These cute kids’ wellies reminded us of Paddington Bear. But Paddington didn’t always wear wellies.
He arrived in London barefoot and bare- bodied
In the very first book, Paddington was found on the station wearing nothing but a “rather dirty coloured” hat.
Mrs. Brown then bought him a blue duffle coat. The boots came later when Gabrielle Designs made the first bears in 1972. They put them into a pair to help them stand up and from that moment on, Paddington started to wear Wellington boots. In the first television series, Paddington wore a black hat and blue coat and, occasionally, red Wellington boots but in the film and the current picture books Paddington has a red hat and blue coat. When he wears them the boots are, more often than not, red.
Back to the boots in the pic, they are made by Toughies and have a Neoprene lining which is not only warm but removable and washable.
Practically perfect in every way. That’s another story.
From Chorleywood Sports, £20, UK 6 to UK 2.5 in four colours
Paddington Bear Info from https://www.paddington.com/us/faqs/
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