Well, who would have thought! We know that fruit has been appearing on clothing and accessories for some time now, but it seems that Hunter are keen to lead a veggie trend instead! Embellished with radishes, peas and what looks to be a lettuce, they’re apparently reproduced from a vintage Royal Horticultural Society print. More a pair for serious gardeners than fruit-and-fashion-friendly feet, they’re best worn with a shovel, pitchfork and a garden plot waiting to be planted! If you'd like to get down and dirty this weekend (in your garden, and in an entirely eco-friendly way, of course!), they’re just $60 from Hunter.
If jumping over towering puddles and dodging raindrops at super-speed sounds like your kind of wet afternoon, then some Cartoon Hero wellies might be your perfect match! With fabulous pop-art graphics reminiscent of vintage comic strips, they'll certainly add a splash to your look on a rainy day! If you love your footwear kitsch and cosy, they're by MIA and are a bargain $59.99.
Bloomingdales' Big Brown Bags have reached almost iconic status - so much so that the company has now put the bags on its rain boots! They're selling these bag-decorated wellies for $60, and they come with a buckle at the calf to adjust the width. Now, I know lots of us love to walk out of Bloomingdales clutching a Big Brown Bag stuffed with goodies, but I guess the question is, do you love it enough to want to wear the bags on your legs and feet?
The current wet weather may not be doing much for our spirits, but it is giving the imaginations of Wellington boot designers a workout, that's for sure. Never have we seen so many different styles of rain boot, with the latest offering being these rubber ankle boots by Vagabond. They're £34.99, and offer all the rain proofing of regular wellies, but without the height, which I guess will make them handy for city dwellers who want to keep their feet dry without wearing brightly coloured knee-highs.
These are still brightly coloured, of course, but they're also available in black, and you can find them at www.vagabond.com.
Check out the footwear so far from New York Fashion Week fall 2008/09. The fashion pack's choice of shoe off the runway and on the runway so far this week. Keep your eyes peeled for a rather bright pair of gumboots/wellies - I kid you not, they are there in all their golden glory.
Can anyone pick what designer shoes were photographed?
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Wellies have been moving into the mainstream in recent years. While once upon a time it was rare to see them outside of the country, these days a selection of funky prints (plus increasingly wet weather) has made even city dwellers start to reach for something a little more practical. These calf-length wellies by Faith, though, represent a slightly new direction for the humble wellie. Designed to look a little like cowboy boots (although not many cowboys wear polka dots, it has to be said), they're less like the clumpy old rain boots of old, and more like a regular boot made of rubber - albeit with a loud pattern.
The question is, though: would you wear them, or do you prefer to stick to something more traditional when you're out in the rain?
Now these shoes remind me a little of my childhood Clarks, y'know the ones your mum had you fitted for that were always 'supportive' but tended not to look that swish. Well these shoes, £55 from Monsoon seems to have taken that concept to heart and pimped up a pair of Mary Janes with a little bit of blue and white trim, but I'd still have to give them the thumbs down. They're not high enough to be sexy, not sharp enough to be stylish and not sweet enough to be kitsch. You can't get them till February, which isn't far away enough for me.
Well, who would have thought! We know that fruit has been appearing on clothing and accessories for some time now, but it seems that Hunter are keen to lead a veggie trend instead! Embellished with radishes, peas and what looks to be a lettuce, they’re apparently reproduced from a vintage Royal Horticultural Society print. More a pair for serious gardeners than fruit-and-fashion-friendly feet, they’re best worn with a shovel, pitchfork and a garden plot waiting to be planted! If you'd like to get down and dirty this weekend (in your garden, and in an entirely eco-friendly way, of course!), they’re just $60 from Hunter.
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If jumping over towering puddles and dodging raindrops at super-speed sounds like your kind of wet afternoon, then some Cartoon Hero wellies might be your perfect match! With fabulous pop-art graphics reminiscent of vintage comic strips, they'll certainly add a splash to your look on a rainy day! If you love your footwear kitsch and cosy, they're by MIA and are 
Bloomingdales' Big Brown Bags have reached almost iconic status - so much so that the company has now put the bags on its rain boots! They're 
Wellies have been moving into the mainstream in recent years. While once upon a time it was rare to see them outside of the country, these days a selection of funky prints (plus increasingly wet weather) has made even city dwellers start to reach for something a little more practical. These calf-length wellies by Faith, though, represent a slightly new direction for the humble wellie. Designed to look a little like cowboy boots (although not many cowboys wear polka dots, it has to be said), they're less like the clumpy old rain boots of old, and more like a regular boot made of rubber - albeit with a loud pattern. 
