Style, Where to buy

Troupe-ing the colour

Troupe-ing the colour

In the face of Selfridges’ monolithic new shoe gallery – which, we were sore to discover, plays host to no mens styles whatsoever – it was gratifying to stumble across a brand new, independent footwear store (featuring some of the most beautiful mens shoes we’ve seen in ages), just a stone’s throw from the big yellow retailer, on Soho’s Marshall Street. [Read more...]

Style, Where to buy

Get out of town!

Get out of town!

It’s refreshing to note, that despite the rapid upscaling of London’s once grotty East End neighbourhoods, independent industry is still alive and well. From hidden-away speakeasies to 10 person-capacity supperclubs, there’s plenty more than Westfield going on out East. [Read more...]

Style, Where to buy

Menswear finally hits The Hambledon

Menswear finally hits The Hambledon

Ahh, Winchester. The name alone is redolent of lazy summer weekends, green spaces and cricketing whites – or maybe we’re just jaded Londoners. Regardless, Winchester is an ideal escape; a county town an hour outside of London brimming with history, culture and, most importantly, shopping… [Read more...]

Design, Style, Where to buy

Puma keeps on truckin’

Puma keeps on truckin’

We wouldn’t ordinarily advocate buying your trainers from the back of a van, but Puma’s new Rewind Forward “pop out” truck — that’s pop out, not pop up, phew! — changes everything. It’s an innovative touring store designed by three young architecture and design practices (including The Klassnik Corporation, who very kindly built a ping pong lounge next to our office last month — cheers TK!). Oh, and it’s more the side of the van than the back. So that’s all OK then. [Read more...]

Design, Health and fitness, Sport, Where to buy

Britain’s Best Bikes Shops – Rest of UK

Britain’s Best Bikes Shops – Rest of UK

In part two of our round-up of Britain’s best bike shops, we look at the rest of the UK (and Scotland in particular!). All bike shops have been nominated by Twitter followers of @esquireuk. [Read more...]

Bespoke, Health and fitness, Sport, Where to buy

Britain’s Best Bike Shops – London

Britain’s Best Bike Shops – London

We love bikes at Esquire – check out our feature on fixed gear bicycles in the upcoming September issue (if you haven’t got one already you’ll definitely want one after reading it). When we put out the call on Twitter for Britain’s best bike shops, we were inundated with nominations. So here, in the first of two parts, is our list of the best of what London has to offer… [Read more...]

Books, Top Fives, Where to buy

Top-5 Extreme merchandising

Top-5 Extreme merchandising

News of Sachin Tendulkar’s ‘blood edition’, limited run autobiography has got to us thinking about the most extreme merchandise that’s made it to market in recent years. Starting with the great Indian batsman’s tome, we present an Esquire Top-5… [Read more...]

Art, Design, Sport, Where to buy

World Cup pin-up

World Cup pin-up

Following England’s 4-2 win over Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, the story of the tournament was released in cinemas in a feature length documentary, Goal! World Cup 1966. [Read more...]