Now then. March is here, and already things are beginning to shift. We had two sunny days in a row this week, and it was even a little bit light on my walk home. And I’ve seen an increasing number of blokes wearing shorts (only the properly hard ones). Warm weather, beer gardens and heightened levels of happiness are certainly on the horizon.
It’s the time of year when you begin laying the all-important foundations for your summer wardrobe – here’s 30+ items of clothing, accessories, footwear and eggcups to get you started.
thisisneverthat 2L Fishing Jacket
About as good as jackets get for me. Massive pockets, proper wide fit, beautifully beige and very clearly inspired by the legendary Patagonia SST.
I don’t eat much salad – but if I did, I’d want to serve it using this cool wiggly HKLiving Salad Cutlery.
Spread the word – shorts are officially back on the menu. That’s right, two days of 16-degree weather and cloudy skies is all it took.
This Story MFG Jacket looks exactly like my favourite tea-towel. Pretty sure I bought it in a Home Bargains three-pack a while ago, for anybody interested.
Perfect for your mate who’s always eating eggs and soldiers and doesn’t stop banging on about the Hacienda.
You sounded well daft trying to pronounce that. (It’s a mountain in Japan)
Really, desperately wanted a pair of these, but obviously they sold out instantly. Nice one Instagram mood board accounts.
The type of legwear your effortlessly cool Geography teacher breaks out for your Year 9 orienteering field trip.
Timex Expedition Capstone Automatic Watch
We seldom ever talk about watches on Proper (because only 50% of us can reliably tell the time), but this Timex one speaks to us. Rugged, dependable, and it glows in the dark.
TDR x Tomas Gittins Type 2+3 Hemp Denim Jacket
A beautiful swathe of Japanese denim, customised by Manchester’s own Tomas Gittins. Very nice.
C.P. Company 50 Fili Indigo Bleached Goggle Jacket
Quite possibly the prettiest C.P. Company jacket I’ve seen in my entire life. Also has a very nice removable hood.
This looks like the kind of cap an undercover police officer would wear in a ’70s crime drama.
Khakis are absolute masters of making very simple clothing in the most stylish way possible. I need one of these Henleys in every colour.
The death metal-sounding name of this Montbell hat actually denotes its capability to be packed away, not its ability to destroy things.
On the rare occasion I’m not wearing KEEN Jaspers, I’m thinking about wearing KEEN Jaspers. Specifically, this tremendous blue and tan colourway.
Norse Projects Kulhuse Cotton Linen Loopback Sweatshirt
The neck of this Norse Projects sweater looks like it has had a bout of Botox treatment. But unlike on the faces of ageing celebrities, it actually looks really good.
Fill this Carhartt Lunch Bag with delicious nail sandwiches, succulent screws and irresistible cartons of engine oil.
Not that anyone’s arsed, but this lovely Khakis jacket is in my favourite shade of blue.
Still By Hand Selvedge 1 Pleat Pant
You know those baggy beige pants that stylish Grandads always seem to wear? Yeah, Still By Hand has somehow recreated them perfectly.
Fjallraven Bergaten GTX Lite Jacket
Never underestimate Fjallraven’s ability to pull a ridiculously nice hard-shell out of thin air.
The type of shirt Tony Montana would wear if Scarface were based in Middlesbrough instead of Miami
This has definitely been on Proper Picks before, and I definitely don’t care. In fact, I think I’ll keep putting it on here until Nanamica send me one.
Not entirely sure whether Gramicci have named this cap after the Northern Primary School or the manufacturing plant in Widnes, but it’s nice nonetheless.
Pas Normal Studios Off-Race Utility Jacket
Still not sure whether it’s pronounced ‘Pa-s’ or ‘Paa‘, but that doesn’t impede upon this jacket’s impeccable aesthetics.
Beams Japan x Takata 03 Card Case
Guaranteed to have the coolest wallet in your friendship group with this.
Paratodo Scoured Denim Bell Cap 2.0
Takes a certain type of person to pull off this kind of headwear. I wish I were that type of person.
Snow Peak Titanium Aurora Bottle
Looks a bit like a camo you unlock after completing 500 headshots on Call of Duty.
Goodlids have turned their hands to backpacks in recent months, and this is the result. Absolutely lovely, isn’t it?
Even if the weather is getting slightly warmer, that’s not going to stop me banging on about boots that could comfortably take you to Everest Base Camp.
Big fan of these adidas shoes that look like they’ve gone on an early 2000’s fad diet.
Every bloke and their dog has a green/navy/black Barbour coat on at the minute, cut through the crowd with this beautiful lemon curd colour (it’s actually called amber green).
Lyle & Scott Heat Reactive Shell Jacket
Heat-reactive jackets appeal to me in the same sort of way that light-up trainers did when I was four years-old.
I find it very hard to get excited about backpacks, but this one is genuinely very nice looking.
If dependable legwear is what you’re after, look no further than Hikerdelic’s Worker Pant.
