Havaianas Rain Boots / Wellies – Win a Pair!

I have a confession.
I live in London and I don’t own a single pair of wellies or rain boots.

For some reason I never saw the need to invest in a pair, even though the weather is always so wet around here. And even when I went to the Isle of Wight Festival last year, I willed and wanted it to be sunny so much that I refused to bring along any wellies.

How was I supposed to know that it would rain on the day we arrived! I ended up having to tip-toe my way through the mud and slush and nearly fell over in my crappy sneakers BECAUSE I was being so cautious with every step.

When I was in Australia, I practically lived in Havaianas thongs (that’s ‘flip flops’ to people here) .
I loved them so much and because the climate there allowed me to wear them often, I ended up with nearly 10 pairs (In fact, every time I see the word ‘Havaianas’, my mind automatically reminisces about my amazing time there, and all the things I must’ve done whilst wearing these thongs).

I had them in black, brown, purple, blue, pink, SHINY pink, GLITTERING pink, green; I even had those strings of cloth they would sell as an add-on – you wrap them around the straps to give it a different look, and then around your ankles where you tie them up.

After moving to London however..
I LOST all of them, except ONE pair.
I think it happened in between moving flats.
The sad thing was, they were hardly even missed!

How often do you get to wear.. *ahem* ‘flip-flops around here anyway?

[I wear mine most when I run away on holiday! ha!]

Yeah, what I need here is a nice, bright pair of rain boots / wellies

And guess what?

Havaianas, whose image to me has always been associated with colour and sunshine, have started to make them!

The new Havaianas Rain Boots / Wellies collection was launched in Selfridges in April – the party was very aptly called ‘Rain of Shine Festival’. I didn’t attend but I hear it was lots of fun, with a real festival/carnival vibe. The floor was even carpeted with grass!

The new collection boasts 8 colours:

There’s black and green

And then there are contrast colours of pink/blue, purple/pink, grey/pink, and turquoise/white

Plus two patterned/printed designs called ‘Always Summer’ and ‘Elegance’

The designs can be viewed here.

My favourite pair is the pink/blue contrast one (featured in the poster) – you know me, the brighter the better!

Left: Daisy Lowe at the event // Right: Jameela Jamil holding up a printed pair

Once I get my hands on these (or feet, whatever), I’m set for the summer. Wet puddles and mud pits at a festival? NO PROBLEM! They’ll be perfect for when I head off to France in August to help out at a farm too, where I’ve been told to bring wellies, yay.

Here are a couple of photos of my own ‘festival’ outfits’ from last year: