Wellington boot

Also called wellies or wellingtons.

Thick rubber boots, usually moulded in one piece with a flat sole and a shaft that extends to just below the wearer's knee.

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 of Wellington asking his cobbler to alter the cut of the boot is now 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 mostly made in rubber and the black rubber variety are popular as sexual fetish gear among many people. Whilst the question of how the particular style became used as fetish gear may go unanswered, their popularity can be seen throughout the world as a sexual aid or enhancement.

The rubber boots are the best accessory to wear with any rubber outfit. The Wellingtons however may be worn as a fetish accessory of its own. Wearing Wellingtons only in a sexual act becomes the full focus of the fetish scene being unfolded.

Wellingtons are declined in many variants, shapes and colours. On the gay male fetish scene, the fire fighters 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 and outfit by d.vote being complemented with "Black Diamond" fire fighter boots.

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  Fire Fighter Boots