Hailing from the gastronomic capital of France, our bon ami Christophe has more je ne sais quoi about him than a brace of bustling Lyonnais Bouchons. As…
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…
So impressed were we by Anton’s recent video shot by the Jacket Required crew that we decided to get in touch with the talented bag-making Swede ourselves to…
Before you ask this isn’t a spelling mistake, nor is he a tribute act to the legendary DJ/Producer (who has already done us a favourite five), no this…
Though Portugal has brought us many wonderful things over the years, I’ve now moved on from enthusing about their sublime vintage Port and egg custards and replaced it…
If we had to name Proper magazine’s influences, then the shop/legend that is Manchester’s Oi Polloi would be right up there at the top (alongside 10cc, John Shuttleworth…
Eat Dust clothing was set up nearly three years ago by bearded Belgian bikers Keith Hioco and his good friend Rob Harmsen who both share a mutual love…
True to form, legendary DJ/Producer Andrew Weatherall has torn up the rule book when we asked him to do us a favourite five for the Proper site and…
Not only does our mate Johnny have quite possibly the coolest name in the business but he also makes some of the coolest bags around via his Brooklyn…
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…
William Kroll’s Tender started up in 2009 as a tiny production of a pair of hand-dyed jeans, a denim jacket, an oak bark-tanned leather belt, and some T-shirts.…
Fellow North-Westerner and peddler of waffle ball bats Iain ‘TRiCKETTER’ Trickett has put together a favourite five for us that perfectly reflects his combined fondness for his native…
One of my hikerdelic heroes Rob Jungmann the guy who kick-started ‘out there’ outdoor label Manastash and more recently the equally fantastic Jungmaven label is on mission to…
The NYPD has had more than it’s fair share of heroes, legendary cops who made a genuine difference to their neighbourhood and not just by supporting their local…
Passionate advocate and loyal flag flyer of British made menswear, fashion Oracle/expert and all round top bloke Daniel Jenkins is also the proprietor of a proper smart online…
We’re incredibly honoured that our good friend and main man behind Post O’alls Mr. Takeshi Ohfuchi has taken time out from creating his amazing clothing to tell us…
Paul Vincent and Sara Kelly founded S.E.H Kelly three years ago. Sara looks after the design and making parts of the business, and Paul makes the tea. Paul…
If you’ve had any kind of interest in dance music over the past 20 odd years then you’ll know that Justin Robertson is pretty much Acid house /…
Steven Kimura is one of the people behind ace US outdoor clothing brand Owner Operator. They focus on true technical outdoor apparel which looks just as great in…
Ever read anything of Ian’s? He’s mad. His first book Perry Boys still has me in a bit of a spin. So much so that his follow up…