The perennial problem when buying gifts for someone you love/like is the question of whether it’s enough to show them your appreciation of them. “Let’s not go mad…
We’re taking a risk putting this Weekend Wears on Instagram. Firstly, there’s shorts and a big coat, which is a combination that some love to ridicule, and secondly,…
The taste of autumn approaching is in the air. Pack away your shorts, put down your sunglasses, I hope you’ve had your fun as the change can only…
High quality threads from Manchester’s menswear experts. The second batch of Oi Polloi sportswear comprises of the same hardwearing, organic cotton jersey with a tripped out twist. Colourful…
Another textbook Thomas St look “You’ve heard of Silicon Valley – the annoying cabal of tech creeps intent on turning planet Earth into a giant self-service till –…
In what will hopefully become a regular series, we’ve chosen loads of things we quite like and/or appreciate the existence of. Throughout the month of July, we’ll update…
Smart shades and from a strong brand. Akila ensure all the right things about their Sunglasses. Findings from their research and development lab inform their construction which is…
Oi Polloi select the beautiful hues on offer from the sportswear innovators. Each season we can rely on the freshest folks in Northen Quarter Oi Polloi to make…
I’m gutted. Just been told the Brian Wilson gig I had tickets for has been cancelled. Never seen him before and considering he’s about 200 I may not…
L.A. Lens-smiths Akila make some outstandingly good, eco-friendly ‘bio-acetate sunglasses though I have to say my favourite is the Analogue. Offering 100% protection from UV rays whilst making…
Whilst we’re all fairly familiar with the ‘acid dad’ (you know the type, easily drops a couple of ton each month on Discogs and gets goosebumps whenever you…
Sometimes you just see a ripstop cotton khaki parka and think ‘Man, I just gotta get one’ which is exactly what happened inside our swedes when we first…
These teutonic, metallic, ping pong ball bashing bangers have just dropped down at Oi Polloi and are just waiting to be taken out in the sunshine for some…
Now I’m not saying that KEEN are the coolest and most highly desirable footwear brand in the world right now but they have just done collabs with THREE…
Quite often here on Proper, when talking about a particular garment we’ll mention that it’d look particularly suave when topped off with a pair of fresh, white canvas,…
What a time to be alive, the beer gardens have put out their parasols, Oi Polloi are open, the sun is shining in the sky and there’s a…
Made in Germany these sunset yellow sandals are the Kyoto from those awesome orthopaedic auteurs Birkenstock. Designed to make your feet feel fantastic as well as giving a…
It seems appropriate to be talking about a jacket called Columbo on a Bank Holiday Monday when traditionally there’s very little worth watching on TV other than reruns…
This beautiful smock is so blue you almost feel like you could dive straight into it and do a couple of widths don’t you? Well you can’t, it’s…
This stunning six panel from Satta is constructed from the coolest of corduroys and has been dyed the kind of emerald green that’s so beautiful it’s enough to…
If you too have found yourself watching epic Ridley Scott drama ‘The Terror’ and thinking you need to seriously up your naval game in the wardrobe department then…