Quick Pic: Do You Have To Be A Comic To Still Wear Kitschy Galoshes?

BeckiLG
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:28 pm: [report]

I live in Georgia. We’ve had 2 days of sun in the last month. I don’t care what my rainboots look like, as long as my socks are dry.

I do have two fabulous pairs of polka dotted rainboots and people seem to like them. That or they have wet socks.

ahw
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:31 pm: [report]

When I lived in Tulsa, when it rained the streets and sidewalks flooded inches high.  Everyone had rainboots, and on my campus, it seemed that the crazier or funner the better, since they were such a necessity.  Now that I live back in Chicago, I’m in the habit of wearing rain boots whenever it rains.  I have this tacky, crazy polka-dotted pair.  I know it’s totally out of style, but my feet stay super dry and I get tons of compliments!  I should probably buy a more classy pair at some point, though.

lea322
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:32 pm: [report]

Over here in the Northwest, I wear black rainboots with colorful polka dots on them. I wear them too and from work, and change my shoes at the office. I could have just got black ones, but that’s sort of boring. I also wear a yellow wool trench all winter too…there’s just too much black out here during the rainy season (aka October through May).

xdarlinlilsarax
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:41 pm: [report]

Being from san diego, I absolutely LOVE wearing rainboots here in the city! I may be immature but there is nothing like stepping in a huge puddle and keeping your feet dry at the same time! I love my polka dot ones as well.

chloe
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:42 pm: [report]

i’m in college in philadelphia…..i wear leopard print rain boots. i don’t care what other people are wearing. i just want to keep my feet dry.

Jenn27549
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:46 pm: [report]

I’m in Tennessee and women do seem to still be wearing the crazy ones.  I’ve never worn them.  I have a couple pairs of actual boots, that are utilitarian as well as fashionable (think Frye).  Since this is a car city, the furthest I ever have to walk in the rain is across a parking lot, or maybe a few blocks (but I typically avoid going downtown in the rain, whenever possible).  But the Fryes have held up against water, mud, etc…and are easy to clean off.

CarleRae
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:47 pm: [report]

these are similar to my boots and i care more about to warm, dry toes than what fashionistas think of me…
i’m a mountain woman- i’m going to get strange looks no matter what i wear.

lawyrgrl
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 01:59 pm: [report]

$1350 for rainboots?????  I try - really - not to be overly judgmental but COME ON!!!!!!!!  For that kind of money they better come with a strong handsome man to carry me through the puddles, hold my coffee and tell me I look lovely with damp frizzy hair.

Lynn
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 02:10 pm: [report]

I live in KY and honestly I don’t see anyone in rainboots ever. I didn’t notice until I bought some for myself and wondered why I felt so weird wearing them out.

amandabear
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 02:10 pm: [report]

I have a pair of black rain boots with blue, pink, and green owls on them. They tend to draw looks when I wear them, but who cares? My feet are dry and I think they’re damn adorable. I’d like a pair of solid-colored ones, too, but they’d still be bright - probably yellow. I love rain gear in bright colors, it looks so cheerful on dreary days.

Katrina
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 02:34 pm: [report]

I think almost every single student on my campus has a pair of rainboots, ranging from those expensive Hunter ones to the $15 ones I bought from Target that are red and yellow apple-patterned. The sidewalks here are crap, so they tend to flood. Whereas where I live at home, in upstate NY, you’d have to wear them every day in the fall but they aren’t warm enough, so everyone just wears winter boots.

writergirl
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 02:38 pm: [report]

I ALMOST bought myself a pair (from Target, not spending $1350 on plastic) a few months ago just to make up for the fact my mother always made me wear my boy neighbor’s hand-me-down ugly black boy rainboots and all the girls had pretty pink or red ones.

camille905
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 02:47 pm: [report]

I live in the south and work on a university campus. Parking is far away and we usually have a wet autumn. Everyone wears rainboots around here from sorority girls to my 50-something boss.

rsonnack
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 03:08 pm: [report]

im wearing a pair of black rainboots with some gray fleece on the outside from target, since its raining right now in Chicago. I have another pair of pink, white, blue, and orange striped rainboots, but I don’t wear those often because I don’t like it when they don’t match my outfit, and black and gray goes better with everything.

rsonnack
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 03:10 pm: [report]

oh and tina fey can wear whatever kind of rainboots she wants. haha

Jill
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 03:13 pm: [report]

I’m in Chicago and I see a mixture of both really.  I see some fun prints but I also see logo printed and I also see plain colored classy looking ones.  Personally I own a pair of navy blue boots with light blue anchors and it’s fun.

rbrent
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 05:15 pm: [report]

I’m also from Georgia and it has been the wettest fall I can remember!  I had trouble finding rain boots that didn’t make my feet hurt, and then a friend traded me a pair that are wonderful!  It helps that they have frog eyes on the front   I get compliments from every one from the sorority girls to the art majors.  It’s a pretty sweet deal on a rainy day!

joyy
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 05:29 pm: [report]

I don’t see them that often, but we either get daily afternoon monsoon season rains or snow.  In warm weather, I just wear the chacos because they rock.  Once the weather turns cold enough to stop wearing them though, it’s either just not raining or it’s full on snowing and I bust out my winter/hiking boots.

joyy
wrote on October 15 2009 @ 05:33 pm: [report]

@CarlaRae - your mention of being a mountain woman made me curious to see where you are, so I checked out your profile.  All I can say is JEALOUS.  My bf is from slc and we considered moving up there for a while, but part of the reason we didn’t (among others, really) was that he refused to live anywhere but the wasatch resort if we moved back, haha.

charliecat
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 11:22 am: [report]

I’m currently wearing my black boots with white polka-dots & hot pink lining.  Rainy days are blah enough, they need a little spicing up!  Besides, how could I giggle & splash in the occasional puddle wearing “Boring” rain boots?

drebar
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 02:48 pm: [report]

Well with the summer we’ve had in NYC my Swims have gotten a lot of use. They are not boots but “rubber” shoe protectors. They are awesome. I can wear my stilettos even when it rains without ruining them. They also have a bootie version for when weather gets really cold or if it snows and you need more coverage. Check them out. I swear by them. I have them in black but they make them in different colors too.

wild-ting
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 06:05 pm: [report]

Crazy printed galoshes are all the rage on college campuses. And who the hell cares what the fashionistas think?! I say keep your feet dry and your expensive kicks intact by wearing whatever you want.

Antiquity
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 09:23 pm: [report]

lol. I’m in rainy Indy- Only one sunny day this week. I have a pair that looks like a box off chocolates~! They make me smile.

Antiquity
wrote on October 16 2009 @ 09:25 pm: [report]

*of not Off. Silly typos.

theattack
wrote on October 17 2009 @ 01:44 am: [report]

My entire life I searched for the perfect pair of bright yellow galoshes. I finally found some at Target’s website, and I had a giftcard from there. I ordered them and it took THREE MONTHS for them to get to me, and by that time it was summer and had stopped raining. Now everything around me is wet, except my toesies. Most worthwhile 20+ year wait ever!

Shosanna
wrote on October 18 2009 @ 10:19 am: [report]

I live in Indy as well (represent Naptown!) and I think practicality and fashion blend really well here.  Because of that, I think, rain boots are in fashion, but I see mostly neutral colors or the classic yellow, not so much the zebra stripes.  And yea, lately, if you don’t have a good pair of rain boots here, you might as well build yourself an ark, otherwise you’re going to ruin your favorite satin shoes and that is unacceptable.

alycat1092
wrote on October 19 2009 @ 09:14 am: [report]

I work in NYC and rock Burberry rainboots.  They make me feel rich and classy and wonderful.  (They were a gift, too, so my wallet did not suffer) 
I think if I didn’t have them I would go for something understated like Hunters or JCrew.  Then again, in New York anything goes.