F/CE is one of those brands we’re frankly guilty of not talking about enough. Everything about it ticks the boxes: oversized, technical outerwear, tasteful minimalist styling, relaxed silhouettes…
In 1964, a man and his wife were racing through the snow-capped mountains of the Italian Alps in a Mini Moke adventure vehicle, chasing the last light of…
Here at Proper, we live for those discoveries that feel almost too good to share. The ancient hardware shop that sells Monsteras for a fiver. The corner shop…
You’ve definitely seen that Instagram trend where everyone’s getting misty-eyed about 2016 – romanticising overnight queues in the freezing cold for streetwear drops, god-awful Comme des Garçons Converse,…
The year is 1995. You walk into a shoe shop and are confronted with shelves upon shelves of technical outdoor footwear. Chunky soles, intricate lacing systems, lumps of…
Christ. January was that long, I feel like I’ve aged about 15 years since I put the last Proper Picks together. But at long last, we’ve arrived at…
As we wave goodbye to what feels the longest month of the year, it’s time to dust off the cobwebs, stop shivering and start thinking about what summer…
Speak to enough people in the fashion-outdoor-lifestyle orbit and, sooner or later, the name Iain Grainger will surface. He’s often described as a figure shrouded in mystery: universally…
Usually in these articles, we like to take things somewhat unseriously. But there are a few brands that change that, and Massimo Osti Studio is one of them.…
To most people, the word ‘Manchester’ conjures images of damp streets, industrial buildings, grumpy locals, dirty canals & ever creeping gentrification. But to a certain subset of individuals,…
Maybe you’ve noticed, maybe you haven’t – but low-hikers are suddenly everywhere. On the street, on the train, outside the pub, usually attached to the feet of someone…
Few brands wear their home country on their sleeve quite like 66°North does. The brand’s identity is intrinsically linked to Iceland, and a little piece of the nation…