Boots omigod boots.

One of Seattle's most noticeable fashion statements has to do with its boot culture. Naturally, everyone wears boots all winter, because it rains all the m.f. time. There are surprisingly few people who wear this type of oh-so-popular rain boot:

Instead, a large portion of people embrace the fashion faux-pas that is the hiking boot:When I first arrived I only had the former pair of boots, which I never particularly felt comfortable wearing. Since this summer I've owned the second pair, which I wear all the time.

Why does it rain so much? The end.