. Such a good way to make use of clothes you no longer wear.' Thrifty Lauren explains the impressive process as she works away at deconstructing her old boots. 'There are some people who have turned their Ugg boots into the ultra mini version and I 'thought this is such a good idea',' she tells viewers. 'I love the ultra minis but really, I don't have the disposable income to buy a new pair.' TikTok users watch on as Lauren shows off her old brown Uggs. She uses a pencil to make a level line around each boot. She unpicks the hem at the top of each boot and then grabs a pair of scissors to cut to the desired ankle height. 'I got my old ones out of the wardrobe and I gave it a good go,' she reveals. 'And I'm not going to lie, not to blow my own trumpet but they really don't look too bad.' In a flash, Lauren managed to turn her out-of-fashion classic Uggs into the latest trend. The fluff inside still looks so cosy and the swift glow-up has made the boots look like new. 'It wasn't that hard, but it did take me quite a long time and I did stab myself so many times,' she confesses, while sewing the hem back onto the top of the shortened boots. All you have){kind=link}
KEEPING up with the latest fashion trends is an exhausting job, not to mention very expensive.
But what if there was a cheap and easy way to make old style in vogue?
One clever mum has saved a fortune on ultra mini Uggs by taking her old calf-high boots apart – and all she needed was a needle and thread.
Lauren Raker fell in love with her classic Ugg boots in the noughties, and the trend has come round again.
While youngsters flock to the shops to spend hundreds of ultra mini Ugg boots, this mum decided to make them herself.