Goodyear Welt Chelsea Boots

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These are not a pair of boots just for fashion. Our Goodyear Welt Chelsea Boots are built to last years — the cleanest silhouette in the range, made with the most respected method in shoemaking.

The Goodyear welt construction is the backbone of the boot: a traditional method with origins going back over three hundred years, taking up to eight weeks, 75 parts and over 200 operations to make a single pair. It's regarded throughout the worldwide boot-making industry as the best way to make superior boots — and it means the hard-wearing rubber outsoles, made with 10% recycled rubber and carrying a deep tread, can be replaced by stitching a new sole to the welt at good cobblers, extending the life of the boots again and again.

The uppers come in two materials: our Italian bio-based vegan leather (62–66% plant-origin materials), which you can polish to bring out a shine and keep looking new, or Italian vegan nubuck (100% PU) — one of the finest vegan suedes you can get, Ecolabel certified with a soft, luxurious feel. Either way, the boot opening comfortably hugs the ankle thanks to the cut of the uppers and the elasticated gussets — a clean line with no gap.

Inside, tan Portuguese vegan suede (100% PU) lines the boots — soft, breathable and comfortable against the foot. Underfoot, a memory foam insole sits over a traditional cork bed, poured into the shoe and moulding to your foot over time — so the fit and comfort just get better the longer you wear them. A large embroidered WVS pull tab helps pull them on.