Hot Winter Boot Style – Muk Luks

In 2004, back when she was still making movies and famously had red hair,  Lindsay Lohan had the power to walk out of a store carrying a pair of really odd-looking pom pom fur boots and spur a pom pom fur boot trend the very next day:

Lindsay Lohan back in the early 00s

The boots were called Muk Luks. Muk Luks, by Wikipedia’s definition, is the generic name for soft boots made out of reindeer or sealskin, lined with animal fur, and adorned with beads, embroidery, and/or pom poms:

Different Muk Luks

Even without mentioning their um, strange appearance, the animal fur lining alone should’ve shunned sane people away from Muk Luks. But such is the power of celebrity: despite the monstrosity of killing animals just for fur – and eyeball-wrecking patterns, – Lindsay Lohan’s Muk Luks endorsement prompted other well-known celebrities to start wearing the pom pom fur boots which led to mass fanaticism over Muk Luks.

Oh and this was in the same era when UGGs first came out. People sure went gaga for fur boot trends during that time.

Beyonce, Hilary Duff, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, and Paris Hilton in Muk Luks

6 years later, now that Lindsay is known more for her antics, bad behavior, and inability to get a job, Muk Luks are surprisingly still going strong. The hysteria has died down somewhat, but they sure still have a better reputation than Lindsay.

Check out some of these popular and top selling women’s, men’s, and children’s Muk Luks on Shoebuy.com:

Women’s Mocs Leather Mukluk Boot, on sale $226.45

Women’s MUK LUKS Deer Fairisle Sherpa, $25.45

Women’s MUK LUKS 17308, $113.95

Men’s Mocs Suede Mukluk Boot, on sale $207.95

Infants/Toddlers’ Mocs Suede Mini Mukluk Boot, on sale $115.45

The above Muk Luks are from the brands Mocs and MUK LUKS. These are styles that adhere to the original look although there are some designs, particularly from MUK LUKS, that look more like the typical sheepskin boots we see today.

Check them out at Shoebuy.com.