How long is it since Engineered Garments appeared on the scene? Feels like it could be 4 years or 15 years. I can’t quite place it. Well, not…
I’m wearing a red Battenwear sweat today and IMVVHO it’s made me look around 14 months younger. With that in mind, I should probably embrace my inner Little…
Whatever happened to Marina and the Diamonds? Did she even have any Diamonds? I wonder if she’s still keen to tell us she is in fact not a…
Having included a nice piece on Ark Air in Proper 18, I’m kind of all over camo at the moment. I’m all over it, like a rash. But a…
As long standing fans of the Grenfell golfer, Oi Polloi are chuffed to finally get hold of some to share with you. Made from a tightly woven cotton that…
I’m going to make this brief. I had lots of things to do this morning but instead chose to spend an hour discussing the merits (or otherwise) of…
More famed for coats than Côtes, Oi Polloi are one of a select number of retailers to have limited stocks of the new Spezial stuff. It goes live on their…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x41m7gEscLo I was writing a thing about ‘smart-casual’ recently. It was difficult to pin down what it actually means. Depending on your viewpoint, your background, the event you’re…
I daren’t go on instagram and check what people are saying about this. There are 42 year old lads out there acting like self-appointed guardians of the compass…
Walking back from lunch earlier, I commented on the lighting around Manchester’s urban sprawl. “Yes” replied Neil “It’s like Los Angeles or something” he continued, with no hint…
For those who love the brand but are turned off by reissues, the NMD Men’s Runner is a welcome arrival. Out later this week, it promises to combine…
Stan and Ray may sound like a couple of greying fellas who nod to each other in the betting shop, but if you’re barking up that tree, you’re…
We’ve been into this gear for some considerable time now, but this is probably the most impressive season we’ve seen from Poler Stuff. Ok, so a man of…
Lincolnshire’s premier menswear boutique Grants1856 have just put a load of new Norse Projects live on their website and once again, my procrastination rears its ugly head. Neil’s…
Until the end of last year, Proper was very much a hobby, or as people tend to call hobbies now “a passion project”. At the start of January…
The urge to call Norse Projects ‘Great Danes’ is overwhelming. I don’t think ever I’ve written about the Copenhagen brand without used that tired cliche. I might have…
As the gentrification of Manchester’s Northern Quarter continues, the previous inhabitants of that part of town are edged further towards the periphery. It’s probably a metaphor for society…
I put in a disappointingly brief appearance at the launch of this last night. Apparently there was free beer and French space rock, which sounds right up my…
Not content with selling a smashing array of essentials done well, tuktuk have branched out, adding other brands to their website. La Paz, Leyva, Veras and a couple of…
The etymology of lightweight hooded jackets is something we take very seriously here at our Ancoats nerve centre. Is it a windbreaker? Is it a windcheater? An anorak? Or…
It’s raining in Manchester, mere minutes away from our mates at Oi Polloi. Apparently there’s a rule in the staff handbook over there that forbids all employees from…