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Hunter boots - how did they become fashionable?

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dappleton · 12/07/2011 10:38

I've just seen the homepage of MN today and the competition prize of Hunter Boots, does anyone else think they're a weird fashion accessory - I spent my childhood wading around in these covered in thick mud and would have died of embarrassment if my school friends had seen me!
Sorry for the slightly odd post - think I have too much time on my hands today Smile

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malinois · 12/07/2011 10:51

They're fashionable among the same sort of people who think that Barbours are 'fashionable' and drive Range Rover Sports, i.e. people who want to appear a bit 'country' but would drop dead of fright if they had to an emergency fence repair in the pissing rain, or were presented with a brace of birds in the feather as a dinner party gift :)

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marge2 · 12/07/2011 12:31

haha totally agree. Mine are so old and mank you can't really even tell which colour they are meant to be any more. Certainly wouldn't consider them as a fashion item.

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Callisto · 12/07/2011 13:51

I saw a silver pair the other day and I did think how bloody ridiculous the woman looked in them. My ancient green/mud coloured ones have just developed a split by my big toe so I need to get a new pair soon. Perhaps I should go for silver or gold myself...

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malinois · 12/07/2011 13:55

calisto - don't buy a pair of new Hunters. They are now made in China and the quality is lousy. Dunlops are still great in my experience.

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Callisto · 12/07/2011 14:31

Oh really? I assumed they were still made in bonnie Scotland. Do Dunlop make wellies that you can also ride in? If not I shall have a look at Aigle maybe, though they are so expensive.

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Pixel · 12/07/2011 15:00

My chav neighbour has a silver pair for walking her yappy mutts.

Personally I don't find Hunters comfy (I have the wrong shaped feet I suppose) so I gave mine away.

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Nagini · 12/07/2011 15:01

Festivals and Kate Moss.

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malinois · 12/07/2011 15:13

calisto - they do ones with a decent heel so ok to ride in, although they all have quite a heavy tread so if that bothers you better to go with Aigle, Ariat, Mountain Horse etc, although obviously a lot more expensive!

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MitchiestInge · 12/07/2011 19:27

I loved my aubergine hunters, especially with my barbour! But they are cold in winter and not very supportive, and it was before I discovered all the poor person's versions of dubarrys which are obviously better to ride in anyway.

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Callisto · 12/07/2011 20:21

I love my green ones which is why I can't quite bring myself to bin them even though they leak. They are really cold in the winter though but I have some lovely long winter riding boots by Tuffa which have a sheepskin lining and keep my feet toasty. I like wellies for really muddy/wet weather dog walking and it feels wrong to put leather through that much abuse.

I'll have a look around.

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Tchootnika · 13/07/2011 17:02

Nagini is right. Kate Moss was photographed wearing Hunters (with what looked like saggy nappy that she'd just filled - a way of avoiding Glasto loos, perhaps?)
... Hey presto, Hunters were a fashion item (saggy nappies, less so).
Yep, quality of Hunters is now crap.
And much as I love MN, there is something a bit yuk about seeing Hunters on homepage - it really corresonds with MN's slightly naff image image, apart from anything else.
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