I don’t know how the rest of the world feels but here in the North West of the UK we really can’t get enough of corduroy. If I…
If you thought that YMC stands for ‘You Must Create’ then you’re wrong, So, so wrong. It actually stands for ‘Yeah Man Corduroy’ because they make stuff like…
Thanks to this ridiculous ongoing heat our native Stockport now looks more like the Wild West and rather than running for the hills in search or the cavalry/a…
Designed, sourced and made in London, Paladrin is an emerging menswear brand who work with local designers and craftspeople to create a classic workwear style pieces that are…
Sound the suave alarm because we’ve got a sneak peak at Afield’s super smart AW18 collection. Entitled ‘Cotton Town’ the globe-spanning brand has returned to it’s Mancunian roots…
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to praise the cord and to ask the sweet, sweet cord to have mercy upon our sinful denim wearing souls. We…
Cast your eyes upon this appropriate piece of Autumnal attire from Parka London that looks like a cross between classic trucker and USN deck jacket except that it’s…
Despite their Slovakian roots I’m not sure that these dashing new tennis shoes from Novesta could be any more Mancunian really. Liberally covered in beige jumbo cord and…
Hyak Cordmas everyone! No I’ve not spilt my brew on the keyboard, I’m just wishing you all the best for the season by name-dropping this ace new shirt…
Every time I go in Oi Polloi I find myself leaving absolutely disgusted. Not with them, more myself for not having the financial wherewithal, clout or muscle to…
Look at this shirt everyone, isn’t it just swell? With it’s three front pockets that make it look like a French work jacket, it’s wonderful sagey hue that…
Cord blimey! Just when I thought the UW Bakers Jacket couldn’t get any better then along comes a cord version. This exclusive twist on their well loved…
When they/we come to write the ‘big book of brilliant coats’ the chapter given to Barbour’s output will be a pretty big one won’t it? World renowned for…
I once described TukTuk’s shirts to their owner as being both proper brilliant and cheap enough for me to get an addiction. He thanked me for seeing his brand as…
Know the term “Heritage” is now a bit frowned upon in the #menswear sphere; sitting as it does alongside ’70’s DJs’ and ‘Kids’ TV presenters’ in getting people turning…
Back with a bang, and layered up ready for that pinnacle of seasons – Autumn; the ‘Knowledgable Knights of The Northern Quarter’ Oi Polloi have got some new…
http://vimeo.com/93855615 It was the noted Italian Situationist Gianfranco Sanguinetti who said “Give me shoes made from corduroy and I will give you your dreams (and if you could…
Favourite Threesome? The Supremes? Definitely up there. Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Matt Dillion getting jiggy together in late 90’s teen romp Wild Things? Probably not. Pender, Deary,…
If Manchester menswear mecca/Mecca [sic] Oi Polloi were a religion like Islam (which it’s not, obviously), whose foundations were based on five pillars of wisdom (which they probably…
Imagine a future in a world not that far away (just down the road in fact) where Ian Hough’s brilliant but polemic Four Quadrants of Manchester article is taken…
Maybe it’s our close geographical ties, what with Corduroy being known as ‘the Manchester cloth’ but for our money there are few other materials that can hold a…