What is Up with the Galoshes?

[Anonymous]

Maybe there are just a bunch of urban farmers out there, cleaning the stalls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe there are just a bunch of urban farmers out there, cleaning the stalls?

In quilted jackets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:by the way, GALOSHES are what you wear OVER your shoes. I can't say I've seen any woman wearing those ever in DC. My dad wore them while commuting in the rain, and I've seen one man in DC wear them in the almost 20 years I've lived here. So I doubt you are complaining about galoshes.

Wellingtons, or Wellies, are the tall rain boots.

when I was in college, we wore duck boots. I wore mine for at least a decade after that when it was wet out (rain, snow, or just muddy). Now I have "wellies".

I would venture that suburbanites have less reason to wear rain boots, as they have attached garages, both at home and almost all of their destinations. Now that I actually buy more expensive work shoes, I am even more likely to wear rain boots.

Since my dress pants are all hemmed for ~2.5" heels, I need to wear boots I can tuck the pants into if I am going to keep the hems dry and clean. Or only wear skirts and dresses when it is raining...

So complain all you want. I am practical and will continue to keep my feet and hems dry in the rain.

+1 What a stupid thread. Why is this an issue?

[Anonymous]

I totally agree with 09:17. Why in the world does anyone care? If you want to wear them, wear them! If you don't like them, don't buy them. If you feel like you rock them, good for you...just don't expect others to follow. If you think your neighbor looks ridiculous in them, who cares? Keep your mouth shut and know that this same neighbor probably thinks you look silly in something you love to wear. Honestly, who has time to care about this?

[Anonymous]

It's possible for aomething to be both trendy AND useful. Wellies may be a trend so some people are trying them for the first time, but that doesn't mean it's a silly trend.

[Anonymous]

Wellies are a godsend when you are commuting in the rain (assuming your commute is not from your house garage to your parking garage), but when living in the city and taking the bus to work, they were brilliant for not getting my feet/pants wet in the rain. Not as practical anymore now that I drive to work, but still good for yardwork, shoveling snow, etc...