Outdoor gear now means all-black, fully waterproof ensembles finished with reflective detailing, toggles everywhere and hoods that look like balaclavas. But this wasn’t always the way. A long…
Shorts. The current item of the moment. The only piece of apparel to pick up the pieces when we’re sweating from every pore of our bodies. Shorts aren’t…
Bicycles are for everyone. Lycra isn’t. There’s something about the skin-tight performance apparel that can really rub people the wrong way. A fact that any Lycra wearer who…
Back in the ’90s, Patrick was one of those brands that seemed to make its way onto the feet of the slightly game kids on the local estate.…
Surfing apparel is, by and large, plagued by being radical. Big graphics, super baggy fits, intensely bright colour palettes. All things that look super cool worn by an…
When we think of Reebok, we think of lager-soaked kitchens at four in the morning. Teenagers trudging across muddy festival fields in search of lost friends. Dance floors…
It’s warm again, and I’m asking myself the same old question – ‘Why on earth don’t I own more button-up shirts?’ In reality, I own plenty of button-up…
Undoubtedly, unquestionably, unarguably, unequivocally – the greatest footwear colourway ever created is Beef & Broccoli. Green and brown simply belong together. We can’t tell you the scientific explanation…
The outdoor world has never been short of brands with good stories to tell, but only a handful have managed to stick around long enough to become part…
Leo Mandella, better known by his Instagram moniker @gullyguyleo, is an individual who knows his clothes and footwear. From spending his teenage years queuing outside Supreme’s Peter Street…
Everyone knows that dressing at this time of year can be tough. Personally, I seem to go brain-dead as soon as the temperature exceeds 20 degrees, typically resorting…
We’d wager it’s never been easier to spot camouflage than it is right now. Not because the British Army has let its standards slip, but because there’s now…
Athletic wear has never looked as good as it has in John G. Avildsen’s 1976 sports film, Rocky. Forget your MothTech tops, forget your platform HOKA running shoes…
Learning to ride a bicycle is one of those unique, but totally identical experiences. Falling off countless times, crying, convinced you’re never going to be able to do…
The sun has been relentlessly beating down on our heads these last few weeks, and we feel for anyone without a decent lid to protect them from it.…
Golf is the kind of activity you’d have traditionally associated with your Grandad. A hobby that consisted of nothing more than spending copious amounts of money on sticks…
Switzerland and South Korea aren’t two countries you’d instinctively pair together. Switzerland sits in the heart of Europe alongside Alpine peaks and luxury watch-making. South Korea occupies South…
When the sun’s out, and the football is on, adidas suddenly feels more relevant than ever. Next time you’re walking to and from the beer garden (which will…
You don’t need to look at the weather forecast right now to know that it’s very hot. You wake up sweating, you go to work sweating, you come…
Tennis has always been stylish. The sport’s traditionally strict dress codes have left stars restricted on how to differentiate themselves from the crowd – but the game’s most…
Whenever Nanamica releases a new lookbook, it’s big news here in the Proper office – we promptly drop everything, and crowd round a dirty monitor screen like seagulls…