New Made In England Desert Boots. A limited edition collaboration between sustainable leather company Billy Tannery and a Suffolk-based shoemaker.
May 2021… // Innovative British leather brand Billy Tannery launches a new unisex Desert Boot, made in England from its sustainable goat leather. The limited time collaboration sees this iconic boot style made for the first time in British goat leather, produced in the brand’s own small batch tannery.
“The Desert Goat” is available in three colourways - Chestnut leather, Black leather and a stunning Green suede. For £275 the boots will then be made-to-order near Woodbridge in Suffolk by master shoemaker Jadd Friedman of Jadd Shoes.
Billy Tannery began when founders Jack Millington and Rory Harker discovered that due to growing demand for goat meat and dairy in the UK, there were thousands of goatskins going to waste. Now, having partnered with ethical goat meat supplier Cabrito, Billy Tannery uses the leftover hides to produce goat leather in its own “microtannery”, based on a farm in Leicestershire.
Founder Jack Millington said, “Despite being an icon of British footwear culture, it’s sad that most desert boots are now made cheaply in the Far East on an industrial scale from materials that have circled the globe. We think your boots should do most of their travelling on your feet, so are delighted to launch these desert boots made just a couple of counties away from where the leather is made”
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More information can be found at www.billytannery.co.uk and on Instagram @billytannery
Billy Tannery was founded by childhood friends Jack Millington and Rory Harker, both 33 and from the Midlands. Their backgrounds are in marketing and design, so they had no previous experience in the leather industry. After discovering the terrible waste of goat hide in the UK, they decided that they had to act.
Billy Tannery’s range of products includes bags, wallets, aprons and regular collaborations in footwear, headwear and further afield. The brand offers a lifetime repair guarantee on all of its products in an effort to ensure many generations of use, which is one of the main factors in making a product sustainable.
The first leather brand of its kind in the UK, with a vertically integrated supply chain from hide to final product, Billy Tannery is able to offer something extremely rare - genuinely traceable leather goods.
Jadd Shoes was founded by master shoemaker and QEST scholar, Jadd Friedman. It is based near Woodbridge, Suffolk. www.jadd.shoes