Torrential rain has arrived and is here to stay until at least April, so I’m always lookin’ up new ways to make venturing out into the rain a little less painful and a little more fashionable. This Vivienne Westwood + Melissa collaboration is one of the very best galoshes I’ve seen in a hot minute.
Westwood, one of Britain’s most influencial designers, introduced her avant-garde, Euro punk style to Australian footwear line, Melissa, best known for their grown-up jelly shoes, starting in 2008. Today, their partnership is still going strong, and this lilac colored, bow bootie is straight from their Spring/Summer 10 collection. The boot is made of 100% PVC, features an almond toe and slight heel, and hits just above the ankle. The black PVC bow on front definitely adds a cartoon-ish, feminine twist to your basic rain boot.
The boots are for cool and quirky ladies who aren’t afraid to turn heads while they slosh through rain puddles. Liven up a pair of dark denim skinnies or basic leggings and an oversized, nubbly sweater for a causal, cozy weekend look. Don’t be afraid to rock these during business hours either. Where them over opaque black nylons and a short skirt or dress when walking around outside and save your precious pumps for the office.
The boots retail for approximately $125 and are sold HERE.
[...] I’ve been a fan of the Vivienne Westwood x Melissa Shoes collaboration for a while now, their designs are always so cute! Previously I posted the Anglomania Wing Shoes for spring 2010, now here’s a look at another design for spring, a cute Bootie Bow rain boot perfect for NYC weather! Although I have a ton of rain boots already, it doesn’t hurt to add this cute short boot to my collection, it does rain a lot in NYC right? The boots are made from lilac PVC and features a black bow tie at the front, currently available at Hervia for about US$125. via Racked/Killahbeez [...]
How do I buy that rain boots?