Remember when adverts for jeans used to be all about denim and music blending into one memorable experience? Well Lee have gone a bit cinema verite meets West…
Trainers are big news again aren’t they? It’s not that we ever really turned our back on them but the buzz around buying a pair of boxfresh beauties seems…
If you’re a vinyl head and frankly who isn’t? Then, hard though it is to part with precious record buying cash, you really should fork out a few…
I’m not great at blowing my own trumpet *tries removing rib* when it comes to my own mixes, so I’m going to keep this brief. This one’s a…
As you’ll know if you read our interview with the legendary Mr. Weatherall in issue 13 of Proper magazine his Asphodells album “Ruled by passion… ” creayed earlier…
How’s your Monday going so far? Need a bit of rock’n’roll to get you through the rest of the day? Check out the latest vid from Edwin cohorts…
As long time fans of funky-punk-funksters Chk-chk-chk or !!! or however the bloody hell you say their name, we thought we’d share this ace mix that Oki-Ni have…
Last year Fred Perry compiled a list of its 60 most loyal and distinguished fans with a view to requesting their participation in a charity fund raising exercise.…
Velour by Nostalgi’s history began in 1997 when Per Andersson started to go through the warehouse his ancestors (who’d owned a men and womens’ outfitters) had left behind.…
As an unashamed francophile and also someone who thinks that the Edwin Overworks jeans are without a doubt the best I have ever owned, I could be accused…
You know when you just see an item of clothing and you instantly know that you’ll be wearing it by the end of the week? A similar sensation…
A few issues ago I hit upon the idea of doing ‘Shop tens’ in the magazine but with us/most shop proprietors being very easily distracted we only did…
OiPolloi.com and Clarks Originals present… BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN ‘the dinner dance & bashment bingo’ – – – – – – – – – – – -…
Even though it’s not updated anywhere near as often as we’d like it to be, John Poland’s Soft Water blog is definitely a case of quality over quantity,…
Given the label’s Mancunian roots, it’s fitting that Baracuta know how to put on a proper party, even if it is in London! To announce their Synonmous and…
Hailing from the gastronomic capital of France, our bon ami Christophe has more je ne sais quoi about him than a brace of bustling Lyonnais Bouchons. As…
Though you’re more used to seeing Fave fives on this site, I’d like to introduce you to a Fab Five. i.e. John, Paul, George, Ringo and Harry. Though…
I challenge you to watch a cooler film today than the second part of Edwin and Kingdom of Kicks epic road trip movie. Skate-boards, customised motor-bikes, beards, catapults,…
Whilst we await the imminent drop of the new edition of Proper Magazine (#13), it’s maybe the right time to add another dimension to the site. Sorry, I’m…
If we had to name Proper magazine’s influences, then the shop/legend that is Manchester’s Oi Polloi would be right up there at the top (alongside 10cc, John Shuttleworth…
Eat Dust clothing was set up nearly three years ago by bearded Belgian bikers Keith Hioco and his good friend Rob Harmsen who both share a mutual love…