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Klean Kanteen uses life-cycle assessment models to assess its own ecosystem impacts – and has moved to recycled stainless steel. With impact reduction its main goal, Klean Kanteen…
This Dryden jacket from Carhartt WIP is everything that’s good about Carhartt. Carhartt is famous for its reliable and rugged wares. In fact, Carhartt – especially in America…
Oi Polloi lands a range of sunshine-summoning sartorial stuffing. Oi Polloi know how easy it is to sound like a dreadful cider advert as soon as you start…
Bag some bargains with RE-Pockets, where you can get new (ish) Stoney for cheap. The benefits of second-hand are multiple. Firstly, you get pieces for a fraction of…
Digging through the archive, Aimé Leon Dore x Woolrich find a connection to the great outdoors through fishing. Over at Woolrich HQ in Pennsylvania, there’re a lot of…
It’s printed on the back of a Cav Empt jacket – but what does it mean? The Cav Empt MD Coin-Op Existence Jacket has a big patch on…
Acqua di Parma make subtle and light perfumes with a sophisticated history. Late last year we ran a small history on Acqua di Parma, detailing how, way back…
The French shoemakers excel at proper shoes – especially loafers. Not too long ago we ran a guide to the best loafers on the market, but we made…
The X-Pac 20L Daypack from And Wander cements the outdoor brand’s practical capabilities. While And Wander are predominantly known for their coats – Pertex, 3 layer ultralight, fleece-coat-pullover…
Oi Polloi runs a series called the Deck~Out where they style an outfit that turns the wearer into some sort of sartorial superhero, complete with an origin story,…
The Three Button Jacket from Universal Works channels the casual fit of a 1950s sport coat and laidback Japanese elegance. In spring 2021, David Keyte – the founder…
Gramicci’s end of season sale lands just in time for summer. It’s no secret that Gramicci is one of our favourite brands. In Proper 37, we sat down…
Sergio Tacchini x Brain Dead brings a subversive approach to tennis. There’s no name that summarises Italian tennis excellence quite like Sergio Tacchini. The illustrious tennis maverick changed…
Persol 714 sunglasses are associated with Steve McQueen, Anthony Bourdain and other classically cool gentlemen. Back in 1968’s The Thomas Crown Affair, McQueen wore a pair of Persol…
The Challenger from Columbia is a lesson in 90s colourblocking and design. The smock, as a category of coat, is simple, but with all things simple, there’ll always…
The Japanese brand’s SS22 dishes out more oversized and easy comfort while keeping functionality at the forefront of design. Keen readers will remember ASUSL’s AW21, where the Japanese…
Two entrepreneurial spirits searched far and wide for the best in sunglass design. Oscar Phillips and Sheriff-Deen Showobi decided they wanted to make sunglasses. Naturally, the R&D field…
Stone’s Piattina is celebratory new material from Italy’s premium fabric experimenters. When Stone Island celebrated their 40th anniversary, they introduced a range that commemorated their output with new…
Kaptain Sunshine brings laid-back military cool to Oi Polloi. Tokyo’s Kaptain Sunshine is the product of Shinsuke Kojima, a switched-on Japanese gentleman who spent his early years as…
Moschino has a thing for burgers. And not just in a we-like-burgers kind of way, but in a our-bags-are-burgers kind of way. Who wants a Moschino burger? When Franco…