Founded by seasoned scrambler Mike Graham, a figurehead of the free-spirited Yosemite rock climbing scene, the Gramicci story began in 1982. During his time scaling massive cliffs in…
Raiders of the (L)Osti Archive. First published in Proper Mag 19, Summer 2016 The mythical Osti Archive in Bologna is talked of in hushed and reverent tones, almost…
Inspired by an impressive history of creating performance-driven, life saving technical sailing gear, Helly Hansen’s Archive capsule is back with some more game-changing garms this season. Though anchored…
Those nice Norwegians at Helly Hansen have treated us to a sneak peek of their archival inspired yet incredibly futuristic AW21 collection, paying homage to their 140 years…
OK we’re going to keep this brief as the clock is ticking and time is of the essence. Adsum have been digging into their archive and have decided…
The keenly anticipated first drop from Helly Hansen’s Archive collection has finally arrived and judging by these (literal) wavey garms it was well worth the wait. Key pieces…
Inspired by their illustrious 140 year old history the Helly Hansen Archive reworks their technical sailing apparel into premium capsule collections with each range taking individual cues from…
Given the unprecedented collective experience we’ve all endured over the past couple of months it’s more important than ever to look ahead to the future with a sense…
It feels like far too long since we’ve feature a new publication here on Proper, so what better time to kick things back off with a really beauty…
Revered Danish sportswear brand hummel announce the arrival of‘The Bedroom Archive’; an immersive time capsule experience brought to life through the bedrooms of teenagers in the 70’s 80’s…
When we sat down with the Craghoppers team to discuss making them a short film to showcase their archive collection, I suggested using the early 80s cult channel…
If you’re one of those people who enjoy perusing ebay and vintage stores in search of some awe-inspiring apparel from the golden era of outdoors then are you…
Founded in Batley back in 1965 rumour has it that Craghoppers was the first place a certain Mr Chouinard and his Californian climbing buddies used to hit to…
If you visited the excellent Too Hot x Fila archive pop-up exhibition in Shoreditch earlier this year then you too will have witnessed some of those cool and colourful…
Rather appropriately given their military leanings, Realm & Empire’s latest collection has been made exclusively in Blackburn by a long serving clothing manufacturer who made specialist battle-dress for…
The Reissues collection features all the good stuff from Fred Perry’s archive but with a contemporary spin suitable to today’s tastes. Take for example the iconic harrington jacket…
I don’t know where the Grants posse have unearthed these Nordic treasures from but word on the street is that it involved a midnight raid on a Copenhagen…
I don’t know why but there seems to be a raft of great books all aimed at the oft ignored world of men’s clothing popping up at the…
Great news! One of Albam’s first and arguably their best designs, the much adored Fisherman’s Cagoule is back after a four year hiatus. Released in a strictly limited run in a range of premium fabrics as part of Albam’s archive project