booties made of natural sheepskin keep |
| literally draw moisture away from the body. That | | | | baby's feet warm and dry without constricting them. |
| keeps your feet warmer in winter and reduces | | | | When your little one starts to walk, the natural |
| sweating and heat in the summer. Sheepskin boots, | | | | suppleness of the skin makes it easy for little toes to |
| slippers and casual shoes by UGG keep your feet | | | | grip and flex the way they need to in order to |
| warm, comfortable and dry in a way that synthetic | | | | balance during those precarious early months. |
| materials just can't. | | | | These days, UGG Australia has turned UGG boots of |
| -Sheepskin is Warm and Breathable. | | | | natural sheepskin into a high fashion statement. UGG |
| In addition to the moisture wicking properties of | | | | Australia boots, slippers and casual shoes are |
| wool, the hollow structure of wool fibers also makes | | | | featured in the pages of the world's biggest fashion |
| wool a great natural insulator. Sheepskin keeps heat | | | | magazines and touted everywhere as the ultimate in |
| in and cold out to keep your feet toasty warm. In a | | | | luxurious comfort. |