To my mind, the best ‘heritage’ apparel isn’t just about reproducing the past, but acknowledging the past before adding something new. I mean, I can appreciate that a jacket draws inspiration from vintage US prison-wear, but I don’t want to look like I actually did… Read More
Whether you call them plimsoles, or retro sneakers, or whatever, the Converse-a-like basic canvas footwear market is rammed. However, as a reader of this site, I’m gonna assume a certain level of personal exactitude when it comes to such matters. I’m gonna assume you’re a… Read More
Like a chemsex cockderby between an LA gigolo and a dead granny’s closet, Needles SS17 is everything you don’t want but everything you should. Progressive stylistic slapdashery is the brand’s signature and if you can make sense of it, your wardrobe will thank you come the… Read More
Arguably so unfashionable they’re fashionable, these Marty McFly meets Chris Packham bongboots have got me scratching my carabiners. Are these wearable? Would they actually look good within a rig-out of airy Engineered Garments, orSlow and Needles? Or have I just been seduced once more by… Read More
You’ve probably already decided where you stand on Japanese sneaker re-imaginers Hender Scheme. Somewhere to the left of, “a grand for a pair of trainers? Get to fuck”, I imagine. Hender Scheme is a landscape of pure nonsense and presumably the sole (cough) preserve of… Read More
This is a lot of shoe. Arguably too much. They’re by Japan’s reliably unhinged Kapital and I can safely say, I don’t know anyone in my personal circle of friends who would wear them. I however, definitely would. But even as I did, I know… Read More
