Named after the lovely Mediterranean port of Alicante, these shoes are perfect for padding along the promenade. Try saying that after a few San Miguels. Ideal for walking…
Here’s a first… We’re talking about apps. Mobile phone apps. Or an app, to be precise. Vyclone is a dead clever invention which helps you and your friends…
Paul Heaton is someone we’ve wanted to pin down for Proper for a while. When various factors dictated we couldn’t fit this interview (and some other great stuff)…
Buy Proper Issue 12 After a brief sabbatical involving daytime television and vimto bon-bons, Proper is back with its twelfth and easily best issue. With help from Manchester-based design gurus…
Whenever I hear people refer to the New Balance factory in Flimby it takes me back to what I now call ‘The CBeebies Years’. I spent more years…
Guardian Music have just launched Six Songs of Me, a unique celebration of the songs that have shaped peoples’ lives. The service asks each user to answer six…
Having had a couple of pairs of Pointer when they first emerged as a brand a few years ago, I’d kind of forgotten about them until recently. Probably…
Two of our favourite American gear-smiths Sebago and Woolrich have joined forces and used their 248 years combined experience to create the kind of stout and sturdy footwear that…
OK so we’ve all caught ourselves reading online about the latest latest Y-front necked cardigans to come out of Kawasaki or articles on how to look just like…
Another short video for you from the series of events adidas have been running of late. Coinciding with the Olympics, this event featured live music from Factory Floor…
Exclusive to the Mandon Store the New England Shirting Company hand make their shirts in the original Massachusetts factory by hand to order right in the heart of…
With cycling all the rage right now we’re going to be predictable and jump on the bandwagon. You’ll find no sideburns at Proper HQ though, nor will you…
In these times of trendy wendy types disguised as outdoorsmen, it’s nice to talk about a genuine ourdoor technical brand. Rohan have returned with a sneaky look at…
Usually when we get some news from Fred Perry we jump on the chance to proudly big up Fred and mention he’s from our home town of Stockport…