Though Wally Herbert may sound like a hip-house artist from 1989 he was indeed one of this country’s best ever explorers. A fearless kind of guy who before…
This is what happens when a pair of our favourite people get together and make a pair of shoes. Long term friends and sometime working colleagues its taken…
Sweden has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve got a couple of internet pals (Yep, just said that) who piqued my already keen interest in the…
I’ve got to know Adam Creed pretty well recently, even if it has been via the gift of the telephone and electronic mail. Nobody actually meets face to face…
To think that not so long ago ‘Tweed’ was firmly routed as fabric of choice for the echelons of the upper working classes. Particularly worn as a way…
“YKRA was born out of our love for the colourful subcultures of the sixties and seventies, and the ruggedness and durability of mountaineering equipment. We designed our products in…
We interrupt this brilliant website to bring you some very important lounging information. You need to immediately stop wearing yesterday’s undies with that manky t-shirt covered in draw…
Germany winning the world cup, Reebok Classics are cool again, Chris Evans is on TV of an early Friday evening, yep the 1990s vibe is well and truly…
http://vimeo.com/93855615 It was the noted Italian Situationist Gianfranco Sanguinetti who said “Give me shoes made from corduroy and I will give you your dreams (and if you could…
In this world of rolling news reports, where we’re reminded of death, destruction and all the negative stuff happening in the world on an hourly loop, it’s easy…
Matt Best (tokyomatt) is a long term resident of Asia, after moving out to Japan from his native Yorkshire in 2000 with the intention of catching the World…
Just like Factory Records, rain and sneering at outsiders, Oi Polloi is a Mancunian institution. Being from a town just down the road from Manchester means we’ve watched…
For our sixtieth (yes sixtieth) Favourite Five we have finally convinced a real live woman to contribute. Being the progressive, pro-feminist people that we are here at Proper…
It’s obligatory when talking about Adidas Stan Smith to mention the words; classic/casual/ heritage/ iconic/ legendary and cool. So there you go. From now on it is obligatory…
Having the integrity not to be arsed about ‘Cash-Cows’ (Sir) Kenneth Mackenzie has turned his focus once more to Cash Ca (geddit?) and producing a collection of top…
Always nice when you meet a fellow denim head innit? In Jamie’s case we bumped into one another on Twitter via our mutual appreciation of Hiut with both…
To show off about the forthcoming launch of Proper Issue 14 we’re giving away six pairs of Saucony Trainer 80. The Trainer 80 dates back 33 years to…
(WARNING: This feature contains knockers) I pity the adolescent, google-centric male of this generation, where a hunt for suitable smut is only a mouse click away and a…
In these times of austerity, justifying a three figure clothing purchase in our house is not easy. Many sacrifices have been made in the pursuit of something new,…
It’s tradeshow season. Brands, bloggers, retailers and anyone else who fancies themselves as a bit of a clothing buff/bore is donning their best shoes, having a haircut and…
D&AD sprang into life 50 years ago as a non profit making, educational charity set up by creative mavericks David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Alan Fletcher as a…