If there’s one thing we’re proper buzzing off at the moment it’s a bit of native American patterning..
As I sit here writing this, the jeans adorning my fine, 33 year old pins are by a brand called Wrangler. You might of heard of them? Of…
You might have noticed blog posts on here and elsewhere declaring “camo’s back”. But for us it never went away, we just couldn’t see it. How many times…
As the dark nights are drawing in and the weather becomes increasingly more horrific, theres never been a better time to grab a seat next to a nice roaring fire with a hot chocolate on the go and indulge yourself in a nice big chunk of classic literature.
Its not every-day that two of your favourite labels get together is it? Step forward master coat-smiths and outdoor experts Barbour and world renowned, luxury shoe-masters Grenson.
Given our combined hobbies of traisping around areas of outstanding natural beauty of a weekend and trying to simultaneously look really cool whilst we ramble around, it’s perhaps no suprise how much we rate Diemme footwear. Not only does it do it’s job in providing excellent support for all your outdoorsy needs, they also look fantastic.
Being the proud Stopfordians that we are Fred Perry is someone we’re rather fond of here at Proper and so we’re rather impressed that his clothing legacy appears to share some of the same fashionable friends as our humble magazine. For the second Friends of Fred project the label has comissioned a contemporary yet mod-ish outfit by collaborating with some of our favourite labels.
Oh we do like a bit of baggage here at Proper and quite frankly it doesn’t come much better than Lake District luggage legends Chapman. Collaborating for the first time with this legendary English bag maker, this compact, functional style has been designed exclusively for Modern Classics.
To celebrate the newly released AW11 collection from our Bolognese brothers over at 12th Man, we’re giving one of you very lucky people the chance to win £150 worth of their artisan, limited edition, natural fabric using, 100% Italian, eagled up and incredibly comfortable clothing.
We like to mention nice things here on Proper. Usually that’s confined to clothes and footwear but occasionally we break the mould and mention books, bags and other…
Yeah yeah we know it’s slightly later than we said it would be, but that’s simply because we’re perfectionists and we wouldn’t want to unleash a mediocre magazine…
No, it’s not a 1990s drug reference. Those days are gone. No, we’re talking about a young shoe brand, straight out of South Wales via Spain. Intrigued? You…
What do you mean you can’t see it? Oh right, you were doing one of those jokes about camouflage weren’t you? Bad jokes aside, the time is now…
Hands up who collects things? Me too. Clothes (obv.), disco records, foreign/indie films on DVD, flick knives, old tins, religious statues, swing tags, luxury socks, Mai 68 posters and cool books are just some of the things that regularly bring out the hunter gatherer/blatant show-off in me.
Remember Silas? Well they’re back and have created an impressive collaboration with KEY (Keep up earth yourself) as part of their already extensive AW11 range. KEY hail from OKAYAMA, one of the notorious areas of Japanese denim manufacturing,
Collaborations are pretty old hat now aren’t they? But that doesn’t mean they’re all bad. Ok, so there have been some mental mash ups in recent months, many…
Although it might be starting to get a little nippier, it’s around this time of year when we start witnessing some serious sunlight and (hopefully) a bit less cloud. What better way to combat these bright, crisp days than with a pair of super limited edition Oakley Blacklight Frogskins
Lets be honest, there are few sensory experiences finer in life than putting on a new jumper are there? You can keep your hi-octane group sex sessions or 18 hour crack binges, we get a our hits from knits.
Having just finished work on a cookery show that featured old family recipes, I know all about Herdwick sheep (and how nice they taste in a hot-pot).
If there are two things that have been constants in my life, it’s Clarks Originals and reggae music, getting into both of them from a very early age, they’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Two reliable old friends in an increasingly inconsistent and crazy world.
More cool shirts from their AW11 collection have arrived online at Tuk-Tuk as well as some heavier winter-friendly chinos. Including a great new work-wear shirt with nice subtle contrast detailing. Four brand new check shirts, some with button-down collars, some without. And three very smart polka dot shirts…