Typically, the gritters are back out and we’re all shivering our tits off. Just as we all started tentatively thinking about putting the big jackets back in the…
New year, new clothes, things are picking up a tad. New issue of a magazine too. Watch this space. Well, not this space but the one you see…
It’s February, can we all get back to normal properly now? That means obsessing not over cashflow issues and how we’re going to get through the month, but…
Another year, another dollar. We’ve left the site well alone over Christmas but now we’re back, quite typically writing about dead nice parkas and that. Publish is a…
Hmm, Garbstore. It’s the brand One True Saxon might have been, but we’re glad it isn’t. Ian Paley spend months out of the country working with all sorts…
I like the colour blue. The band Blue (remember them?) can get knotted. But the colour is alright by me. It’s the colour my ailing football team wears.…
“You’re orange. You’re physically orange.” “You should work for the phone company…. orange” If you can name the sitcom these quotes come from then you’re just as much…
The word quilt can be taken to mean several things. If you’re familiar with the Merseyside version, you’ll know it’s not the most complimentary word in those parts.…
Unofficial little (or big?) brother of the seemingly defunct Heritage Research, Trainerspotter is a well priced streetwear type alternative to the austere, serious heritage trend. Nice logos, and…
Ah the jean jacket. Preserve of Status Quo types and toddlers on council estates. Plus, oddly, some of the coolest cucumbers of the 20th century. Not cucumbers, actors,…
Looking to keep out the cold yet cut a dash on your Christmas do? Or maybe something to outdo all the other winter fishermen? Or perhaps something to…
The word ‘gimmick’ usually carries negative connotations. It’s used to describe stuff without substance and instead with cheap, short term appeal. To be honest though, I’m not sure…
There are plenty of puns to go at here. I mean, I could talk about how Christmas is a chore, but so is this coat. A chore coat…
We’ve spent the last couple of months teeing up Autumn/Winter stuff here on the site and as December arrives, you can bet all the best brands will want…
The Leeds-based Nicholas Deakins Para Squad may sound like a really badly conceived fictional football firm, but of course it’s nothing of the sort. It’s a pretty smart…
Great for the town, the terrace or trick or treating (plus other things which don’t necessarily begin with a ‘t’), the traditional smock is the kind of jacket…
Layering up is a very autumnal thing, or if you’re American it’s something you do in the ‘Fall’. In fact, I reckon Proper comedy hero John Shuttleworth should…
You know where you are with a bit of Penfield. The type of stuff they do is no-nonsense, Americana-infused goodness. And all at prices that you can tell…
Brand with genuine integrity? Check. Nice jacket? Check. Minimal branding? Check. Right price? Check. Nowt more needs saying. Well, except for the fact it’d look great down Baker…
In recent years the resurgence of Fila has been pretty marked. The numerous films and retrospectives has seen a genuine classic once more brought to the for. One…
Rohan had enjoyed a quiet appreciation amongst the discerning dresser community for a long time, but aside from the odd collaboration (e.g the one they did with Nigel…