New Year; new shoes. That’s the saying isn’t it? It’s not, I’ve just made it up, but it bloody well should be. No better time to treat your…
Ding, ding, Round Two. M(other’s) F(avourite) DOOM (Iconic US Hippity Hoppity artist) is back together with Clarks Originals for another highly limited and anticipated release. Earlier in the…
To anyone with a passing interest in trainers or like us a bloody obsesssion with footwear over the last couple of decades you will know or have heard…
We love The Outdoors here at Proper. We think it’s “Great”. We also love clothes and shoes that look like they’re at one with the wilderness; if not…
We’re a Broad Footwear Church here at ProperMag; we normally ‘welcome one, welcome all’ when it comes to shoes and trainers, we see the merits in most (apart…
“Every woman, every man; Join the Caravan of love; Stand up, Stand up, Staaaaaand Uppppp” so sang the Hull based, politicised pop foursome The Housemartins. Now, as sartorially inclined…
Morgan Freeman, Mariella Frostrup, Marouane Fellaini, Marty Feldman (ask your dad) all famous M.F.’s but none of them, to my knowledge, have released a series of acclaimed hiphop…
“Oooh doesn’t time fly”? No. These pissy wet and unseasonably mild days seem to be going on for bloody ages. However it does seem only a bit since…
What do you get if you cross a Desert Trek with a Rambler? Nope, it’s not some shite ‘Wheeltappers and Shunters Club’ style gag, but a question which…
Who’s the real star of Breaking Bad – the seminal US TV series, Twitter Wank-fest and sole reason for extending your month’s free subscription to Netflix? I’d argue…
Although it’s still cracking the flags and Autumn seems like a long, long way away, it still makes perfect sense for Clarks Originals to drop some autumnal leather…
You know those people who refer to shoes as ‘tyres’ ? I know, #PeopleWhoNeedAGoodHiding right? Right. Well if they must insist on that piss-poor phrase then surely these…
OiPolloi.com and Clarks Originals present… BEST DRESSED CHICKEN IN TOWN ‘the dinner dance & bashment bingo’ – – – – – – – – – – – -…
Not sure about these? What’s wrong with you? Can’t you be swayed… or should that be suede? No, probably not. These are the kind of boots Clarks aficionados…
If there was an award for most obvious product choice of the year here on Proper it’d surely be this post. But sometimes you’ve got to stop trying…
Featuring guest selector & chef for the evening… ASHLEY BEEDLE (Girls Music / Rootikal / X-press 2) Alongside soundman and CLARKS IN JAMAICA author… AL FINGERS With supporting sounds from BOBBY IRISH (HOTMILK) ————————————————————————————————————-…
Look who’s been dipping into their archive (or should that be Clark-ive?) and resurrecting items of outstanding crepe-soled beauty. I’ve been pestering Clarks for several years now to…
Before opening this wonderful book, I assumed it would be a promotional photo album type affair featuring loads of happy dreads and moody rudeboys in modern day Jamaican…
Maybe we’re jumping the gun a bit here but we’ve already started getting rather giddy about Clarks Originals autumnal output. Not only are there loads of…
Our mates over at Clarks Originals have got a smart competition going on at the moment. You can win tickets to a special Joy Formidable gig early next…
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.