Imagine if the 1990s proto-scally had somehow managed to alter his mind just enough to time travel around 50 years into the future. His haircut would remain the…
It’s getting to that time of the year where your light coloured trainers can safely negotiate the streets without becoming too dirty. I’m wearing light grey suede shoes…
I’m 37 you know. All me own teeth. It was all fields ’round here when I was growing up. None of your internet, mobile phones? Pah. So yeah,…
Show me someone who dislikes Battenwear and I’ll show you a big, smelly liar. It’s one of very few brands I look at and think “Yes, I could…
How do you pronounce “liquorice”? Do you say it all posh like ‘Likworiss’ or do you say it like a 1950s child would, as in ‘Lickerish’. My guess…
The future is always shaped by knowledge gained from experience. It’s unavoidable. When you’ve done good stuff in the past, it makes sense to revisit it. The latest…
Oi Polloi are firing blanks at us, this time from U.S stalwarts Champion. When I say blanks, I’m not talking about shit bullets or some sort of procreation-based…
Sometimes, while trawling the internet looking for nice coats, we’re drawn beyond nice coats and shoes to just nice things in general. It surely follows that if you like…
How long is it since Engineered Garments appeared on the scene? Feels like it could be 4 years or 15 years. I can’t quite place it. Well, not…
I’m wearing a red Battenwear sweat today and IMVVHO it’s made me look around 14 months younger. With that in mind, I should probably embrace my inner Little…
Whatever happened to Marina and the Diamonds? Did she even have any Diamonds? I wonder if she’s still keen to tell us she is in fact not a…
Having included a nice piece on Ark Air in Proper 18, I’m kind of all over camo at the moment. I’m all over it, like a rash. But a…
As long standing fans of the Grenfell golfer, Oi Polloi are chuffed to finally get hold of some to share with you. Made from a tightly woven cotton that…
I’m going to make this brief. I had lots of things to do this morning but instead chose to spend an hour discussing the merits (or otherwise) of…
More famed for coats than Côtes, Oi Polloi are one of a select number of retailers to have limited stocks of the new Spezial stuff. It goes live on their…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x41m7gEscLo I was writing a thing about ‘smart-casual’ recently. It was difficult to pin down what it actually means. Depending on your viewpoint, your background, the event you’re…
I daren’t go on instagram and check what people are saying about this. There are 42 year old lads out there acting like self-appointed guardians of the compass…
Walking back from lunch earlier, I commented on the lighting around Manchester’s urban sprawl. “Yes” replied Neil “It’s like Los Angeles or something” he continued, with no hint…
For those who love the brand but are turned off by reissues, the NMD Men’s Runner is a welcome arrival. Out later this week, it promises to combine…
Stan and Ray may sound like a couple of greying fellas who nod to each other in the betting shop, but if you’re barking up that tree, you’re…
We’ve been into this gear for some considerable time now, but this is probably the most impressive season we’ve seen from Poler Stuff. Ok, so a man of…