Newness is always on our radar, especially when delivered via Liverpool’s SEVEN store. Newness from Nike x Nocta, Nalgene and Norda is too much of an opportunity to…
Colour experts Pantone regularly update us with their thoughts on which colours are ‘in’ and which are ‘out. We won’t pretend to understand the mechanics of it, but…
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.…
In an interview way back when, Liam Gallagher was asked whether trainers or a jacket were the most important part of an outfit. I can’t quite remember his…
We’ve made it. The turning point. That brief, beautiful moment when everything shifts from dark, miserable and a bit shit to something that feels vaguely hopeful. The birds…
We believe the best brands are born from a desire to solve a problem. For Yvon Chouinard, the problem was insufficient climbing equipment. For Phil Knight, the problem…
If you speak to anyone about the most important part of an outfit, you’ll usually elicit one of two common responses: the jacket or the shoes. Both obviously…
Thanks to the recent release of the American biographical romance anthology television series, ‘Love Story’, the masses are finally waking up to the incredible dress sense of the…