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0Word Bank
- welly/wellington boot 威灵顿长筒靴
- fashion-forward 非常时尚的
- fashionista 赶时髦的人
- spot 发现，注意到
- fad 时尚，狂热
- copycat 防效的，模仿的
Script
Many years ago, wellies came in black or dull green. Farmers wore them. But now shops are selling wellingtons of every colour, decorated with patterns, flowers, animals and even fake diamonds.
This love of wellingtons probably has more to do with fashion sense than common sense.
But the welly has been fashion-forward before. It began in 1817 when the Duke of Wellington started wearing a narrower, simpler boot.
Being a famous war hero, men were quick to copy his style and the Wellington boot was soon all the rage.
It went out of fashion at the end of the 19th century, but farmers, workers, dog walkers carried on wearing them.
Then they have become fashionable again since around 2004, when fashionistas in New York were spotted wearing them.
But retailers should enjoy the welly craze while they can.
Wellington boots are probably at their peak now, and will soon start to lose favor.
The last big boot fad was Ugg boots. Worn by the stars, they were soon so desirable that everyone had a pair - or a cheaper copycat version.
Now everyone has them, they're not special anymore and sales have fallen by a third.
