On Mud Island, one would need a pair of Hunter boots for walking one’s corgis, for sloshing about in muddy fields and for hotfooting it down Oxford Street in the rain.
And what if one were to win a pair? Well, that would brighten one’s winter’s day, wouldn’t it?
In South Africa, the cold fronts and snowstorms we’ve been dished up lately have made us all feel the need to hurry up and jump into our Hunters, if we haven’t already done so.
ELLE DECORATION has one pair of these cool English Wellies ready to be snapped up.
To win them, show us what you love most about Englishness or what you think is extra-great about Great Britain. (Interiors, design, places, spaces. Kinda thing.)
These are some of our faves. Now let’s see yours. (Scroll down for full details.)
image via classy-in-the-city.tumblr.com
- British Illustrators (left) Claire Scully (right) Lizzy Stewart
- British Illustrator E.H Shepard – Winnie the Pooh
- British Photographer David Bailey (left) John & Paul (right) Mick Jagger
- The Rolling Stones
- Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2012
- British Photographer Tim Walker (left) Gardening Glove 2000 (right) Lily Cole for ID Mag 2005
British Fashion Designer Stelle McCartney Ready-to-wear Winter 2012
British Furniture Design, Raw Edges, Yaelmer, Shay Alkalay.
HOW TO WIN.
Go to our Facebook page and upload an image that sums up Englishness for you – and please comment on this post.
T&C’s
One contribution per reader, please. Competition ends 23 Aug 2012 and is limited to South African residents.
Keep Hunting…and win those Hunter boots
Could definitely do with a pair o’ Hunters in the CT rain! [Mine's the British punk post on the FB page]
I live in Wellington in the Boland, and Welly boots are a normality here in this town seeing as it is a farming community! I have always felt that I wouldn’t wear welly’s don’t want to look to common. But if I had a pair of Hunter boots they are not the typical gum boot Pt brook look and would wear them proudly. (Red telephone booth wallpaper idea) and (Keep calm and put the kettle on)
I love the English accent. Pity one can photograph it
Mine is Andy Goldsworthy.
I will need some Hunter’s when I’m back in the UK to follow his work.
http://www.sculpture.org.uk/AndyGoldsworthy/portfolio/
Oooh, I LOVE Hunter boots! A pair of those lovelies would definitely put a smile on my face
– My post is the anglepoise lamp!
I posted an image.
For me, its the way the English like to use contrasting colours on the walls and their furniture (sometimes vs one another). I am also a huge fan of their use of ‘modern’ and ‘old’ typical English styles such as antique themed wall paper and then placing a bold rug on the floor.
Oh my word!I have to win!absolutely a must have in my collection!Hunter wellies are the future
my favourite british thing? oh, my, there are faaar too many but i’ve got to say that I have the biggest appreciation for Mary Quant right now and her fabulous invention of the mini skirt (and all this from a lady living in permanently chilly conditions
. And her bold patterns are absolutely to die for.
(will post mini skirt picture asap to fb)
What a great winter competition
I do love British things, still am glad that home is Cape Town & not London!
would be great to get my hands on this, have uploaded image of tea cups.
The Union Jack. Need I say more? Check out what I had to say about it on the FB page!
Uploaded my pic of Kate Middleton in Hunter boots – British style to a T.
Oh I would luurrve the hunter boots since i receiced the hunter socks as a gift but no boots to go with them!! Uploaded image of HP sauce
For me the town of Bath sums up the quintessential English feel and many famous people have agreed. The town is great in so many ways, the architecture, the tourist attractions and the general way of life of the locals. Mostly though, it’s the surrounding villages of Somerset with hedgerows and barn conversions and resident homeopaths that take you on herb walks through the fields and not to forget the village geese.
…..ahhhh these booots ARE MADE FOR WALKING and thats just what they doo…
….came…on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
….how long—- not Long.. winter in Cape Town… wet and cold… winter in the Free State – Cold and Dry…..came on Summer………
I have uploaded a photo onto the facebook page that sums up Englishness for me. An image which includes The Union Jack, the telephone booth, Englishness in Fashion & style, the streets & people and not forgetting there’s always time for time.
Following u bothways on facebook & twitter. Twittername:online61524
Holding thumbs! Would make my day to win a pair of this much loved & wanted boots!
Englishness for me: Daphne Guinness – Epitome of British style and fashion. She was Alexander McQueen’s best friend having worn some of his unforgettable and often outlandish gowns. She is a socialite, heiress and above most for me, a style icon. I haven’t seen anyone in this generation who does haute couture like her. Lady Gaga often refers to her as her style inspiration. However unlike Gaga and like a true Brit, Daphne wears couture with class, elegance and sophistication.