"Granted, a catwalk had been laid but it was still a short-ish trek through Française countryside to get to your seat, which is evidently a voyage Rider had in mind given the resolutely pragmatic design of Celine's Riley boots. They're a deluxe take on what the French call the botte de pluie (nicer than wellies, right?) in moulded rubber, nylon and calfskin, more than a nod to the equestrian antecedents of the house."
"They do sometimes call them muck boots. That said, these are a distinctly chic iteration, intended for the moneyed manège of the Bois de Boulogne rather than a scabby stable. Actually, nix that - these boots aren't really made for riding, even there, but like Celine's finest wares there's something that connects them innately to a bourgeois take on wealth and status dressing - the French equivalent of the Sloane Ranger, or indeed an American Wasp. Call it a whiff of the tack shop,"
Michael Rider staged a Celine show in the domaine of the Château de Saint-Cloud, with guests trekking through countryside to a laid catwalk. Celine's Riley boots translate the botte de pluie into a deluxe, moulded-rubber, nylon and calfskin boot that references the house's equestrian antecedents. The style is sometimes called muck boots but is presented as a chic iteration designed for the moneyed manège of the Bois de Boulogne rather than utilitarian stables. The boots are not intended for actual riding but signal a bourgeois approach to wealth and status dressing, akin to a French Sloane Ranger or American Wasp.
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