Equus Leather has gone out of business

[Aloysius]

Quite sad to see that Equus leather, which made beautiful leather goods from English bridle leather, has closed, effective immediately.

I have a really fantastic tan Countryman's Belt from them and was hoping to order some things later this year.

 

[Edward]

A lot of smaller brands are closing down over here these days. Mix of things, really, though the added complications of trading with Europe in recent years and the radically dropped value of the pound seem to be the most commonly cited causes of businesses going kaput I hear. A lot of folks are cutting back on spending on luxury clothing items as well - partly the post-Covid, increased casualisation of WFH culture, party cutting back as there's a cost of living crisis biting hard in the UK these days. I do feel sorry for businesses who love what they do being forced to shut down through no fault of their own.

 

[Rich22]

I was online this evening looking for a belt to buy, and couldn't find Equus... even though their prices have skyrocketed in recent years, I wanted one. Sad to see they've gone out of business. I wonder where their stock ended up?

 

[Aloysius]

I was online this evening looking for a belt to buy, and couldn't find Equus... even though their prices have skyrocketed in recent years, I wanted one. Sad to see they've gone out of business. I wonder where their stock ended up?

They were mostly MTO weren’t they?

I was happy to hear that another similar firm (Chester Jefferies) has survived, just as an OEM manufacturer of gloves rather than direct to consumer. I do want to write them asking if they’re allowed to disclose who can sell their gloves.