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2008 Glastonbury Festival Fashion Guide-Don't Forget Your Wellies

By: Sara McCann

We all dream of beautiful days to bless us at this years festivals but as we all know, particularly with the Glastonbury Festival, rain always seems to come our way. So, it's best to be prepared if you want a special look this year, no matter the weather. Of course, there are those who will always decide that flip flops are a much easier footwear choice than the good old welly for the festivals. But you can bet your life that they'll be the ones waiting in that queue to buy some emergency wellies, when their feet start to suffer in the mud and wet, or they end up with a broken foot because somebody stepped on them.

So, do you head off to the Glastonbury Festival all glamorous and sexy in the hope that some hunk of a musician spots you in the crowd and whisks you away to his playboy mansion or do you dress down for the event? My advice would have to be, (if you want to be relaxed, and not ruin your designer gear in a mud bath) to stick with the more practical items of clothing and footwear. But fear not, practical doesn't mean no fun, and you can bet your bottom dollar that after 24 hours jumping around to the music that we'll all look the same anyway, limp and soiled damp weather and dirty!

My thoughts are the key to festival fashion would be to stay loose. Always have an emergency outfit that you keep dry and clean, which will come in useful for your travel back home. Pack some warm clothes like jumpers and things too as it always gets cold at night, and for the day time, look at packing sarongs, shorts and vest tops. Not forgetting to drop that factor 15 in your bag of course.

Practical footwear is of course essential, and you will be kicking yourself, if you opt for stiletto's or sandals. A decent pair of boots is fine and might just manage to survive the mud of Glastonbury Festival but for real comfort and style it has to be wellies that are number one. Worry not, welly boots can be stylish..i promise.

Wearing wellies at the Glastonbury Festival this year will leave you free to enjoy the excitement you honestly went there for in the first place, instead of having to watch where you walk all the time. Of course, there was a time, when welly boots were not the coolest footwear to be seen in, but all that is changing and fast, and now, no excuses, you can give it some proper welly at the festivals this year. You may even wish for rain when you see the choice of funky wellies on offer today.

Every possible colour, shape, design and size of welly is available for the Glastonbury festival fan to find something that suits their character or taste. There are cheap wellies, which are great for those on a budget, but be careful as a lot of them don't do the job they're meant for, and will let in the water and cold quicker than your flip flops. Then there are the slightly more costly kind, which usually have a neoprene lining to give you that extra support, cushioning and warmth and are made from natural rubber, that allow your feet to breathe.

Wellies are fast becoming the new cool with the likes of Ashley Olsen, Mary Kate and Kate Moss, showing off in theirs. So, do yourself a favour and take a little time to look at what there is on offer for your welly boot fashion. The boring green farmer/fisherman style will probably make you look a nerd, so it's well worth making the right choice to get the look you're after in funky wellies. Spending a little money by investing in a good pair and looking after them correctly will keep you warm for a good few years of Glastonbury style..happy days.

A new trend in wellies that was kicked off at the Glastonbury festival 2007 is the personalised welly boots. Dame Shirley Bassey dazzled the media and crowds with her diamant pair of wellies last year and now these are fast becoming the must have trend for Glastonbury 2008. With the option of choosing your own words for the design, i reckon the fields of Glastonbury this year will not only be awash with mud, but also glittering diamant.

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Sara McCann is a funky welly designer specialising in hot new fashion and styles for funky welly boots



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