For the past four years Billy Tannery have been taking goatskins, the previously discarded by-product of the meat industry, and tanning them in their own tannery to produce soft, robust and colourful leather from which they make a variety of products from bags to keyrings. In a new collaboration they've worked with another favourite brand of mine, Laird Hatters, to produce a collection of caps with goatskin peaks. The Newsboy and Baseball caps are made from British tweeds and wool cloths which go well with the black or brown leather peaks. Each comes in two colours.
I was asked to model the collection on a beautiful autumn day in Bushy Park in SW London and here are some of the images. The caps are beautifully made (as you'd expect from Laird) and comfortable to wear: these are hats for life. They can be ordered now and will be available from Billy Tannery from mid-December. Baseball cap £85 and Newsboy cap £100. Note orders are now closed due to huge demand, but you can sign up for news of future collaborations and products at the bottom of the page on the Billy Tannery website.
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| The Billy Tannery x Laird Hatters caps and the forest green ziptop tote |