Thank Goodness for Hunter Wellies

Due to this horrendous weather NYC has been experiencing, I have been wearing the same thing for DAYS.  Literally.  My uniform: skinny black jeans, an over-sized plaid shirt of John's, and my Hunter Wellies.  Honestly though, what once seemed like a frivolous purchase is ($100 rain boots!?!?) is saving my life: I can walk through puddles up to my knees!  Thank you to Kate Moss for rocking them so prominently at the Glastonbury Festival in the summer of 2005.  How much more modern rocker chic can one get than that?



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 A little history: originally manufactured in the 1850s, "production of wellington boots was dramatically boosted again with the advent of World War I when the company was asked by the War Office to construct a sturdy boot suitable for the conditions in flooded trenches. In total, 1,185,036 pairs were made to cope with the Army's demands. This fashionable boot was now a functional necessity."