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Flies buzzed about the room, but were often drowned out by the sound of humans’ protective plastic bootees crinkling with every step, a safety measure employed by the university for the health of the birds.

Official endurance and ice swims require the same uniform: no neoprene, no gloves, no bootees.

Livestock operations — such as poultry farms, for example — often require that workers wear Tyvek suits, masks and bootees and “shower-in” and “shower-out” of the fully sealed sheds where captive animals are kept.

“Rag & Bone bootees are not for going to the White House,” he instructed me when we were out of the receiving line.

Before she performed, guests slipped on bootees and spent two hours winding their way through a mirrored Es Devlin installation that seemed tailor-made for selfies.