Kate Moss at Glastonbury '08. Photo: dailymail.co.ukWow, the weather at the moment is pretty intense. At least here in central California. Yesterday I heard that LA was the only place in the whole state that it wasn't actually raining. On the Monterey Peninsula it rained more than an inch before noon. In fact the city is only two inches short of it's average yearly rainfall, and it's only the beginning of March.
When I went to my local coffee shop in Carmel this morning, it was raining SO hard it felt like I was in the midst of a tropical monsoon. Without the 90 degree weather, bellowing thunder and monster lightening strikes, ripping through the sky.
Stopping at Wells Fargo on the way, I parked as close as possible to the ATM machine, only to have a waterfall of fresh rain water come crashing down forcefully upon the windshield. Not exactly the morning shower I was looking for, but certainly one the trees are making the most of. Oh how lush and green everything has become. The dry, dead grasses of summer have long gone, and the land is being given a new sense of life all around us.
It is refreshing to be able breathe in the clean, ocean air after spending the last 4 months in Shanghai. A concrete jungle, where the only view of anything even remotely green and vibrant comes on a rare afternoon in the park.
These storms are the perfect excuse to dig into your closet or maybe your garage somewhere, and bring out a classic British staple - the HUNTER wellington boot. Invented by the first Duke of Wellington in 1817 (seriously guys, it was that long ago )! And first made of soft calfskin leather, these boots were considered very fashionable and remained the main fashion for British men through the 1840's.
In the 1850's the boots started being made in rubber and by the end of the second world war, had become hugely popular by both men, women and children across England as wet weather footwear.
Now over a hundred and fifty years later the wellington boot has become a necessity worldwide, for keeping feet dry no matter what the weather is. A long time favorite of royalty and celebrities alike, the hunter wellie is the perfect solution for a multitude of occasions, from mucking out the horses, to slopping around the muddy fields of summer music festivals such as Glastonbury, in the south of England.
Ladies, It's time to switch out your louboutins for a pair of Hunters, at least while the stormy season persists. The weather man calls for it.
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