Cute Rainboots That Do The Job

As some of you might know, Vancouver city is very well known for rain. But even knowing that myself and having gone through years of dodging puddles and soaking socks, never did I look into investing on a pair of rain boots. Feeling a little foolish here - _-

Well I did try. But I gave up eventually because I always ended up hating the styles I saw. Rain boots were stereotyped as shiny-reflective-bulky-rubber with a very bad smell. Some have ridiculous patterns on them that are way too crazy for me. I prefer to have a modest looking pair of rain boots.

I started looking again this year and even though I saw some really nice waterproof/rain boots from GEOX and Townshoes, I really didn't want to invest so much that I'd end up emptying my wallet. They were very dressy styles though - almost leather looking and could match any wool coat or skinny jeans.

Last week I decided to pop into Army&Navy and to my surprise I found these but in black:

Rampage from Army&Navy - $30

IMO they were the perfect pair of rain boots! That's cause they're black, well fitted and most of all they don't cost me a fortune. They even have little buckles making it look even slightly dressy and they're matte - not shiny. For $30 I was very satisfied knowing that I could keep my socks dry and splash in puddles when running late to work : P

My classmates told me that they looked like Hunter boots. Hunter boots are a more expensive brand of boots that resembled the ones I bought which were branded Rampage. But they're almost identical.

Hunters at Townshoes $100+

Regardless of brand/price, I still kind of like the Rampage ones more because they're matte. But yes I have rain boots now so that makes rainy days a little less discouraging. : ) Get yours at Army&Navy if you're on a budget for rain boots - they have lots of styles.