Traditional Rain Clothing

[JerseyLawyer]

No one has yet mentioned spats. While they seem to be mostly relegated to military and pipe band uniforms, surely they would be useful for protecting your lower legs in rainy weather, especially if worn under a long coat like the greatcoat shown above? I would think they'd be very good at keeping the driving rain from soaking your ankles and running down into your shoes. Granted, you wouldn't want to be sloshing through deep puddles in them, since they offer no protection against seepage from underneath.

The modern ones are useless for anything other than getting dirty and looking kinda funny. They won't keep you dry at all, and you're far better off with a good pair of boots, unless you happen to be wearing full No. 1 dress for some reason.

[Lallans]

The modern ones are useless for anything other than getting dirty and looking kinda funny. They won't keep you dry at all, and you're far better off with a good pair of boots, unless you happen to be wearing full No. 1 dress for some reason.

I confess that I cannot hear the word "spats" without seeing a mental image of Uncle Scrooge McDuck, who wore them over his bare duck feet. Secondary, followup image is of the Jiggs character in the comic strip Bringing Up Father, whose likeness was once used, no doubt illegally, on the dunnies of a portapotty type company in Montreal. Spats are ruined for me forever.