Know the term “Heritage” is now a bit frowned upon in the #menswear sphere; sitting as it does alongside ’70’s DJs’ and ‘Kids’ TV presenters’ in getting people turning…
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.…
I get slightly uncomfortable writing about my own “work” – so in this instance I contacted a good pal to do the narcissistic bit. All the ammunition I…
Look at that weather outside. It’s straight up Autumn out there. The leaves are all orange and all over the pavement, it’s windy enough to blow your Grandma’s…
You would be forgiven for thinking that Paul & Shark is exclusively for portly football hooligans from large backward towns who look very much like the Kingpin from the Spider-Man cartoon…
Not just me that’s getting back excited by adidas. I know ‘cause I see it around me in that ‘virtual universe’ of the internet and social media. Gary…
I don’t think I’ve ever come across a book that features as many clued-up mates in one book as Contemporary Menswear, in fact I know I haven’t. From…
Three. It’s the magic number innit. We know; De La told us so (well Bob Dorough told us first, but he wasn’t a part of our teenage party soundtracks).…
Will you allow me to be cloyingly self-indulgent for a few minutes? I’m going to anyway, plus I’ve always wanted to use the word ‘cloyingly’. This week saw two…
What makes a good jacket a bloody great jacket? Is it the well thought out choice of technical fabric; that not only does the job it’s supposed to…
In collaboration with Far-Eastern post-casual cultivators LESS, Proper homeboys Veras brings the Granada to the seasonal table. Showcasing Veras and LESS’s classic relaxed stylings, the Granada is a…
If any one should be well able to prepare us for the upcoming winter months it’s those Nordic #menswear gods at Norse Projects. With the climate they’re used…
We’ve gone a bit Happy Mondays daft on here this week. First it was the rather brilliant new book coming out soon and now the Manchester legends are…
Lets be honest. There was no way we weren’t going to have this jacket up on the site as soon as we knew it had arrived down the…
You can argue over whether they were the greatest band to come out of Manchester or not somewhere else but there’s no doubting they were the coolest. Happy…
Large and very warm winter coats are Woolrich’s bread and butter. This particular large and very warm winter coat is called the Pocono Parka. Its insides are stuffed…
As technology hurtles headlong towards oblivion and we slowly lose the capacity to pay attention to any kind of text for more than a couple of seconds -…
Remember school? Rubbish wasn’t it? Anyone who says your school days are your best days obviously didn’t go to my school. Provincial bullies all over the show, and…
Peggs and Son have currently got in more bags than a Barnsley lapdancers. Rucksack bags, wash bags, helmet bags, satchel bags, money bags (wallets) and even bin bags.…
We’ve done something we never do. We’ve seen something on another site and nicked their pictures. I’m sure ours were in the post, or at least scheduled to…
When the nauses of the internet unite and throw about phrases like ‘wardrobe staple’, ‘shirting’ and ‘bibflange’ it’s a massive turn off, even if I made one of…