<p>“I’m glad to hear that people successfully waterproof their Uggs, since D1 is skeptical.”</p>
<p>I was at Nordstrom this past weekend shopping for Uggs and the salesman was telling a girl that she should spray her boots with waterproofing just to keep them clean. She was trying on some really light colored ones. Incidentally, here in trendy northern Calif. Uggs are selling like hotcakes. They may have been last year’s trend (try 5 years ago) but they’re definitely this year’s trend too.</p>
<p>I think they came out with some that don’t look so much like the lambskin booties I used to get D from Biobottoms.</p>
<p>The leather boots are more city-chic, have better support for walking, are wearable for more of the year and will definitely have a life beyond the one visit. I think that the Uggs may be way out of date by the time she actually goes away to school.</p>
<p>if you waterproof uggs yearly they hold up pretty well and are pretty waterproof. I love my uggs. But I would recommend plain leather boots (flat), riding style. I have a pair of Fryes that I love. If you waterproof them then you can wear them in all kinds of weather, and they look better than Uggs. If you wear a pair of warm socks with them they can get you through the winter. The other big thing to do is to get the new rainboots with the lining (like uggs). Ugg makes a version of these as does JCrew. You can also buy the hunter insert to go inside of rainboots that you already own. That way you can wear them year round, they tend to have good traction, and they are waterproof.</p>
<p>Hunter boots and liners were selling like hotcakes at our local Nordstroms. So did Ugg rainboots called Mill Creek and Wallingford. I see a lot of younger ladies in Hunter boots in Seattle.</p>
<p>I’m glad you all are not buying for me. Those Hunter boots are ugly IMO, and would be very cold w/o a thick liner. Also they might not fit around thicker calves.</p>
<p>And I don’t like wool (pea) coats - they are not water resistant, and are too hot indoors (assuming you don’t want to carry your coat everywhere).</p>
<p>Carry on…</p>
<p>Treetopleaf, teenagers have a very bizzare sense of what’s fashionable. Try to add “practical” in the mix, and shopping for them becomes impossible for us, adults.</p>
<p>I live in CT where it is plenty cold and plenty snowy all winter. My UGGS keep my feet warm just fine. My 21 year old daughter has them too. If I were sending my kid to Chicago or DC in the winter for a week, and they already HAD Uggs, I would not be buying other boots. Get warm socks to wear under the Uggs. </p>
<p>My kids grew up in New England…both did the “layered look” thing for years…a hoodie or sweater and a polar fleece (something like a Northface but NOT necessarily that brand). They were never cold. Warm gloves and a scarf were essentials for both and both wore hats when it was windy. We’re big fans of polar fleece hats, scarves and gloves because they are warm and machine washable.</p>
<p>P.S. a Northface Denali is the most expensive polar fleece jacket I know of. It is really not much longer than a ski jacket. My kids have EMS Polar Fleece jackets that are almost the same as the Denali (or so my DD says). Another thing to check…if your daughter is a smaller size…go to a place that sells the child’s size Denali jackets if you HAVE to get a Northface. They are quite a bit less expensive. I’m a size 8 and the large kids size fits me just fine…and was at least $30 less expensive.</p>
<p>Nothing to her taste at DSW, Columbia and other cool outdoor gear boots too expensive. Clicked over to Land’s End, and woot! 40% off on outerwear and boots! Score! For $40, she ordered a pair of black snow sneakers which were deemed tolerable, if not desireable. Picked up a new hat while we were at it. The Uggs on sale at REI arrive later this week. Ordered a 3-in-one combo parka from Bean that was on sale, which I can send back for free (LL Bean credit card) if she ends up borrowing. </p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for all the ideas and suggestions, it was a big help.</p>