Long Tall Sally

A day in the life of a designer

Thank god for wellies!

After two weeks back home I was desperate for a bit of sun. Why did I go to Argentina in the Winter whilst England had its short-lived heat wave? So off we head to Devon for a long weekend full of fish and chips and cream tea. It got off to a bad start, it rained all the way and there was terrible traffic and some hideous accidents. We narrowly escaped an exploding roof box, a few cars in front which left a shiny pink parka with a white fur trim in the middle of the fast lane. The sad little girl it belonged to watching from the window of her parent’s car. But as we drew into Somerset and drew up to my favorite tea shop the sun came out and I was able to eat apple cake and clotted cream in the garden in bright sunshine. And that’s what we had for the next two days glorious sunshine. But it’s England and it just couldn’t last, by Sunday the rain couldn’t hold back any longer and out came our waterproofs.

English Summers have become a complete fashion conundrum. What does one wear? Thank God, Wellington boots are back in fashion! What would we do without Wellington boots in the 21st century? I wear them for walks in the country, walking to work, at festivals. They're a must and I even saw someone walking through Holborn in them with a really neat tailored black shift dress and I have to say she looked great although  I really think she needs a fold up rain hat to finish the look off.

Posted at 02:22PM Oct 19, 2009 by Long Tall Sally Admin in "Carol" Comments (1)