Oh we do like a bit of baggage here at Proper and quite frankly it doesn’t come much better than Lake District luggage legends Chapman. Collaborating for the first time with this legendary English bag maker, this compact, functional style has been designed exclusively for Modern Classics.
To celebrate the newly released AW11 collection from our Bolognese brothers over at 12th Man, we’re giving one of you very lucky people the chance to win £150 worth of their artisan, limited edition, natural fabric using, 100% Italian, eagled up and incredibly comfortable clothing.
We like to mention nice things here on Proper. Usually that’s confined to clothes and footwear but occasionally we break the mould and mention books, bags and other…
Yeah yeah we know it’s slightly later than we said it would be, but that’s simply because we’re perfectionists and we wouldn’t want to unleash a mediocre magazine…
No, it’s not a 1990s drug reference. Those days are gone. No, we’re talking about a young shoe brand, straight out of South Wales via Spain. Intrigued? You…
What do you mean you can’t see it? Oh right, you were doing one of those jokes about camouflage weren’t you? Bad jokes aside, the time is now…
Hands up who collects things? Me too. Clothes (obv.), disco records, foreign/indie films on DVD, flick knives, old tins, religious statues, swing tags, luxury socks, Mai 68 posters and cool books are just some of the things that regularly bring out the hunter gatherer/blatant show-off in me.
Remember Silas? Well they’re back and have created an impressive collaboration with KEY (Keep up earth yourself) as part of their already extensive AW11 range. KEY hail from OKAYAMA, one of the notorious areas of Japanese denim manufacturing,
Collaborations are pretty old hat now aren’t they? But that doesn’t mean they’re all bad. Ok, so there have been some mental mash ups in recent months, many…
Although it might be starting to get a little nippier, it’s around this time of year when we start witnessing some serious sunlight and (hopefully) a bit less cloud. What better way to combat these bright, crisp days than with a pair of super limited edition Oakley Blacklight Frogskins
Lets be honest, there are few sensory experiences finer in life than putting on a new jumper are there? You can keep your hi-octane group sex sessions or 18 hour crack binges, we get a our hits from knits.
Having just finished work on a cookery show that featured old family recipes, I know all about Herdwick sheep (and how nice they taste in a hot-pot).
If there are two things that have been constants in my life, it’s Clarks Originals and reggae music, getting into both of them from a very early age, they’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Two reliable old friends in an increasingly inconsistent and crazy world.
More cool shirts from their AW11 collection have arrived online at Tuk-Tuk as well as some heavier winter-friendly chinos. Including a great new work-wear shirt with nice subtle contrast detailing. Four brand new check shirts, some with button-down collars, some without. And three very smart polka dot shirts…
Great news! One of Albam’s first and arguably their best designs, the much adored Fisherman’s Cagoule is back after a four year hiatus. Released in a strictly limited run in a range of premium fabrics as part of Albam’s archive project
Adding to the growing success of his superb clothing line, for AW11 Oly has created a rather suave looking 100% leather holdall for all your weekend away needs.
Hot on the heels of the Fjällräven Classic trek comes ‘Fjällräven Polar’…
Inspired by the excellent Pica Post article on the four pocket parka we decided to delve into this era of the great American outdoors and one of the classic ‘DIY’ brands that emerged from this scene, Kelty.
The first in a series entitled Number Six & Co, Proper contributor and all round cool cat Glenn Kitson has been selected to choose and style pieces from the AW11 selections available at the store.
I’m not sure where or when my affinity with French things started, possibly it stemmed from the love I had for my first Lacoste track-suit top or the coveted beige Le Coq Sportif woolly jumper I owned that went oh so well with my wrangler semi-flares (back when those things mattered). Maybe it was my first sip of pith-tastic Orangina or the Croque Monsieur I munched on whilst holidaying in Frejus..
If like us, you eat up all things vintage and American in a similar way to how Popeye eats his spinach then you might want to take a look at this latest tome from Taschen.