English Retreads
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Heather English got the idea for English Retreads when she was floating down Boulder Creek on, you guessed it, an inner tube. “I needed a new handbag but I was a hardcore vegetarian. I wanted something that was fashionable and invincible—but not made from leather.” Truck stops in the Boulder area supply Heather with the used inner tubes—each of which probably has more than 60,000 miles on it before it gets reinvented. "Just think of all the places these tubes have been," says Heathe... Read More
Heather English got the idea for English Retreads when she was floating down Boulder Creek on, you guessed it, an inner tube. “I needed a new handbag but I was a hardcore vegetarian. I wanted something that was fashionable and invincible—but not made from leather.”
Truck stops in the Boulder area supply Heather with the used inner tubes—each of which probably has more than 60,000 miles on it before it gets reinvented. "Just think of all the places these tubes have been," says Heather. "Now it's your turn to add to their miles and adventures."
At English Retreads we are proud that our company was founded on high fashion and environmentally conscious ideals. Each English Retreads handbag is one-of-a-kind and is handmade in Boulder, Colorado. Our handbags are made from 100% post-consumer recycled truck inner-tubes and lined with 100% post-consumer recycled PET material (plastic bottles). In addition to using environmentally conscious materials, our designs are classic and each handbag is created to last a lifetime.