I'm from Santa Cruz, everyone wears uggs all the time everywhere all year long with swim suits on the beach downtown...uggs aren't a fad for Cruzers, y'all just fixated on 'em, and one thing: they last forever and I will always have a pair even if they're falling apart (which mine are, finally.) Gawd, if you don't like 'em, wear something else, y'all are such fashionistas about the shoe fetish thing. Hey, how 'bout some flip-flops? Now there's a rare piece of footwear...go after that crew.