Helen's Leather Shop

09/24/2026

This City of Boston Archival photos show Walter Dyer / Frye Boot Pen storefront with the signage “walter dyer; shop for people who breathe in their own fashion ~”

Helen’s Leather Shop occupies the exact same spot today. 57 years of leather on Beacon Hill!

09/01/2026

Rodeo Rob looks spectacular in his new custom-made Lucchese boots, hand crafted from rich brown belly alligator with a full-quill ostrich shaft and a matching belly alligator collar.

Stamped inside: “Made Exclusively for Rodeo Rob by the Lucchese Boot Company.”

06/17/2026

Old Gr**go cowboy boots, Stetson hats, and premium American-made leather belts with Western buckles.

America the beautiful, indeed. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/16/2026

Real men wear kilts and cowboy hats. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

02/25/2026

Today we celebrate what would have been Helen Bourgeois's 104th birthday - the remarkable woman behind Helen's Leather Shop.

Helen’s journey began alongside her husband, Ed, a retired U.S. Navy chief, as they navigated life as a Navy family in places like Hawaii and Italy.

In 1969, their daughter Lise (then a 17-year-old art student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design) had the bold vision to buy a leather shop.

Helen and Ed invested their life savings in the original storefront at 110 Charles Street and bought the shop for their daughter.

The business flourished and eventually grew to include multiple locations across New England and beyond.

Though she's been gone since 2012, her legacy endures.

Happy heavenly birthday, Helen. We miss your light today and always. ✨

02/07/2026

These two brothers are rocking matching Schott Flight Leather Jackets from Helen's Leather Shop, carrying on Jack and Irving Schott's legacy of brotherly love.

01/27/2026

Cowboy boots and Patriots pride.

Thank you to cowgirl and WCVB anchorwoman Shayna Seymour Car for visiting us at Helen’s Leather Shop ahead of the Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship. Broncos most certainly were not ready for us.

WE ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL! GO PATS!

01/25/2026

"The New England Patriots face the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 25 — and one devoted Pats fan decided to prepare by stepping into enemy territory… fashion-wise.

They say to play the part, you have to look the part. So Shayna Seymour headed to Helen’s Leather Shop on Charles Street in Boston— a little piece of cowboy heaven tucked into the heart of Beacon Hill.

Inside?

Hundreds of boots.

A slew of Stetsons.

And what feels like a Dolly Parton dream world — complete with bold cowboy shirts and pink boots shining in the window."

Ahead of the Patriots–Broncos AFC Championship showdown, Shayna Seymour steps into “cowgirl mode” at Helen's Leather Shop, which has been bringing Western flair to Boston for more than 50 years.