Shout ‘ip ‘ip ‘ooray and hand I the suru board because the highly anticipated second edition of Al Fingers ‘Clarks in Jamaica’ book is here! A must-have publication…
You’ve worn the shoes, you’ve read the book, now buy the album! Al Fingers has just released a compilation album on the GREENSLEEVES label no less, featuring 21…
Jammy old London gets all the good stuff doesn’t it? Not content with having all the best shops and big houses and all that jazz, they’ve also got loads…
Get on this. You probably saw it but get on it again. First there’s Dennis Alcapone talking to the BBC (while wearing Clarks Desert Rain), then Vybz Kartel…
Featuring guest selector & chef for the evening… ASHLEY BEEDLE (Girls Music / Rootikal / X-press 2) Alongside soundman and CLARKS IN JAMAICA author… AL FINGERS With supporting sounds from BOBBY IRISH (HOTMILK) ————————————————————————————————————-…
Before opening this wonderful book, I assumed it would be a promotional photo album type affair featuring loads of happy dreads and moody rudeboys in modern day Jamaican…
The Desert Boot enjoys widespread popularity, with a toe in the mainstream, while the Wallabee quite rightly has a season ticket at the top table of culturally relevant…
Now in its 51st year, the Clark Desert Trek is one of very few footwear icons to transcend trends. Having established and enjoyed unprecedented success with the original…
‘Soles of The City’ documentary tracks the Wallabee’s popularity in New York, and shows how a shoe can bring together communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4hr_Jp0KJc Clarks Originals have released their new…
Clarks Originals are as old as time and Clarks is older still. Clarks, first established as C. & J. Clark in 1825 Somerset, is not far away from…
In Jamaica, various models of Clarks became known affectionately as ‘bank-robbers’. Jamaica has a complex and exciting relationship with Clarks, it would seem, and whilst we aren’t suggesting…
The Patta crew have given their own (Jamaican inspired) spin on the Clarks Desert Trek with two different colourways of the iconic ‘Bank Robber’ shoe. Always good at…
Clarks Originals is no stranger to an explosive colour palette; one scroll down the brand’s 150k-strong Insta feed would confirm this. Each thumbnail, made up of candy hues,…
OiPolloi.com and Clarks Originals present… BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN ‘the dinner dance & bashment bingo’ – – – – – – – – – – – -…
If there was an award for most obvious product choice of the year here on Proper it’d surely be this post. But sometimes you’ve got to stop trying…
Maybe we’re jumping the gun a bit here but we’ve already started getting rather giddy about Clarks Originals autumnal output. Not only are there loads of…
If the roles were reversed, and a load of Yorkshire folk found themselves emigrating to the Caribbean it’s pretty hard to imagine they’d have had as deep and…
Hold the front page, we’ve somehow managed to convince another woman to do a favourite five for us! Which now brings the female quota up to the staggering…
Coddy loves coats. Ideally coats with more pockets than any human man could possibly ever need. As an outlet for his jacket obsession, he set up Gear There…
If there are two things that have been constants in my life, it’s Clarks Originals and reggae music, getting into both of them from a very early age, they’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Two reliable old friends in an increasingly inconsistent and crazy world.