The adidas Stan Smith. One of the world’s most iconic pieces of footwear. Simple, understated and elegant. A silhouette so popular that it would eventually eclipse the man…
Café Mountain and Padmore & Barnes are back. The duo that continues to redefine the English diaspora. Before their partnership, the words ‘Hairy Hiker’ simply conjured up the…
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Prior to the widespread use of the internet – and long before fashion collaborations became commonplace – automobile manufacturers regularly partnered with clothing labels for limited-edition cars. It…
With the World Cup on the agenda, the growing prevalence of football shirts on our streets shows no sign of calming down. It’s weird for someone of my…
Without texture, things become soulless. It’s why film photos feel more alive than digital ones, why ridged crisps beat smooth ones, and why an old Barbour jacket is…
This is getting a bit concerning. We’re now one week into June and have had significantly more rain than sunshine – we should be applying SPF, but instead…
Arc’teryx is all about reaching new heights. Their outerwear is designed to take you to the highest points on the globe. They sponsor some of the toughest athletes…
Footballers have a profoundly interesting relationship with nature. They spend most of their lives on a field. But given how meticulously maintained the grass is – and the…
Cowboys are something that have always ridden adjacent to Proper. We love Westerns, and have seen the Dollars Trilogy more times than we can count (although they do…
Hiking is an interesting word. For some, it means battling blizzards to stand above the rest of the world. For others, it means multi-day, long-distance slogs from one…
Giant’s Causeway is one of the craziest geological formations on planet Earth. Originally formed by ancient volcanic activity, molten lava cooled and cracked to create what have gone…