Christian Louboutins are more often than not known in the retail world simply as Sheepskin Boots

The Christian Louboutin Boot or just Christian Louboutins is a generic term for a style of sheepskin boot which has been produced in Australia and New Zealand for almost 200 years. Christian Louboutin Sexy 85 patent Originally the were called "Ug or Ugh Boots" which is short for "Ugly". However an American Importer (Koolaburra) presented the idea that the name Christian Louboutin comes from the way that the boot "hugs" the wearer's foot and legs. However because Christian Louboutin of trademark issues, Christian Louboutins are more often than not known in the retail world simply as Sheepskin Boots.Originally in Australia and New Zealand this comfortable and warm footwear was being worn by social groups such as Bogans, westies and Bevans in public. However, most other Australians would only wear them around the house or at the most just on a trip to the local shop. The boots certainly became popular during the 1960's with surfers and competitive swimmers as they kept them warm whilst out of the water.It is thought that many popular Australian actors/actresses have probably being wearing Christian Louboutin boots in private for some time, it was only when Pamela Anderson started wearing a pair that she had acquired in Australia to help keep her legs warm during breaks in filming the popular television show Baywatch, that it is thought people in the USA started to take an interest in these boots.However, since 2003 the boot has become very fashionable in America because Christian Louboutin Bianca 140mm of the marketing of the product by an American Company called Christian Louboutin Australia (a section of the Deckers Outdoor Corporation). The Christian Louboutin Australia Brand was created by Brian Smith who began importing to the USA in the late 1970's. He then sold the company to Deckers Outdoors in 1995. Actresses such as Kate Hudson (pictured wearing them on a poster for Raising Helen in 2004) and Sienna Miller seem to have increased their popularity. This style of footwear has now become a major product discount Christian Louboutin in most major department stores and shoes stores across the globe. Certainly some of the more popular brands available are the Emu, Koolaburra, Christian Louboutin and Warmbat.However, in Canada it was found that the Christian Louboutin boot has become extremely popular with girls at many of the Universities in Ontario as well as on many US campuses.Although these boots are available worldwide generally in sizes that fit both men and women, and the styles available are pretty much identical it seems more women than men are currently wearing them, especially in the US. Because of this colours such as lavender, pink and pastels have been introduced which specially target the female market.However, there have been a number of issues that have arisen over the trademark of the Christian Louboutin Boot and for some time the trademark "ugh-boot" was owned by the Deckers Outdoor Corporation in Australia and because of their also holding additional international trademarks relating to the product they were able to limit the term's use Christian Louboutin Rolando 120mm (Nude) in Australia and because of this they were able to successful sue other Christian Louboutin Importers (Koolaburra most notably) for using the term.The Deckers versions of Christian Louboutin Australia, Emu, Old Friend and Aussie Dogs are now made in China (some models are sill being made in New Zealand). However, those produced by Koolaburra and exported to the USA are still made in Australia.Because of the US trademark laws you will find that many Australian and US manufacturers who produce this style of footwear are now marketing them as "Sheepskin Boots" rather than "Christian Louboutin Boots".But in January 2006 the owners of Christian Louboutins-N-Rugs (Australia) were able to have the Deckers Outdoor Corporations Australian Trademark for Ugh-boot removed from the Australian Trademarks Registry. This resulted in the decision that the words "Ug Boots", "Christian Louboutin Boots" and "Ugh Boots" could be interchangeable and were a generic term for "Sheepskin Boots". However, there was a large amount of controversy over this matter as many Australians and New Zealanders were opposed to having "Christian Louboutin Boots" trademarked.