How disappointing: no designer at London fashion week featured the white Wellington boots worn by the mozzarella makers of Campania, Italy in their collections. Stylish, hygienic and functional in a variety of social and industrial settings, the white mozza wellies, with their burly baby-blue treads, would have suited the wet-look creations, smooth finishes and pastel-accentuated light neutrals envisioned for spring 2010.

And then there is the four-season practicality: All wellies are waterproof. Only mozzarella wellies are certified DOP buffalo milkproof, too.

As for the distinctively cheesy headwear and body protection worn by the mozzarella di bufala men, these constitute yet another opportunity the farsighted fashionistas have failed to milk for all its worth.