Do you wear socks with your Ugg boots?

[EmilyS1]

This happen Sunday, it was my daughters best-friends birthday she was having a party at the movie theater to see frozen 2 (they are ten). Most of the moms dropped their daughters off but me and a few other moms in our friend group stayed. It was chilly out, so I think every mom was wearing a pair of Uggs and most of the girls. So, after the party my daughter and the daughters of the moms that stayed wanted to go back to the birthday girls house and play. So, we all went to their house.

The girls ran to the basement and the mom's stayed up stairs. The rule is no shoes in the house, so we all took off our Uggs. That’s when one of the moms blurted you guys aren't wearing socks!. It was half and half with the six of us the other two wearing socks also were shocked. I told them that I never wear socks with mine because i like the feel of the soft fur. The other two backed me up This started a debate about it. The socks moms said that that it will make them smell and ruin them. But none of my pairs have ever smelled and I had them smell mine to prove it and they were amazed, and it turns out two of their pairs did smell. We even asked the girls if they wore socks the socks moms told them they have to but it turns out none of the them did.

I have had Uggs for a long time and they used to come with a card saying to wear them without socks so that's how I did because it was so comfy. later after they never smelled I looked up how that was possible. Turns out it because sheepskin is special.

other closed toe shoes you 100% should wear socks because they will 100% smell without but Uggs are one of those weird exceptions to a rule that we all get to enjoy the comfort of. If you have never tried Uggs without socks because you can’t get over thinking they will smell you owe it to yourself to try them without even if it is just to the mailbox.

Honestly, I think they are so comfy without I think I would wear them without even if it did make them smell lol.

Without - I love the fur! :)

Both but mostly without.

Both but mostly with.

WIth - But I will give it a try! :)

With - I don't like the feel :(

With - They will smell!

[Hannahm67]

I never wear socks with mine. I always wondered why they didn't stink so I looked it up a while back and here are the reasons.
1. Sheepskin when against bare skin naturally regulates body temperature. This means your feet will stay a stable comfortable temperature from -30F even as high 80F. This is how sheep don't overheat.
2. If you are wearing them in a hot room or doing something very physical and your feet do sweat they will still not smell because each hair is made to wick away any moisture then because sheepskin is very breathable even though it doesn't seem to be it will evaporate. If there is any left sheep skin is also antimicrobial so the bacteria that produces smell has a hard time surviving. So even if all that fails and you wear them for two weeks straight all you have to do is give them a two day break and they will be good as new.

Both of these things can’t work if you wear socks. So, your foot will get much hotter than it needs to be and start sweating. The wicking process also has trouble working if you have a damp sock in your boot. which can cause them to smell. It can also in really cold weather cause the boots to not be anywhere near as warm because it prevents the insulating properties from working. I have proof that this all works because mine, my friends and my daughters Uggs don't smell after Years of wearing them without socks.

There are also other reasons to wear them without socks. The sheepskin and fur stretch and form to your foot with wear. For the perfect fit you have to go without socks. To fit them they should be Snug around your bare feet when you first put them on then after a week or two of wear the fur will mold to your foot even going in between your toes and forming to your arch to give it better support. Socks make it form around a blob without detail so they don't have good support and your foot will move around inside more when walking.