Galoshes seem more obvious than a manmade sole for inclement weather. After, all, aren't leather uppers just as liable to damage as leather soles, after prolonged exposure to water? For this reason, I have considered galoshes a number of times over the years. As I can get away with wearing Red Wings (work boots) to work (how appropriate) I haven't felt the necessity to invest; however I may finally try some at some point.

For those who are old enough to have been around back in the day, i.e. when most men wore real shoes every day: were galoshes ubiquitous?

Last edited by Yuca (2014-01-03 04:42:36)

I used to wear them over school shoes when I was a kid. I'm sure they were cheap. They don't seem avaible here except as expensive orange designer things. I've always had a nostalgic and practical yearning for a pair.

If you've spent a bit on Galoshes by swims or someone such like. You might wanna buy a cheap pair of shitty shoes to wear over them in bad weather.

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I didn't think about the fact that it was raining this morning and made the mistake of going out in leather soled shoes. Large areas in London have polished flagstones which are lethal. The South Bank is particularly dodgy. So there I was at 07:00 shuffling along like one of those Japanese gheisha women who have force their feet into wooden shoes that are too small for their feet. Meanwhile young office girls were striding past in their trainers probably thinking that I was a 'rasberry'.

There you go, I worked in racism, sexism and disablism all in one post about galoshes.