Three. It’s the magic number innit. We know; De La told us so (well Bob Dorough told us first, but he wasn’t a part of our teenage party soundtracks).…
What makes a good jacket a bloody great jacket? Is it the well thought out choice of technical fabric; that not only does the job it’s supposed to…
If any one should be well able to prepare us for the upcoming winter months it’s those Nordic #menswear gods at Norse Projects. With the climate they’re used…
Lets be honest. There was no way we weren’t going to have this jacket up on the site as soon as we knew it had arrived down the…
Wardrobe staples. That’s what we’re on about here. Not hardwear to join together your scandinavian flatpack clothes cupboard called Svelda, but instead clothing items that are going to…
If you’re not careful, going all Retro Americana can have you in Superdry or Hollister territory quicker than you can say “shite hoodies with invented heritage”. Now I’ve done…
If you’re looking at this site you have to love corduroy. Them’s the rules. It’s item 4 of the Proper Mag Manifesto (following on from: Wearing jackets in…
When is a sweatshirt not just a sweatshirt? Nope, it’s not a trick question nor am I about to adopt a faux-sexy voice and go into an M&S…
Back with a bang, and layered up ready for that pinnacle of seasons – Autumn; the ‘Knowledgable Knights of The Northern Quarter’ Oi Polloi have got some new…
To anyone with a passing interest in trainers or like us a bloody obsesssion with footwear over the last couple of decades you will know or have heard…
Everyone loves a bit of excitement in their life don’t they. Last minute winners, ‘lock-ins’ at your local, finding a two pound coin in the pocket of some…
We love The Outdoors here at Proper. We think it’s “Great”. We also love clothes and shoes that look like they’re at one with the wilderness; if not…
Bonjour mes amis. Ca-Va?……guess where I’ve been on my holibobs? Yep. Turkey. No, only kidding. The home of Bardot, Baguettes and Bon Bier; Crap Radio, Dubious Queueing Etiquette…
If clothing were cooking this’d be my ingredients list: Corduroy (in wide waled, earthy colours) Pockets (shit loads, including one on the arm) Patches (on elbows and shoulder)…
We’re all Metrosexuals now lads, aren’t we? Come on; admit it. From Aberdeen to Accrington; Whitby to Windsor and everywhere in between, gents are no longer scared to…
Every bugger needs a bit o’ Barbour. Nope, this isn’t their new tag line. The marketing agency threw it out on grounds of it having too similar a…