Wellington boots

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Wellington boots, also called wellies or wellingtons, are thick rubber boots, usually moulded in one piece with a flat sole and a shaft that extends to just below the wearer's knee.

They are named after Arthur Wellesley (1769 – 1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised a similar style of boot. The story of the first Duke asking his cobbler to alter the cut of the boot is now a legend among Wellington rubber boot enthusiasts. The effect of the Wellington boot was felt long before the existence of any rubber boot. The original style of leather boot was popular across the world long before the rubber treatment process known as vulcanization was invented, despite their less than perfectly waterproof nature.

Wellington boots are nowadays usually made of rubber, and are popular as fetish gear among many people, especially black ones. Their popularity can be seen throughout the world as a sexual aid or enhancement.

Rubber boots are the best accessory to wear with any rubber outfit. Wellingtons however may be worn as fetish accessories on their own. Wearing nothing but Wellingtons in a sexual act makes them the full focus of the fetish scene being unfolded.

Wellingtons are available in many variants, shapes and colours. On the gay male fetish scene, the firefighters' version such as the legendary "Black Diamond" boots are used to increase the overall masculine effect of the outfit and can be worn as a part of a uniform fetish (fire fighter uniform in this case).

The picture below shows an outfit by d.vote (now closed down) being complemented with "Black Diamond" fire fighter boots.

Fire Fighter Boots

See also

• Boots
• Hunter
• Latex boots
• Rainwear
• Shoe fetishism
• Thighboot