The Chelsea

The Byrne Chelsea Boot

No laces, no decisions. Pull-up calf that looks a little more like yours every month, on a branded Vibram sole.

£135
Free UK next day delivery · Free returns

What you are actually buying in the Byrne

John White has been putting men in proper shoes since 1919. The Byrne is the house Chelsea: one boot, three leathers, built to be worn rather than saved.

Pull-up calf ages in the right direction
The leather

Pull-up calf ages in the right direction

It lightens where it creases and darkens where it is polished, so the boot looks a little more like yours every month rather than a little more tired. Brown or black, and if you prefer a softer read there is the same boot in calf suede and in full grain.

Welt and stitch, lined in calf leather
The build

Welt and stitch, lined in calf leather

A full natural calf leather lining and insole inside, welt and stitch construction holding it together, and a branded Vibram VI-Lite full tread sole and heel underneath. It is the construction you check for on a boot you intend to keep.

The boot for the nine months that are not quite winter
The reason

The boot for the nine months that are not quite winter

A Chelsea is the least demanding thing you can put on: it goes with almost everything already in the wardrobe. Every size from UK 7 to 12 runs unbroken in every leather, which is rarer than we would like to admit.

Upper
Pull-up calf leather
Construction
Welt and stitch
Lining
Full natural calf leather
Insole
Full natural calf leather
Sole
Branded Vibram VI-Lite, full tread
Sizes
UK 7 to UK 12
Est. 1919
A Northamptonshire house, founded 1919 in the historic home of British shoemaking.
Free next-day delivery
Ordered before 2pm, dispatched the same day, on your doorstep tomorrow.
Returns without the faff
Thirty days, free, with a QR code at the Post Office. No printer, no label, no cost.
Byrne Chelsea Boot
The Byrne

The Byrne Chelsea Boot

Free UK next day delivery
£135
ColourDark Brown
SizeRuns true to size
  • Free UK next day delivery on every order
  • Free returns: a QR code at the Post Office, no printer needed
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  • Also available in calf suede and full grain
The Byrne Chelsea Boot
£135