The origin of UGG boots is in Australia in the late 1970s, where surfers would wear sheepskin boots to keep their feet warm in the bitter cold after surfing the waves. The boots are comfortable and durable, and soon became popular with everyone there. In the 1980s, an entrepreneurial investor from America named Brian Smith discovered the boots while studying in Australia, and saw potential in bringing the UGG to the US.
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