Our latest favourite five comes from a geezer deeply involved with Triads, no he doesn’t have a team of sex slaves or an illegal gambling den (as far…
While writing about my new found appreciation for Saucony here, I got distracted by their sale section. I’m always getting distracted though becau….LOOK A LADYBIRD!! Sorry. Where was…
Though Mark and I know loads about clothes, gear, schmutter, not looking like a Ted, how to wear a backpack etc. our man in the South and Proper…
If only all dogs were made out of paper, they’d be much easier to look after and no-one would get upset after accidentally stepping into a scrunched up…
Its only when you look through the photographic evidence in this book that you realise what a crazy and tumultuous year 2012 was. New levels of austerity causing…
If you’ve been with us since the early days of ProperTop.com you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Turbonegro. I will never forget the awe inspiring sight of…
So the sun has finally got his hat on and you’ve got yourself some nice suede or canvas shoes, a nice light sock, some cotton trousers or maybe…
Back in the 1980s when rappers were all about street style and not just getting their own signature aftershave onto the market, Street Kings in Jamaica Queens were…
If you’re a fellow denim geek then you’ll be more than aware of Self Edge, a holy trinity of stores based in New York, LA & San Francisco that…
Always with their finger firmly on the pulse our good friends at The Great Divide have kicked off their Body & Sole interviews in fine style by having…
Though many of us came in via the jaunty jingoistic joys of the terraces back in late 70s/early 80s, my personal love of labels was founded via a…
If our cool cousins over the water at Kith NYC are anything to go by, the look for SS13 is a family unit. So all you singletons better find…
If you enjoy alliteration as much as looking at photos taken at cool Japanese trade fairs then you my friend are in for one hell of a Tokyo…
We love a good interview us, especially when it involves clued up people going off on one about ace clothes, so check out the exchange of words Johnny…
Keen modernist and proud owner of classic British hard-man name our good friend Mr Stone divides his time between his consultancy where he specialises in communication strategies for a…
Hands up who likes looking at photographs from a time when hearing the word ‘hooligan’ would still give you butterflies of fear and admiration rather than thinking ‘oh…
I’m one of those relics who still buys things printed on paper. Aside from boycotting this month’s GQ due to Bumbling Boris the Barmcake being on the cover,…
Copyright Spain Rodriguez in Anarchy Comics: The Complete Collection (PM Press, 2013) Though I think/know I should take more of an interest in politics, there are two main obstacles…
Last year whilst on the prowl in Birmingham for people to take part in a dating show for Channel 4 (don’t ask) I happened upon an unexpected oasis…
Why do all people from Bolton insist on being funny? It’s like they’ve all been drinking Peter Kay’s blood/wee while he wasn’t looking. Now relocated to Bournemouth, Rig…
One of the first people we asked to do us a Favourite Five was our old chum David of Universal Works. Unfortunately, he’s been too busy travelling to…