“Life moves fast. If you don’t look around and check your phone loads of times in a really self-conscious manner, you could miss it.” That’s the line I’d…
Proper collaborator and all round good egg Josh Parkin got in touch a few weeks before Christmas asking for some ideas to go towards his annual promo publication.…
“In the current climate” is something we keep hearing a lot on TV. Unfortunately it refers more to having to take your shoes off at airports and not…
With all these generous discounts, The Great Divide are really spoiling us. Their list of brands is – sorry for using this phrase – well curated. It follows…
Not matter how much technology advances, it’s hard to find a more waterproof jacket than plain old rubberised raincoat. Based on that very garment is Stutterheim, a brand which…
As a long-standing member of the Proper fam, Not Addicted is a site we always look at, especially when their generous sale season kicks in. The well established…
Coming from the same part of the world as the chaps behind Oi Polloi, it’s fair to say we’re on the same page as them on a lot…
Winter is for wool. For me, I mean. Whether it’s that really heavy Svensson jumper I insist on wearing every single day, or the Norse Projects beanie I…
Remember those Tefal ads ages ago? For some reason I’ve yet to fathom, they decided to advertise non-stick frying pans using men with massive heads. Very strange days. And…
One of the highlights of the adidas Spezial Manchester launch last month (apart from lots of nice sports shoes) was meeting up with Kirill from Moscow shop Fott.…
The full version of the following interview can be read in the current issue of Proper. Our stock have sold out but a variety of stockists still have…
As I write this, the wind is whistling a pretty threatening tune. Time to layer up and discover our thick skin isn’t it? Well, ticking both those boxes is…
Oh Lord. These jackets look like they’re from the future, because frankly, they are from the future. Spring 2015 to be precise. Not content with bringing out the…
Spiewak, Our Legacy, Baracuta, Reebok, Altamont. All bases covered there, eh? And without wanting to appear too fashion, they’re all totally relevant as of November 2014, aren’t they?…
Everyone has gone #trainers mad this year haven’t they? If they’re not waltzing about with bubbles underscoring their heel, they’ve been re-captivated by the three stripes. And if…
You’ve all seen the alarmist weather reports, warning of an impending freeze. The cynic in me reckons all the big coat lads get together and invent bad weather…
The Great Divide know the score. Just when everyone is talking about massive coats with hoods that could smother a small pet to death, TGD have gone a…
Is it me or is everything going a bit SK8y? As someone who lives just a few kickflips away from the actual SK8 postcode, I feel duty bound…
Cover versions are rarely much good are they? But in the case of the latest issue of Proper, it’s fair to say the feedback on our four cover…
At the best of times, October is a transitional month, in England anyway. Shorts and t-shirts have given way to light jackets, sweats and kecks of various types.…
Several is a pretty good name for a brand isn’t it? It’s not just a clever catchword though, it sums up the ethos of the collective behind it,…