SHOP AROUND
G MBOOT STORY!
‘Shoe-girl’ Sheetal Bhatnagar, a 27 years old media professional, says, “My first love are my shoes and when it comes to buying gumboots, I can boast of having 22 pairs with me”.
This monsoon, gumboots are a rage. Many stores all over Delhi are stocking the footwear in every shape and color possible. Arvinder Singh, owner of Appeal, a store in Rajouri Garden, says, "We have piled up around 200-250 pieces all for monsoon. After all, gumboots are a hit among men, women and even children. Going with the vibe around, this time we are going for bright multi-colored variety." These gumboots are accessible in basically all kind of solid colors and prints. Polka dots, checks, stars, cupcakes, abstract patterns are to name a few. Many stores prefer stocking up only single color or printed boots, but looking at the way people are welcoming it, there seems to be dearth of variety.
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Even though these gumboots are basically perceived as a hip statement, they come with practical benefits too. They guard your feet against that soggy, damp feeling and keeps water-borne disease at bay. Keeping in mind the demand of gumboots in the market, brands nowadays put forward an allencompassing gamut of boots that provide full safeguard to the feet even in the harshest of surroundings. So, Be fashionable with gumboots this monsoon! Go flaunt your feet!