Look at this jacket everyone, isn’t it bloody great? Our mates in Stockport/Portugal have made it and we think that it’s the cat’s pyjamas, whatever the fuck that…
Newfangle’s prime Portuguese panoply just gained another piece, packed with precision. The Tavira shirt is made in Newfangle’s native Portugal and takes its name from a city and municipality,…
For the first time this year, I’m wearing both shorts AND t-shirt. The balmy weather in the North West of England won’t last, so we must take our…
I’m sitting in a suburban coffee shop writing this. Not a trendy one, but the type that treads the fine line between being trendy and giving old people…
It’s that time of year isn’t it? Cold at night, warm when you’re slurping your mid-morning Malibu. So when it comes to what to wear it’s all about…
Carvoeiro? Didn’t he used to play at the back for Chelsea? Sorry, my grasp of top flight football is on the wane. Of course Carvoeiro is Portuguese, I…
I’ve never been to Portugal. It sounds alright though doesn’t it? Nice weather, good food, relaxed attitude towards drugs, football… One of my favourite ever footballers was Portuguese, though…
Bored of anticipating snow? It’s not coming this year is it? You can put your sledge back in the cellar and throw your ear muffs in the bin.…
“In the current climate” is something we keep hearing a lot on TV. Unfortunately it refers more to having to take your shoes off at airports and not…
Remember those Tefal ads ages ago? For some reason I’ve yet to fathom, they decided to advertise non-stick frying pans using men with massive heads. Very strange days. And…
As I write this, the wind is whistling a pretty threatening tune. Time to layer up and discover our thick skin isn’t it? Well, ticking both those boxes is…
You’ve all seen the alarmist weather reports, warning of an impending freeze. The cynic in me reckons all the big coat lads get together and invent bad weather…
It’s nice when nice people make nice things isn’t it? Ramiro at Newfangle fits that description perfectly, as does the new Bojador Check Shirt. Coincidentally coming in colours…
With the weather more changeable than an incontinent’s underpants, the popularity of the bucket hat shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Ideal for keeping the sun off your…
For years I used to proudly cling to the concept that I wasn’t wealthy enough to own a wallet. I somehow believed that only people with loads of…
We do our best not to follow convention here at Proper. And with that in mind, here we are telling you to buy some gloves just as we’re…
La Paz is the nautical but nice brand out of Portugal. This Noronha jacket is ideal for those Atlantic winds they get over there, though it’s not too…
It’s that time of year again. The time where you fight your inner critic and keep checking your bank account. New stuff is popping up in the shops,…
Is it safe to peep back on twitter yet? Have people stopped talking about how it’s “BIG JACKET WEATHER” yet? It happens at this point every year and…
Regular readers of this here website will know we’re quite pally with Portuguese online retailer Newfangle Clothing. Ramiro’s shop hasn’t been going for years, in fact they’ve been…
Autumn around these parts is all about crepe and suede but to be honest (don’t tell anyone) but I’ve always wondered why we wear that sort of footwear…