Know your welly tribes

Clearly the LK Bennetts weren't going to see Duchess Kate through last weekend's schedule of polo-watching and inner-city kid pleasing. Instead she chose Le Chameau, the Rolls-Royce of wellies. But wellies are route one to laying bare the wearer's soul. Here's our guide to the fast moving world of welly semiotics. Le Chameau, from £150 Prince Harry favours this 85-year-old brand too, making them the unofficial welly of the younger members of The Firm. Proper posh – in a pheasant-shooting and no-central-heating kind of way. Aigle, from £65 For the welly wearer who wants to eschew anything too fashion or deluxe. Discreetly stylish, but suggests over-thinking your welly brand a little. Hunter, £75 The demographic for this heritage brand changed in 2005 when Kate Moss wore them at Glastonbury and they became the VIP area-festival wellie. Now bought from asos.com and worn by Katie Price. Dunlop, £62.95 for the Purofort style Suggests you genuinely work on a farm as opposed to visiting a farmer's market every fortnight. Accessorise with a muddy combine harvester.