Neil Morris and Kenneth Mackenzie have been mates for years. Way back in the 90s, Neil launched Drooghi Magazine, which turned into a store stocking (amongst others) 6876.…
If there’s a piece of outerwear we’ll always hold dear it’s the smock. Whether worn in the traditional military sense over several layers, or more of a regular…
We’re in the early throes of summer, a time when everyone rushes to expose their pallid flesh and soak up that sweet Vitamin D. This ain’t Barbados though,…
The world is throwing numerous tests at us at the moment, yet we’re all still here, pottering away and taking things like emergency alerts and ongoing wars in…
Sustainability is fundamental to everything Craghoppers does and this is what it calls its ‘Mindfully Made’ ethos. The brand allocates significant resources to innovating responsible manufacturing techniques and…
In a subtle break away from our usual lists of six items, we’ve decided to compile a list of seven socks for spring and indeed summer, if you…
Try saying that title with a Werthers Original under your tongue. Roughly translated into a non-alliterative phrase it just means coats for wearing on your autumn walks. We’ve…
They’ve been around for a while now, 7L. Since Jamie Lundy took over the reigns the brand really has gone from strength to strength. Their latest development comes…
Last week the Proper posse were lucky enough to be swathed in gin & tonics and surrounded by amazing clothing and footwear at the launch event for Garbstore.ten,…
The brand first appeared in the early 1960s as the tennis division of Italian Ski-wear company L’Alpina Maglierie SporCve S.p.A which itself was formed back in 1946. To reflect the…
Garbstore is a brand which wears its influences on its sleeve, literally in some cases. Their latest lookbook shows off lots of properly nice knitwear, Made in England…
Manchester is pretty spoilt you know, especially for what is still a provincial city. Not only does it boast a healthy presence from the last few chain stores…
We’re big on using alliteration here at poetic Proper. Sometimes it’s not easy but occasionally this stuff writes itself. Take Six Eight Seven Six x Cash Ca Capsule…
Having visited most of the big cities in the UK, one thing that always strikes me is how little variation there is between those outside the capital city.…
You probably don’t need us to tell you that Mizuno is one of Japan’s greatest footwear exports. And if you did, you should probably start spending more time…
Few brands have sprang on the scene quite like Purple Mountain Observatory has. Maybe it’s their hugely intriguing name, or maybe it’s their wildly compelling visual campaigns -…
We’ll be the first to admit this whole fashion-meets-function thing has been done to death. All too often, you’ll see brands riffing about how their latest collection merges…
Right you lot, it’s looking like we’ve almost made it. The clocks have gone forward (or back, we can never tell which one it is), the temperatures are…
When you’ve been covering the evolution of outdoor lifestyle so well for a fair while, it’s natural you’ll start to make yourself heard in other ways. That’s what…
adidas SPZL is back for Spring/Summer 2025, digging deep into the archives while keeping one eye firmly on the future. Under the watchful eye of Gary Aspden, this…
If you’ve been paying attention to us for a long while, you’ll know 6876 is a mainstay brand for us. We’ve observed trends of the last 20 years…