puddle hopping

i've always kind of liked rainboots because i felt like they looked very english, and since i kind of want to be english it seems like buying a pair would be the next step. however, they seemed to get really popular in the past few years so my interest kind of dissipated after that. but last year when i was in the valley i found how much of an asset they were to your wardrobe (and prolly why they are so popular in england). before that i always just thought of them as a quirky accessory to your outfit. but in the valley, there is a reason everybody has them, and it is because when it rains (which it often is) there are puddles everywhere. or when it is supposed to be spring but keeps snowing for god knows why so there is sloppy snow everywhere you really want something other than your ugg boots (another boot i used to like before they got overpopulated, and unlike rain boots i doubt i will every revert back to liking them) to trudge around in. so this year i think i will purchase a pair of rain boats, because they really are a necessity. here are some options. these make me think uber english with the herringbone. $29.99 at target.simple black ones for $19.99 at target.hunter green ones from aerie at $39.50.the original hunter boot in yellow (or in green or black) for a whopping $125 at piperlime.
and of course you need a cute outfit to where with your boots! i have this great coat that i got from h&m in paris. i would pair it with some drainpipe jeans or some cute knee high socks depending on the weather. and you would carry an umbrella. preferably this one.