About Us
Our Story
Boutique of Leathers is a Calgary-based brand that continues our legacy of offering quality and detailed leather designs for Canadian customers that have a love affair with leather. Our offering has evolved over time to serve the many different occasions and seasonality of quality leather goods.
The integration of the Open Road brand combines everything we know about leather into a cycle product line that serves the contemporary lifestyle of riders and their need for durable and reliable protective gear.
The History
Our founder, Barry Lammle, dedicated his life to his family business and the pursuit of retail. After attending the SAIT Merchandise Administration program in 1963, Barry got his start in retail as a buyer and manager for one of Canada's largest department store brands. After absorbing everything he could, he took these learnings and ventured out on his own - opening the first Boutique of Leathers store in 1971. Married with three children, Barry met and grew the leather demand with locations across Western Canada, all while operating a 100 llama and alpaca ranch. In 1983, Barry and his brother created another banner - Lammle’s Western Wear - which operates many locations across Western Canada today.
