Wellgosh’s latest Wellgosh Wears series is a moody and monotone expression that celebrates the variety of grey scale. The ensemble is harmonised by two key items: the black…
Once dubbed the ‘Rolls Royce’ of sneakers, we can see why the New Balance 1500 would garner such acclaim with its plush midsole suspension and pigskin suede upper…
Despite their moniker sounding something like you’d get for being really fast at cycling, the Sky Medal S are Mizuno’s best shoe, we reckon. Sure, we may have…
Summer Fog is the perfect name to describe my current mental state. Like, where the fuck did that go? There were a few festivals, yeah, but not until…
The title is a bit of a lie – no one has slept on AF1s, Prestos or Overbreaks. Well, the Nike Overbreak is a little bit divisive, but…
Up until this morning, I had no idea that ‘ASICS’ is actually an acronym. Kihachiro Onitsuka renamed ONITSUKA Co. to ASICS in 1977, naming it after the latin…
Launched at the opening of last week’s landmark C.P. Company retrospective in Lancashire, the adidas Spezial x C.P. Company story embraces both brands and their resonance to working-class…
Having been to a couple of shoe factories in my time, I can confirm it’s a genuinely fascinating process to observe. I’m all for pretending not to care…
Oi Polloi’s relationship with adidas takes many forms, but often, it’s their collaborations and insistence which stand out the most. In this instance, Oi Polloi’s Uncle Nige tugged…
Did you know, the 1863 Slater’s Directory of Manchester & Salford lists 640 ‘Taverns and Public Houses’ operating in the cities? That number is far lower today, and…
The cheese and wine of adidas’ terrace lineup, the adidas Cord is one of those scarcely three stripe silhouettes we really should see more of. Arriving, as the…
Bringing a trainer back from the archive is a bit like remastering an album. You take what went before and apply contemporary technology and techniques to enhance what…
Ahead of the forthcoming C.P. Company exhibition in Lancashire, the brand has joined forces with adidas Spezial to announce their exciting new collaboration. To do this, they’ve commissioned…
The New Balance 327 is NB’s retro go-to. The 327 draws inspiration from a range of OG runners released in the 1970s, namely the 320 (1976), 355 (1977),…
When it comes to high-quality kicks at a reasonable price point there’s just no beating Axel Arigato. Since 2014, when this Swedish brand first hit our radar, we’ve…
It would take a seriously special silhouette to get us out of our foam-filled trainers and into smarter shoes these days; you know how it is, creature comforts,…
London-based running club, Run the Boroughs has teamed up with New Balance to celebrate 2021’s Virgin Money London Marathon. The celebration includes an exclusive release of the New…
I just spent a very long time researching Clarks’ Beeswax Leather to find out if there was any beeswax involved. It turns out (I think) that beeswax is…
In the UK we’re dead proud of Clarks. It’s the final form of British shoemakers. I imagine the humble cobblers studiously measuring soles, stitching with dexterous attention and…
The Milanese One Block Down has just teamed up with Clarks for a very special AW21 tweak on the timeless Wallabee. Building on the Wallabees accessibility and use…
The Saucony Shadow OG is one of those timeless silhouettes that finds itself constantly reinvigorated by new colourways. Not in a lazy way, either – the silhouette is…