Does anyone else share the same strange obsession I have with Wellington boots? I see them pop up during the winter and spring here and sometimes on kids enroute to school but since I live in LaLa land, our weather forecast rarely deviates from "sunny & mild" or "sunny & warm" my opportunity to wear them is about 3.2 days from March-April. I get jealous of those of you who experience seasons.Fashion history lesson 101:
The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century. The first Duke of Wellington instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James' Street, London, to modify the 18th century Hessian boot. The resulting new boot designed in soft calfskin leather had the trim removed and was cut more closely around the leg. The heels were low cut, stacked around an inch, and the boot stopped at mid-calf. It was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening. The Iron Duke didn't know what he'd started—the boot was dubbed the Wellington and the name has stuck ever since.
LL Bean Bobcat- $49.95
Coach- Pammie Heritage (L) $128 & Pammie (R) $108
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Target rain boots-Can't beath the $24.95 price!
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