€120-For pair of wellies

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 06-07-2011 4:12pm #1

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/festival-goers-splash-out-on-euro120-wellies-2814713.html

FORGET your flip-flops or hiking boots – the musthave fashion accessory at this Oxegen are €120 wellies.
Ilse Jacobsen and Hunter boots are causing a storm for fashion- conscious young festival-goers, come rain or shine.
The boots are being hailed as the all-weather Uggs for wet summers and snowy winters.
Colleen Rooney, Nicole Appleton, Laura Whitmore and a host of cool femmes were snapped last month in the trendy wellies at Glastonbury.
Peter Mackey, of Ilse Jacobsen, said the price tag for such boots was “irrelevant”.
“You cannot put a price on class and looking good,” he says.
Meanwhile Penneys are selling the most affordable range on the Irish high-street, with wellies for just €11.
The store said sales were booming and they looked forward to selling more festival fashion at their first pop-up shop at Oxegen.

:eek: reminds me of the "im not a plastic bag" trend,surely some scoob will rob them?..

seamus · 06-07-2011 4:13pm

A fool and her money are soon parted.

Vegeta · 06-07-2011 4:15pm

The worst pair of wellies I ever owned were a pair of Hunter waders. Terribly uncomfortable.

TheZohanS · 06-07-2011 4:15pm

When I were a lad we used to wear Hunter wellies when we went out shooting...I see they come in colours other than green now...comfy wellies tho..

mailforkev · 06-07-2011 4:18pm

Meh, as with most things in life you get what you pay for.

If you have the cash then why not, typical Evening Herald begrudgery. Also, a pair of leather lined Hunters go for around twice the figure mentioned in that article.

ElleEm · 06-07-2011 4:18pm

They're doing wellies with heels now too :eek:

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://theshoedish.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/wedge-welly.png&imgrefurl=http://theshoedish.com/2010/02/25/wedge-welly-they-make-the-rain-slightly-bearable/&usg=__YEPMou3vou1LXHjmPCweOovav88=&h=352&w=448&sz=200&hl=en&start=0&sig2=lH4DXX9KtisXwynlaWy5rw&zoom=1&tbnid=vD-4rraCZ1zUTM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=171&ei=x4oUTrjrAYezhAe4o9jJDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwedge%2Bwellies%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D709%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=849&vpy=228&dur=170&hovh=199&hovw=253&tx=75&ty=95&page=1&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0&biw=1280&bih=709

annascott · 06-07-2011 4:19pm

€120?? My barbours cost more than that five years ago!

mikom · 06-07-2011 4:24pm

Frank Lively Ventilator wrote: »

Peter Mackey, of Ilse Jacobsen, said the price tag for such boots was “irrelevant”.
“You cannot put a price on class and looking good,” he says.

Meanwhile...... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C8RwjbTlBjg/TH0yBCZh5zI/AAAAAAAACOw/tDqt1xEZKsw/s1600/Ethiopian+famine...+pic+of+boy+and+vulture.jpg

Needler · 06-07-2011 4:28pm

Dunlop FTW

WindSock · 06-07-2011 4:32pm

Iiiifff ye hadenae go' yer wellies, where would ya be...ye'd bee in de hospitl orr inferrmereee.

Seachmall · 06-07-2011 4:34pm

They're far less fashionable when they're covered in 2 day old dry muck and piss (yes, people will piss in your 120 euro wellies while you're wearing them).