A beginner’s guide to rain boots

Posted by admin on Jan 20, 2009 in Community | 0 comments

The torrential rain and snowfall this winter has created a stir among Trinity Western University students in want of dry feet. Alas, a new fashionable yet practical trend has provided an answer: rain boots.

Once considered a dowdy staple of farming, rain boots have become fashion aficionados’ newest fetish. Rain boots are not only for fishing enthusiasts or kids – they are making a new fashion statement. While some skeptics still buck the trend, the rest of us skip happily along with dry feet. We need not fear the rain in our sometimes cumbersome rubber footwear: we can laugh in our boots, sing in our boots, dance in our boots, and darn it if we don’t look pretty cute in our boots.

Just looking around campus you may notice joyful students walking to class in rain boots made in every colour, pattern, fabric and shape. Rain boots are a great equalizer; they can be worn by both men and women, and are affordable for all budgets, ranging from $12 Canadian Tire basic black or the Coach Polly or the high-heeled Betsey Johnson. Trust fund babies and penny pinchers are all purchasing these colourful rubber shoes. I personally love my J. Crew boots – not only are they cute, but I have also successfully avoided contracting trench foot on my long walks to Strombeck. So whether you call them galoshes, wellies or rubber boots, whether they be paisley, polkadot, plaid or plain, we can all say that we love our rain boots.

For those looking for your own special wet-weather footwear, here is a list to get you started:

Burberry Ankle Wellies: $175.00
Target polka dot rain boot: $24.99
Kamik Ranger Rain boots for men: $16.00
J.Crew rain boot: $27.99