During many a rainy afternoon, we’ll sit in the Proper office and daydream about the dream jacket. Many wild and wacky ideas get thrown about, but we always…
Fashion collabs belong to the same sect as football managers, relationships and holidays. In that they’re generally never quite as good the second time around. We’re not quite…
We first brought you news of Meanforme well over a year ago now, when our friend Steve Tuite launched the brand. Since then, things have gone from strength…
Most Nanamica collaborations arrive calmly, drifting in like a boat on a slow evening tide. But this latest one doesn’t. Gentle ocean sounds have been interrupted by barking.…
If you’ve got push notifications switched on for the BBC News app, you’ll have seen the alert this morning: the UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.1% in October.…
It’s impossible to move these days without some reference to the great outdoors. The popularity of hiking and all that goes with it is undeniably at a peak,…
Running is tough. Even when you’ve got perfect levels of fitness, no injuries, ideal weather conditions, and your favourite pair of shoes on, it still requires a healthy…
Everyone else is throwing their Christmas list about so it’d be remiss, rude and downright reckless if we didn’t indulge ourselves too. If you’re looking for some inspiration…
Black Friday has arrived. The one day a year when people get ironed out over discounted blenders and Jeff Bezos actually refreshes his banking app. Usually, we try…
I’ve had a thing for Iceland, and the Nordics in general, for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s a subconscious pull that comes from being a…
As soon as you can see your breath hanging in the air and a layer of frost clinging to car windscreens each morning, you know proper pub season…
Just when you thought things were winding down for the year. Just when you thought it was all about to go quiet. Just as you thought you were…
The constant churn of releases from clothing brands can become tiring. Season after season, new drop after new drop. It seems you’re not even considered a genuine label…
Few films are better (or longer) than Michael Cimino’s 1978 Vietnam War epic, The Deer Hunter. And simply calling it a film is selling Cimino’s work short -…
Cycling is one of those activities that can become needlessly intimidating. And that’s part of the reason we don’t talk about it on Proper all that often -…
Not sure if you’ve noticed or not, but it’s gone cold. Properly, properly cold. Baltic. Frabs. Brick. Brass, whatever you want to call it, the temperature has seriously…
If you ever find yourself yearning for the early 2000s, you’ve only got to look at what Oakley Factory Team are doing to remedy that feeling. Led by…
We’re running out of days in November, and that can only mean one thing – Christmas is nearly here, and you know what? It feels like it is…
We were recently surfing the web. Searching high and low for new retailers & clothing brands. A task we try to do every month or so. Usually, we’ll…
END. have been throwing themselves one hell of a 20th birthday bash. Collaborations left, right and centre, and activations everywhere in between. It’s been a wild, wild ride…
XTRATUF is Alaska’s favourite brand, but unless you’re Alaskan yourself, you may never have even heard of them. When XTRATUF was founded 75 years ago, it was to…