Sidewalk Hustle

via Uncrate

In the last cou­ple of years the rub­ber boots have been mak­ing a seri­ous come­back, from being an essen­tial part of the farmer/Glastonbury con­cert goer uni­form, to the key piece of every hip­sters fall out­fit.  It also helps that the orig­i­na­tors Hunter Welling­ton, or Wellies, are an extremely durable qual­ity prod­uct, mak­ing them a solid invest­ment. Well since the recent resur­gence in pop­u­lar­ity every designer and shoe man­u­fac­tur­ing house has tried their hand at mak­ing a pair, from Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, to Roxy and now Con­verse.  The Con­verse All Star Rain Boot, sold at Urban Out­fit­ters stays true to its roots with a sim­ple lace-up design and Chuck Tay­lor insignias. The rain boots fea­ture a green rub­ber upper, attached tongue to pre­vent water from seep­ing in, corded laces, a rein­forced toe, par­tial can­vas lin­ing, and a durable, grippy sole. Com­ing in under $100 these boots are a pretty solid com­peti­tor for the rub­ber boot market.