Our new old mate Carl at The Original Store worded us up about this a good few weeks ago now. This was inbetween us collectively putting the world to rights and discussing “what comes next” in terms of clothing.

For The Original Store at least, this marks a slight departure. Only a slight one, mind. The bottom line is Heritage Research make good clothes and The Original Store likes selling good clothes.

Avid Proper Magazine readers will have noted our past (and current) appreciation for Terry Farley/Faith and a very smart online shop called the original store.

As such we’re bang into this little collaboration between the two. Featuring a mix CD by Faith’s and Boys Own Terry Farley and Jimmy P, it’s another very limited edition t-shirt project between the two.

Ok, so it’s pretty clear smoking is bad for your health and a fair few of you are harbouring pointless thoughts about giving up in the new year but one thing that cannot be disputed is, it’s just dead fucking cool isn’t it? All the coolest people smoke. And if there’s one surefire way to lessen the coolness it’s by pulling out one of those horrific luminous “three for a pound” lighters.

While we’re all up to our eyes in Heritage (with a capital ‘H’), artisan-made moccasins and chinos (moccachinos?) there’s one brand that doesn’t get the love it deserves. Champion has been around for almost a century and sits right up there with the best innovators in clothing, albeit in a quiet and unboasting fashion.