To wonder why so many in London are wearing Wellies!

[StarlightMcKenzie]

I've lived in London all my life and only once as a child owned a pair of Wellies for a trip to the a Lakes.

Is the Thames Barrier in danger of falling apart? Are there flash floods forecast?

Or is space such a premium people of a London who can afford to remortgage their homes, do so to get in a few extra stories under their house?

I meant to say walking boots. Doesn't anyone else find Wellies uncomfy? They make my feet and ankles ache and bunion joints hurt (and I haven't got bunions).

Homebase sells cheap wellies in the gardening section. There are two within a mile of my zone two home

Last week I was on the tube in London and a smartly dressed girl got on wearing a skirt and her blue Hunter wellies, which were very clean!

I have a bright green pair that I wear for jumping in puddles with my nephew most days. They keep my feet wam, clothes dry and clean. Sure I could've bought a pair of black/brown boots to do the same thing, but I'm not boring and couldn't give a toss what other people think about my choice of footwear. Life is too short to go dodging puddles and wearing sensible shoes!

They're hunters dahling, the must have accessory for the treacherous London streets. The kids get a pair too at the bargain fridge of £50.

Fridge?!?! I meant price.

So when you walk in the rain in the city, the rain bouncing off the pavements doesn't soak your feet and lower legs?
How've they managed to change that then? Yeah, I want to know where in London the OP lives. Next time it rains I'll be able to go out in flip flops and still have totally dry feet

KellyElly

people are wearing wellies in anticipation of another snowy, slushy winter. they don't want their shoes ruined or to fall over. obvious really

My issue with Welles is that they offer zero warmth and I can't be arsed with the who buying extra socks, insoles, corn plasters etc. I just wasn't my feet to be sorted.

I do have a footwear dilemma at the moment. I just can't get into the whole ugg, hunter trend thing as it isn't who I am. But, I need a warm, stylish, waterproof pair of boots that look good with skinny and boyfriend jeans.

parks aren't really that muddy

try some areas in Hampstead Heath and see how muddy it can get... was nearly to the knees of my 22 month old...

Parks aren't muddy if you stick to the paths

Exhibit A - I might buy some waders just to be on the safe side news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6908531.stm

And we are all in a state of readiness for this event
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This was my walk to work last week though I would never wear wellies into the office unless it was biblical
www.thegreenwichphantom.co.uk/2013/11/high-tide/

Sounds like the welly trend has reached the British metropolis then. I went to NYC in June and there were loads and loads of smartly dressed, from the knees up at least, women wearing Hunters and similarly coloured/patterned wellies on the subway and around the city. I was a bit - it was flaming June and it was also bloody roasting!

Because people (in most places city and rural) want dry feet.

Not long ago they weren't a footware item you'd see on anyone over the age of 5 unless they were very rural or had horses. I have a pair of brightly coloured wellies that I bought years ago, I ummed and arrhed whether to get Hunters as bright wellies weren't so easily found at that time.
I decided I couldn't justify the cost as I didn't expect to wear them much after the event I needed them and found a cheap but lined pair in a supermarket. Then we got a very heavy snow filled winter and I realised how practical they were and they've been worn every winter since

Yawn. So living in a city suddenly means weather ceases to exist and all practical considerations disappear into a puff of smoke.

If you walk on Wimbledon Common when it's been wet the bridlepaths can be nearly knee deep, esp down the hill towards the stream. Any bog standard park can get muddy off the paths. I'd rather get wellies muddy than any other boots other than my hiking boots, but they don't look so good with skinny jeans, so tend to get reseved for proper hiking. If I'm pootling around at the weekend and think I'm likely to encounter lots of mud, I'll wear them. Which means at some time I might be walking on pavements in them.

I'd also maybe wear them to commute if it was bucketing it down when I left the house (a few times a year). Mostly for pavements in the rain I wear gore-tex trainers - is that better or worse than wellies ?

And I own hunters because they're the only wellies that are narrow-enough cut and snuggly fitting that my feet don't slosh around uncomfortably.

ha paths are for wimps valium

My boots are nice and warm. I have sheepskin insole and Wellington boot sock liners. Toasty in snow/ rain/ mud

There's a woman where I work wears Hunter wellies in the office, with thick socks folded down over the top! No outside walking involved, she drive here and is in the office all day. Tis a fashion statement I think!

mine come from Lidl but I am in London and do wear them on school run if it is wet and/or muddy underfoot. This time of year they are especially helpful in minimising impact of dog poo lurking under leaves.

nb if I had Hunter ones i would wear them always as couldn't afford other footwear...

my DD age 20 wears her wellies all the time, its a trend thing, she has even worn them on a night out, it says, "I'm young and hip and go to festivals and I dont conform you old twats" that is why you can now see everyone conforming and wearing wellies in rainless situations and especially through the summer, now lots of yummy mummys and youngish adults are thinking they are down with the kids while wearing their wellies

Ooops forgot to say we do not live in london , but DD does live in a large city, and I wear my wellies to walk the dog

I'd love a pair of wellies for the walk to school, although it's a walk on main roads it gets muddy and filthy when wet, and can imagine even muckier when the gritters start.

There is, however, one Mum at nursery who wears Hunters - but only if it's dry so they don't get dirty .

Ah City Wellies!

In Manhattan, they are not uncommon, mostly Hunters, never see mud, just the streets of New York. Tis very odd!