Inspired by the hallmarks of great design and by the classic styles of Eames, Jacobsen, Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier amongst others have been important influences on the design team. The range features, tennis, golf and yachting inspired shoes delivering wardrobe classics well done, without compromise.  Attention to detail in the leathers, the features and the hand stitching deliver [...]

Brazil is synonymous with nice footwork and now Veja are trying to do the same with nice footwear. Well made, nice materials, Amazon-farmed rubber…the lot. Find out more at www.thenaturalshoestore.com

We’re always interested to hear about a new brand of jeans that we can start to obsess over and when there’s a feel-good story attached to it, it just makes it even better. Hiut denim has been set up by David Hieatt, one of the original brains behind eco-friendly label Howies. Who has already made an impressive start in re-invigorating [...]

At first glimpse I didn’t notice the exact detailing on this 6oz wax Bourne jacket from Barbour’s SS12 country vintage collection but being camouflage I guess that’s the whole point isn’t it? Rather than relying on a classic DPM to jazz up their jackets, our friends from South Shields have used a range of hidden country-themed motifs to make up [...]

No we’ve not organised a farm-yard rave (yet), but if you are going to one you could do a lot worse than getting kitted out in some nice bits of Folk, Barbour, Ollie Spencer, YMC, Edwin, Universal Works, etc. from menswear goldmine The Shed Community.

As you may or may not know, our Swedish mates Our legacy opened their first store in Stockholm last Friday. The inspiration behind the lay-out is based on Swedish work-spaces where the high flying financial sector collides with the grubby working class office. Marble floors are mixed with raw concrete walls lit with bare fluorescent lights and lined with industrial [...]

Bit of a double whammy here from the UK’s finest trainer-istas New Balance. In the form of two limited edition collections made to commemorate their 30 years of domestic production at their factory up in Flimby, Cumbria. The first collection is a trio of high quality trainers named’ The 576 Cutting Room Pack’ each of which are named after three [...]

As this site is all about recommending stuff that we love, we thought we’d share with you the Spring Summer 12 look-book from one of our favourite brands, Edwin.

Having taken delivery of one of the finest pairs of trainers I have owned in recent years, I felt compelled to look into the name and history behind this enigmatic trainer, namely the Nike ‘Pre’ Montreal Racer. It seems the ‘Pre’ in the name is something of a legend, a ‘James Dean of the running world’ no less.

As you may or may not know we’re a bit of a sucker for a great looking bag here at Proper Magazine. Obviously not just any bag though…

Change my pitch up… smock my bitch up…. No that doesn’t really work does it? Anyway you know the drill, Manc luxury Yacht-wear legends Henri Lloyd, renowned for keeping solo-navigators, paninaros and ticket touts the world over bone dry and looking good, have released the latest version of their much-coveted & copied ‘Viking’ smock.

Given our unpredictable climate and chaotic lifestyles it’s often difficult to decide whether to put on a pair of ‘proper’ functional hiking boots or a pair of ‘proper’ shoes whilst pondering each days outfit (if you don’t go through this daily ritual then please stop reading immediately).

More seasonal schmutter from our friends at Fila. It’s that time of the year. The colder, darker days are gradually being edged out by… whisper it… good times. If you’ve an end of (football) season trip planned and you fancy yourself as a bit of a cagouligan these two Midzor Jackets from Fila fit the bill like a muzzle on [...]

Brand with genuine integrity? Check. Nice jacket? Check. Minimal branding? Check. Right price? Check. Nowt more needs saying. Well, except for the fact it’d look great down Baker Street. Think about it. Buy it from here:- http://www.jdsports.co.uk/men/brand/duffer-of-st-george/

Due in at Oi Polloi any time now, Batten Sportswear is the brainchild of Shinya Hasegawa. A chap who learned from the best, he was Daiki Suzuki’s design assistant at Woolen Mills (which by the way is also looking so hot right now and will be in OP in due course, probably). Having seen a sneak peek of this stuff [...]

As we’re getting proper excited about heading down to our beloved capital this weekend to check out the Jacket Required tradeshow, we thought we’d get a head start on all the action by asking a few cheeky and pertinent questions…

Our good mate Ryan from Ashton’s formidable Shed shop/community has just given us the nod on some interesting springy/summery footwear he’s just got in. David Keyte’s outstanding Universal Works label has teamed up with Barcelona based footwear brand Maians to bring us a ‘toe cap shoe’ and their sunny take on a desert boot. Each environmentally friendly, sole-waxed cotton pair [...]

For their SS12 collection Burkman Bros have gone all Magnum P.I. on us (kind of). The N Pali coast on the island Kaua to be precise and everything it encapsulates; think waterfalls and lush forests rather than Ferraris and massive porn taches. With its Polynesia-meets-America vibe, the Hawaiian influence played itself out somewhat unexpectedly through dobby print and silk hiking shorts, [...]

Find us a brand with the history* of Duffer than provide such quality and vfm as these shirts and we’ll call you loads of names. Available from Feb, these are just £40. We’d normally tell you to get saving your pennies but it’s only £40. * don’t say heritage. Never say heritage.

Right now there seems to be something in the sartorial air that keeps reminding us of a wonderful time, when we would either be sitting around listening to the 808 state radio show (whilst collecting nuggets burns) or travelling the length and breadth of the North-West’s motorways in a transit van searching for THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE EVER. Pivotal [...]