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2. Wellington boot - Wikipedia

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   A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [2] [3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber. Originally a type of leather boot adapted from Hessian boots , a style of military riding boot, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .

3. Throwback: The story behind the royal loved shoes, the Wellington

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   The "Wellington" became popular in the United States in the early 20th century. Known as the rain boot, little has changed between the original "Wellington" and the rain boot that we know today ...

4. Hunter Boot Ltd - Wikipedia

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   Hunter launched several extensions to the Wellington range in mid-2005. Along with developing boots under licence for the Royal Horticultural Society, the Lady Northampton riding boot, combining a molded waterproof rubber and canvas upper, was also added to extend from the company's traditional all-rubber Wellington boot range.

5. Galoshes - Wikipedia

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   As such, they are also known as overshoes or bad-weather shoes and, now that they are universally made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, may be called rubbers, rubber boots, or gumshoe. Especially in the United Kingdom, galoshes are separate footwear overshoes not to be confused with the form of large rubber boots which are known as ...

6. The One Trend Women Over 50 Should Try This Winter ... - AOL

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   “It includes things like barn coats, tweed jackets, riding boots, oversized cable-knit sweaters, tailored plaid shirts, loafers, huge overcoats, Wellington boots, long checkered-printed skirts ...

7. 1795–1820 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   After the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, Wellington boots, as they were known, became the rage; tops were knee-high in front and cut lower in back. The jockey boot, with a turned-down cuff of lighter colored leather, had previously been popular but continued to be worn for riding. [56]