I honestly don’t think there’s anything adidas can do that won’t make me giddy. Even those Kermit the Frog Stan Smith were alright. But in a year that’s…
Over the course of this year Palladium are commemorating their 70th year of creating iconic French footwear starting with the release of two very special versions of their legendary…
The North Face have made some gear that means I’ll be eating Tesco’s 8p noodles and 25p vegetable soups for next month or so. Their Purple Label SS17 stuff is the…
Who down with BDP? Those cool cats over at HIP in Leeds certainly are. Have you seen these French work jackets from Blue De Paname that they’ve just…
One of the greatest items of clothing to re-emerge back onto ‘the scene’ in recent years has without a doubt been Grenfell’s ‘Walker’ jacket (cheers for that Oi…
If you’re looking for a helping hand on colour trends this season then feast your eyes of some SS17 suggestions from Folk. This season they’re going in hard…
Now, this stuff by Reebok and Garbstore really is tremendous. It’s all very well reaching back into the 80s and 90s to rehash not-forgotten-classics, but taking the technology…
I’ve got a confession to make. I’m starting to actually like some of these new football boots, with their mad patterns and laces which are conspicuous by their…
This season the legendary British brand Belstaff have collaborated with Japanese streetwear label SOPHNET and produced an impressive capsule collection that includes hoodies, trainers and a camo tinged…
OMG OMG! That sole! That suede! Seriously though, off the back of the whole SPZL thing, adidas really have stolen back their crown as main trainer people in…
Ok, so they’re not the suede and crepe we usually espouse on here but once in a while it’s good to change things up. And what’s not to…
You’re not like everyone else, you’re different right? But what happens when you penchant for handcrafted, premium, Italian hiking boots starts getting picked up on and everyone starts copying…
If you’re as #coats as we are here at Proper then you too will get a bit of a tingle whenever you hear the words ‘Woolrich’ or ‘Gore-tex®’.…
Was your youth club a paradise? Mine certainly wasn’t. I can distinctly recall Simon Dyer letting off one of those powdery fire extinguisher in my face and another…
If you’re the type of guy who likes to daydream about a different career in the forces or travelling around the globe on a really big ship, Albam…
You can tell that the lads at Grants 1856 are bang into their Norse Projects as they always get a bit giddy when a new drop of Danish…
I’ve only just discovered that YKRA should be pronounced eek-rah in it’s home town of Budapest, rather than why-kay-are-eh, which is how I’ve been pronouncing it even though that…
I like it when super cool European labels do creative stuff with Dr Martens as it’s a welcome reminder of the huge impact the beloved British brand has…
Universal Works has long been one of our favourite labels and its AW17 collection has only further enhanced the special bond we/I share with the brand. Unveiled at…
Since arriving on the scene back in 2010 tuktuk are now about to evolve into an entirely new brand coming from a more global and contemporary direction that’s called Afield.…
If you remember the sterling work featured in The Face magazine (a big inspiration to Proper btw) then you’ll instantly recognise the name Juergen Teller whose shutter skills…