Over two hundred years ago, first colonists from Europe settled in Australia and brought livestock, including sheep with them. They used sheep for many purposes, from food to barter, and from cash crop to clothing. Over the decades, sheep turned into the important export of the whole continent. The new Australian colony fought for it's prosperity in the 19th century. As the resources were scarce, people used sheepskin hides to make all kinds of clothing, as well as footwear. One story says that the
ugg boots uk got name (ug, ugh, or ugg) from the Australian habit of skipping the "h" in the words beginning. According to another one this was because the original models just being so ugly.