April showers bring May flowers and with that in mind, it is important to wear the proper Printed Rain boots in wet conditions. Wearing the proper rain boot can prevent you from walking around in what seems like a swimming pool in your shoes. An... moreApril showers bring May flowers and with that in mind, it is important to wear the proper Printed Rain boots in wet conditions. Wearing the proper rain boot can prevent you from walking around in what seems like a swimming pool in your shoes. An effective pair of rain boots should protect your feet and the lower portion of your legs from being soaked by the rain, mud, and sleet among a variety of other conditions. Most importantly, a good pair of rain boots can save you from a face plant into the mud.
Today, there are a variety of colors and style of rain boots and we can thank the Duke of Wellington for that! Rain boots first made their debut on the feet of Arthur Wellesley in Britain in the early 19th century. Hessian boots, standard issue in the military, were made out of leather, had a semi-pointed toe, reached up to the knee and had a tassel on the top. Thinking he could improve on them, Wellesley commissioned his personal shoemaker to make a variation just for him. He asked him to do away with... less