I think I moved a few rungs up the ladder of coolness after my family gave me a pair of Uggs for my birthday. They are divine (as far as a winter foot accessory goes), and I feel slightly glamorous each time I slip them on my feet. Although, I can’t seem to fight the compulsion to explain that I did not buy them myself (because the thought of paying almost $200 for a pair anything knocks the wind out of me), but they were a gift.
The only glitch I encountered was figuring out how to wear my brand new, gray Classic Cardy Uggs. I don’t trust my judgment on matters like these, and the first few times I walked them out the door, I wore them exactly as they came in the box. I didn’t want to take any chances. Then, one morning I thought I would be daring, and started playing around with the buttons, thinking perhaps I would wear them straight up the leg instead of folded down around the ankle. Of course, I had an audience of three – Sydney, Brooklyn and Jackson – who were quick to give me their input and fashion expertise. “Down! Wear them down, Mommy! They look much better down.” They seemed to agree on one thing for certain, I should wear my Cardy Uggs folded down. I crinkled my nose, tilted my head and followed their advice (daring, I know).
Later that day I was having dinner with friends, one of which who also received the Classic Cardy Uggs recently as a gift. Hers were folded down (sigh of relief coming from me). She is probably on the top of my list of friends with amazing taste and a flair for fashion. I went ahead and asked her for some Ugg mentoring. What I learned from this brief coaching moment was that only dorks wear their Cardy Uggs all the way up the calf. The cool people (and I gotta be cool) wear them with two buttons clasped and folded down (another sigh, and a quick kudos to my girls who saved me from being a dork earlier that morning).
Thank you to my parents and my sister for my warm, cozy and fashionable Uggs, and to my children for making sure I wore them the way the cool people do. Where on earth would I be without my family?
Oh. I know.
Uggless and, most definitely, uncool.