The only thing that makes this year's seemingly endless rain vaguely tolerable is the excuse to buy new shoes. Namely, wellies. No, large plastic shoes aren't technically the height of style. But when it's pissing rain and puddles are looking more like pools, we'll make allowances. Dive-- actually, wade-- into our roundup of wellies that make us happy. But before you do, here's how to treat those ladies right once you've got them: rub down with soapy water and then dry after use, store them out of the sunlight or heavy heat, and don't stuff those suckers into a box as they'll just get dented. OK, let's get going here.

First up, these are the coolest possible variety of cutesy. [$85, Chooka, Nordstrom]