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English knitwear comes of age with the Alan Paine S/S 13 collection 1 Feb 2013 | 01:37 pm
Quality knitwear is often overlooked by those of us with an eye for nice piece of schmutter. Unlike coats, which announce themselves in a blur of zips, pockets and hoods – jumpers don't really offer a...
Collective Noun: smart clothes for hard times 25 Jan 2013 | 04:20 pm
For men, an attention to detail is paramount in out clothes. This can go from the little hoop that you'll find under the label of Paul & Shark garments to the hidden pockets that can be found in bespo...
Nigel Cabourn vs Lanificio Cerruti AW 13/14 16 Jan 2013 | 03:59 am
As Britain shudders under its yearly not-that-cold spell, it's tempting to look forward to the coming of spring and summer. And while we'd happily spend the colder months in a modernist apartment bloc...
Train and Tube ‘iPaintings’ by Nadja Ryzhakova 11 Jan 2013 | 02:30 pm
British artist David Hockney caused quite a stir last year with his iPad paintings of the area around his Yorkshire home, highlighted in the A Bigger Picture exhibition at London’s Royal Academy. Brin...
J.Crew: a brand you should be getting excited about it 4 Jan 2013 | 05:13 pm
This magazine has long been a supporter of British shops like Oi Polloi and Albam, outfitters that have helped spread the look of UK modernist, casual and – er – "heritage" well beyond our shores. But...
Q&A with Andrew Blum, author of Tubes: Behind The Scenes At The Internet 24 Dec 2012 | 04:30 pm
It could be argued that the internet is now the world’s most cherished commodity. But what actually is it? Andrew Blum, author of Tubes: Behind The Scenes At The Internet, lifts the curtain on this ma...
Adidas goes back to the ’90s with Torsion for Spring/Summer ’13 11 Dec 2012 | 02:33 pm
The ’90s. Seemingly lost between the strikes/new romantics/mullets of the 1980s and the constantly connected/laser beam/iPhone 2000s, it's a decade that people find hard to pin down. The reason for th...
Boast x Ebbets baseball caps at the Garbstore 30 Nov 2012 | 03:24 am
It's been a long time since we felt comfortable wearing a baseball cap. That's not to say that as items they're intrinsically bad, far from it, the baseball cap is one of the great items of 20th Centu...
Artist Aled Lewis brings together arcade and movie heroes for PlayStation's All-Stars Battle Royale 23 Nov 2012 | 01:10 pm
We're always suckers for a bit of old school arcade action, and without the threat of some maniac threatening us for our "last man" we now get to enjoy these games in peace. Artist Aled Lewis feels t...
CP Company Autumn/Winter Collection 19 Nov 2012 | 03:13 pm
It's no secret that Umbrella has long been an admirer of CP Company, though we're a little perturbed by their spilit from Stone Island – hence the more prominent branding. No matter, the brand has de...
