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Ronnie Fieg upgrades Clarks

Ronnie Fieg upgrades Clarks

British shoemaker Clarks has been in a state of flux for a good few years. Once a brand your Grandad would be embarrassed to be associated with, the company’s characteristic mint green stores can now be called, with a vague sense of irony, hipster havens. [Read more...]

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Going Commando

Going Commando

As with all things menswear, the commando sole is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean that designers haven’t started using it as if it were. [Read more...]

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Mr Hare – Ain’t no app for that

Mr Hare – Ain’t no app for that

British shoe designer Marc Hare has, for the past few seasons, been on a mission to make men’s shoes better. And, if Mr. Hare’s latest collection, “Ain’t no app for that”, is anything to go by, it seems that he’s succeeding [Read more...]

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Clae’n you kick it?

Clae’n you kick it?

It’s not often we’ll feature sneakers, but for these high-tops from Clae, with their stream-lined, street smart sensibilities, we were prepared to make an exception. [Read more...]

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Our four favourite shoe-shine kits

Our four favourite shoe-shine kits

Christmas is coming and our shoes are getting tatty. The solution? A shoe-shine kit of the highest calibre wethinks. Here are a few of our faves. [Read more...]

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The alternative guide to cleaning suede shoes

Click to playThe alternative guide to cleaning suede shoes

There are lots of people we’d ask if we were seeking advice about how to clean suede shoes, but until we saw this video none of them were leading Jamaican reggae singers. Vybz Kartel’s hit tune ‘Clarks’ has already attracted lots of mainstream attention because of the apparent contrast between the reggae scene and the family-owned, West-Country-based shoe brand he eulogises, but his maintenance hints, 80 seconds into the video, have so far gone unheralded. [Read more...]

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Total footwork

Total footwork

There are many reasons to admire the legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He was the master of “Total Football”, he had his own “turn”; he was named European Footballer of the Year three times; he refused to go to the 1978 World Cup in protest at Argentina’s military dictatorship; he won the European Cup as coach of Barcelona; he smoked. [Read more...]

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Volta unveils its All-Canvas flash collection

Volta unveils its All-Canvas flash collection

If you’re looking for an alternative to the usual contenders for canvas sneakers this summer, try these rather fine offerings from hip Italian footwear brand Volta. [Read more...]