Wellington boots are also called by their nick name as wellie boots and manufactured since 1836 in United Kingdom. These boots were manufactured with the purpose of outdoor activities like hunting, outdoor picnic, foresting and other exploratory outdoor actions. Because these boots cover a large area of legs sometime up to the knees, make these boots extra protective for legs against variety of dangers like snakes, scorpions and other creeping animals and also suited for the wet and swampy terrains. Almost all these boots are water prrof. Since these boots were beneficial for many reasons, they have become the fashion icons in the field of shoes.  These boots are available in wide variety of colors and designs manufactured for all the sections of the society and in all sizes. These boots can be selected by the individuals matching with their personality.

Mr Norris of Scotland was the founder chairman of the company. During the earlier times of its establishment, these boots were actually manufactured for the armed forces but in due course of time, they became the house hold items and liked by one and all. The wellie boots are mostly rubber made. A lot of research and is done to ensure the suitability and comfort for the wearer. In contrast to the older times when most of the work was done manually, at present time, when most of the work is performed by the machines, still some technique is hand made in order to ensure the superiority of the boots. Although these boots are big brand name, but not all the varieties are very costly. Low budget people can also make up for this brand.

A very new and advance thing is coming out of these wellie boots. Orange mobile company is using the heat coming out from these boots to charge their mobiles that means the boot wearer need not to charge his/her mobile separately but by walking with these boots only will be enough to get his/her mobile charged.  This facility of mobile charging by Orange, has been developed with the help of Company GotWind which is working in the field of research in the renewable energy resources. For the purpose, semi conductor substance has been installed inside the soles to collect and convert the heat of boots into electrical energy.