Whether you’re a scuba diving scally from Stockport or an nautical nice guy from Naples you’re sure to be impressed by the latest haul from those iconic Italians…
In England we have the laurel leaf, in France it’s an alligator whilst the yanks have got a pony but if you’re Italian it has to be a…
Brace yourselves people as I’m about to reveal some pretty amazing jackets to you, not just one or two but loads. Really, really big beautiful jackets from Italy…
In keeping with Paul & Shark’s focus on sailors, travellers and explorers and their desire to travel ‘beyond the horizon’ they have challenged fellow Italian Alex Bellini to…
How amazing are these new Astorflex Softflex shoes? I haven’t witnessed this much flexing since it kicked off with the So Solid Crew and Westlife at the Brit…
You’re not like everyone else, you’re different right? But what happens when you penchant for handcrafted, premium, Italian hiking boots starts getting picked up on and everyone starts copying…
How’s this for a sterling piece of ‘Don Pietro from Gomorra meets Roy Cropper’ steez? If like us you hold suede/crepe shoes, lambswool crew neck sweaters and corduroy…
Everything they do in Italy they do well don’t they? Whether it’s coats or coffee you can rely on our latin cousins to come up with the…
The more time I spend in Italy the more I’m lead to believe that Italians really do everything better than everyone else. They lead the way in food,…
There’s a big Italian vibe in the Proper office today, we’re all wearing powerful aftershave, Mark has Ryan Paris’s ‘Dolce Vita’ blasting out of his laptop and we’ve just…
Inspired by a classic tuxedo with it’s smart black and white Art Deco bottle Acqua di Parma have created a special edition of their sublime and sophisticated Colonia.…
Have you got yourself a pair of Astorflex shoes yet? My god they’re comfy aren’t they? Nodbody told me they had a memory foam footbed! Slipping my…
Ok, so I’m not going to get through this without mentioning Sarah Cracknell am I? So there it is, I’ve done it in the first line. Out of…
OK so the Easter bank holiday weekend is coming, what are you up to? A bit of sailing round the Amalfi coast with some super-models whilst knocking back a bit…
As the weather kind of gets better it’s finally time to ditch your hiking boots and go in search of something a bit more ‘low profile’ in the…
I love this time of year, there’s a proper nip in the air, a wonderful nip that can only mean one thing. Yes that’s 100% correct it’s time to…
You’ll have noticed that the World Cup is starting soon. The World Cup is brilliant. It’s at its most brilliant around now, just before the tournament actually starts,…
A nice, but reassuringly more expensive alternative to the Mickey Flanagan/acid steez I wrote about the other day, this Stone Island number is a real head turner. Probably…
Inverted sportswear you say? What the Helen of Troy is that? Well Fred Perry have re-interpreted their archive 1970s two button tennis white into a slimmer, blacker, cooler…
Don’t you just proper love this time of year? When you finally have a legitimate excuse for dressing up like Han Solo in the Empire Strikes back, yes…
Now what we have here is not just a rare and wonderful glimpse into the future but also the colourful results of a mighty triumvirate of Mancunian heritage,…