Cher just brought back this ugly shoe trend in a major way

If you were ever in doubt as to the sartorial power of Cher, then let this convince you: the legend has just brought arguably most controversial shoe of all time: the UGG. And we want in of course.

The Oscar, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning performer and humanitarian has just been unveiled as the new face of the brand, in a campaign shot at her Malibu home by Los Angeles-based photographer Neil Favila and directed by Kauai Moliterno and Michael Barth.

She is seen lounging around and going about her favourite activities in bold outfits, paired with classic UGG boots and slippers.

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ESSENTIAL MINI II BOOT, <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=43728&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ugg.com%2Fuk%2Fessential-mini-ii-boot%2F1115030.html" data-link-merchant="click.linksynergy.com"">£130 at UGG
These classic mini boots are currently £15 off on the UGG website, and just perfectly cosy for winter. If they're good enough for Cher...

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COQUETTE SLIPPER, <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=43728&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ugg.com%2Fuk%2Fwomens-coquette-comfortable-slippers%2F5125.html" data-link-merchant="click.linksynergy.com"">£100 at UGG
Cher wears the black version of these in the campaign, and they look equally chic in tan.

It kicks off the label's FEEL ___ campaign, an ongoing series featuring icons, leaders of culture and champions of change who inspire generations, promote individuality, and evoke emotion.

Cher declares, 'Feeling empowered is so important for everyone and celebrating feeling good with UGG has been a wonderful journey for me. Life is all about feelings and I think the campaign captures that sentiment.'

She also opened up about her passion for the planet as well as her self confidence: 'I’ve spent a lifetime of people either hating me or loving me; and I mean, you want to be loved, but finally it’s like "f*ck it".

Words to live by for sure. While we try and emulate her outlook on life, we'll be adding these classic beauties to our basket.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.