This is the first in a short run of posts, which will sift through all the repetitive suggestions of socks, notepads and slightly too expensive items of clothing,…
It’s been a wonderful time for lovers of great t-shirts recently hasn’t it? First came our marxist/situationist number, then we had the monochrome majesty of the Too Hot…
Have you washed your face today? I don’t mean looking up in the shower for ten seconds, I mean actually giving your coupon some loving attention with a…
Inspired by my modernist mate Eddy Rhead’s recent book choice in the favourite five that he did for us I decided to track down a copy of Space, Hope &…
Is it more or are Clarks just getting better and better? Take these two wallabees they’ve done with Stüssy for example, do you know what I mean? Absolute top marks…
Everyone’s going a bit nuts over Stan Ray finally being available in the Europe aren’t they? Well I am. I love this gear, I’ve got a bit of…
Time to switch things up mix wise – I’m fortunate to be of an age to have experienced the arrival of (Electro, then) Hip Hop over on these…
If you’re an adi obsessive then chances are that there’s a special place in your heart/wardrobe for the adidas Jeans. Originally released in the mid seventies and unusually…
Now if you’re looking for the kind of jacket that will instantly become your go to, default piece of outerwear requiring zero thought prior to popping it on then I…
Fellow lovers of mighty fine clothing the Great Divide have provided a visual lesson in season layering in the form of their wicked winter lookbook. So pay close…
Have you bought one of our tees yet? Great aren’t they? Nice one. There must be something in the air at the moment regarding ace t-shirts as our…
Cast your mind back to January 2011 if you can, where Mark and I hit the streets of Paris to check out the Capsule trade-show and take in…
Those young turks at Palace have just done a capsule collection with military maestros Ark Air resulting in the kind of gear the SAS would wear to an…
How good are reversible jackets? Not only do you get two for the price of one but they’re also ideal for evading capture in case you’re spotted by a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GafL6ZRRwZY Forget about pyromaniacal cats and lonely men on the moon, Fred Perry and Vicky McClure are at the top of the Chrimbo campaign tree this year.…
In this game we call #menswear it’s dead easy to get caught up in HYPE. We’re all guilty of it; us for writing about it (sometimes, when we…
Bugger the bloody bombing, buy a brilliant bomber. Ok, so slightly forced with the alliteration, I agree, but a sound sentiment on both counts. It’s dead easy to…
There’s an incredible atmosphere in the Proper magazine offices right now, we’ve just sold out our latest mugs in record time, we’re releasing a t-shirt we’ve been meaning…
When it comes to coats the mighty ‘House of the Seven Seas’ can always be relied on for providing a winning combination of sharp design with smart techno fabrics…
Look, mate, there’s no denying it. It’s here now. Hopefully you did what I did; got all your shopping done online and took advantage of ‘Cyber Monday’. The…
At the minute, I choose to use a pretty stupid bag for carrying stuff to and from work. It’s a free, cream tote bag that my missus got from…