Looking Royal: Irene is Here, but Never Fear, So Are Wellies!

Hello Again My Soggy Stylish Ones,

Sitting in New Jersey, waiting for Irene to hit, got me thinking. . .   After a drink or two, to calm my nerves, of course, I began to remember the raincoats and boots of my childhood (truthfully, more like a horrid Belvedere-induced  flashback).  I mean no offense to whales, but I don't want to wear them on my back (I also mean no offense to My Mother, who dressed me like I worked at Fisherman's Wharf)!  The thought of wearing kelly green plastic, with a navy blue canvas lining, covered with white whales, sends shivers down my slightly soggy spine (and I still can't believe I found a picture of the exact coat online. . .The Horror)!  Oh, and don't get me started on Duck Boots!  I am fairly sure our fine feathered friends would be appalled to know that we named a hideous shoe after their functional feet!  Did I mention the smells?!  I smelled like a, "Teflon Don," no offense to Rick Ross, of course. . .

Thank goodness it's the year 2011, and we have the right to choose our rainwear!  Thank goodness for Wellies and trench coats galore!  Here, here to Gortex and cotton/poly blends!  Goodbye whales!  Goodbye plastic!  HELLO, Hunter and Burberry!!!!  Rain or shine you will look fine (not fine like OK, fine like fiiihhhnnee)!  Design houses have become brilliant at making the, "soaked look," stylish!  Hunter even has a collaboration with Jimmy Choo!  Take that DUCK BOOTS!!!!

Let us once again take cues from our favorite royal, the ever-fabulous, Duchess of Cambridge!  Whatever the weather, nothing looks better or feels better than Burberry!  The quality and classic design of a Burberry Trench has yet to be matched by any other fashion house!  I remember discussing Burberry Trenches with a friend whose husband scoffed at the premium price paid for a piece of Burberry brilliance!  She told him the exact same thing, I am about to tell you. . . "If you want a quality classic coat, that will last you a lifetime, than you must pay for that costly coat!"  You can, of course, find similarly styled knock-offs, at places like H&M, but you will most likely have to replace that cheaply-made coat in a year, and the next cheaply-made coat a year after that, and so forth and so on . . .

Now, this is what I call surviving the storm in style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Burberry even makes their own line of Wellies, and there is just something about that, "Burberry Plaid!"  I mean, what self respecting person, man or woman, does not own something made in, "that plaid," knockoff or real?!!!!


If, of course, you like quality footwear, but are not a fan of the, "Burberry Plaid," (a travesty in my book, but I digress. . . ), Burberry makes some other gorgeous galoshes to complement your classic coat!

Yep, those beautiful babies to the left are rain boots, Burberry Riding Boots, to be exact!  But you absolutely can punish the puddles in these puppies!!!!!







So. . . As you can see, there really is no longer a reason to let a rainy day get you down (Unless of course, that rain comes with a Category 2 hurricane, and a lot of destruction. . . Even I, can't make light of Irene. . .Devastation and destruction are not all that funny)!  But if it is just a little rain, or even a tiny tropical storm, you can now face that storm looking fierce as ever! 


Here's hoping this post finds you and your families dry, safe, and sound!


Your Drenched Duchess,

Boldbroad xoxoxoxo



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