Glastonbury's favourite welly falls victim to a sales drought

G lastonbury wouldn't be Glastonbury without the sight of an A-lister squelching through the festival mud in a pair of Hunter wellies. But now the company behind a Glasto fashion accessory made almost obligatory by the likes of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Alexa Chung has fallen victim to a drought-driven drying of demand in its biggest market, the United States. Three years of below-average rainfall across much of the US has hit sales to such a degree that Hunter Boot, a royal warrant holder that was also a favourite of Princess Diana, has been forced to file for administration…