If you came in search of waterproof Hunter rain boots for women, we will be plain about it. We do not stock Hunter. What we fit are wellingtons from Barbour, Holland Cooper and Le Chameau, and the useful question is how a rain boot should sit on your foot and your calf.
Hunter rain boots for women in the sale, and Hunter boots sale clearance, are not lines we carry. Ladies’ wellingtons in the sale are a separate shelf, and a reduced boot still has to fit. Rain boots for women need a sock, a toe that does not jam, and a top you can close.
Start with your usual size in the sock you will walk in. Size up if the toes touch, the sock is thick, or the calf will not close, and stop before the heel starts to lift. Rubber barely gives. Hunter boots for women are a common request, and the same rules apply to the wellingtons we actually fit.
Le Chameau is the specialist wellington here, with Barbour and Holland Cooper beside it. Verbenas is only a near match. Read the Le Chameau size and fit guide, then let us size the boot on your leg.
We cannot try a Hunter boot on you, because we do not stock them. In the rain boots we do fit, begin with your usual size and the sock you will wear outdoors.
Go up if the toes touch, the sock is thick, or the calf will not close. A boot that is too long will rub, and rubber will not tighten to save it.
Hunter is a well-known name in rain boots. We do not sell them, so we will not score them against the wellingtons on our shelves.
A good rain boot keeps water out, grips, and fits the foot and the calf. We can show you that in Barbour, Holland Cooper and Le Chameau.
Close, not tight, and not sloppy. The heel may move a fraction in an unlined wellington. It should not slip enough to blister, and the toes and calf should not be pinched.
Walk the shop in your socks. Gripping with the toes, or a top that will not fasten, means the wrong size or the wrong calf.
Wear the socks you plan to use. We measure both feet, fit the larger one, and check length, width and calf in the boot. A thick sock is the usual reason two people with the same shoe size need different boots.
When a rain boot hurts, the usual causes are a short size, no sock, or a calf that is too narrow. Rubber will not stretch to fix that, so we check the wellingtons we stock rather than asking you to wear through it. If pain continues once the fit is right, see a podiatrist.
Bring your socks to Gabriel’s Hill in Maidstone and we will size a boot. See also ladies’ waterproof and long boots for women.
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