What Trainers Are Actually Trending Right Now
Right so someone in my comments asked “what trainers are actually trending” like it was a simple question, and I sat there for a solid ten minutes trying to answer…
Are New Balance Trainers Actually Worth It?
My mate Ross texted me a photo from inside a JD Sports changing bit, a pair of 990s on his feet, asking “are these actually worth eighty quid or am…
Are Trainers Actually Smart Casual?
Had a lad come in last month, work do coming up, asked if his white leather trainers would pass for smart casual. I looked at them properly, not just a…
Is the Bomber Jacket Still Worth Wearing?
My downstairs neighbour, Dean, wears a bomber jacket to walk his bin bags to the communal bins. Full MA1 style thing, ribbed cuffs, the works, at 8pm on a Tuesday…
Is the Trench Coat Still Worth the Investment?
I built a case for a trench coat the way I’d build a case for anything at work, laid it out properly. Cost per wear against a suit jacket I…
Are Cruyff Trainers Actually Worth the Hype?
Okay so someone in my comments called Cruyffs “the Sambas for lads who peaked at fifteen” and I’ve been thinking about that sentence for three days because I genuinely can’t…
Is the Denim Jacket Still a Wardrobe Staple?
I found my old denim jacket in a bag at the back of the wardrobe last month, looking for a jumper for my brother’s youngest, and my first thought wasn’t…
Are Loafers Still Worth the Investment?
My mate Dan turned up to a barbecue in July wearing loafers with no socks, and someone asked him if he’d come straight from a meeting. He hadn’t. He’d come…
The Trainers Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
People argue about this like it’s a matter of principle, mens trainers being wider than women’s, when really it’s a fitting question that gets treated like a culture war. I’ve…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Trainers Before I Bought Mine
A woman on the treadmill next to me at the gym, completely unprompted, mid conversation with someone else, said “you know men’s and women’s trainers are basically the same shoe…