DEAD TRENDS : Mukluk boots circa 2004

 Searching for images of Kate Moss in an old Westwood campaign in the 90s, I came across these images of her in mukluks and wanted to ask if anyone remembered them? Unlike uggs, which people recycle season after season for no apparent reason - mulaks were around for a season and then vanishing into the murky depths of fashion obscurity. Kate Moss however was one of the people 'credited' with bringing the mukluk craze to the UK. Great, so I have her to blame for looking like a twat in 2004 then.

Basically the boots (if you paid out for the real thing) were made of rabbit fur and based on Native American designs. However, as with most things that Moss wore over the years, once the high street got wind of it - it got ripped off everywhere from Topshop to Primark to market stalls the world over.

And once a trend gets onto the stalls, it's time for the celebrities to stop wearing them  - which means the trend dies and then we stop wearing ours. Occasionally trends like this get recycled but thankfully the Mukluks never did.

I had a pair in 2004 and I thought I was the shit. Honestly, I thought Kate Moss was crap but it didn't stop me stealing her style though. I've since made my peace with Moss by becoming obsessed with her old 90s campaigns which I raid for style inspiration.

But those boots.....oh my god...grey, faux fur with huge pom poms the things were never off my feet. They were comfortable like wearing slippers all the time, but if you walked over stones, you felt every last bit of it. If it rained, you were screwed as the shoes soaked easily. Not to mention that if UGGs were bad for your feet then these were worse. They sagged under the heel, gave no support and hung off your feet. Long story short, I am so happy they are gone!