Notes on fashion, music, and buying well.

The North Face. For some, it is the ubiquitous puffer jacket on every high street. For others, a functional uniform for the hills. But for a select few,...

Outdoor Performance, Urban Currency Arc'teryx gear holds its value. Look at any pre-owned market. Spend £500 on a jacket today, you will likely get a...

The Acronym Premise Acronym is expensive. There is no getting around that. A new J1-GT jacket can run into four figures. Trousers and accessories are...

From Functional to Familiar Norse Projects is a brand built on fabric. Their initial retail offering in 2004 was a tightly edited range of workwear and oute...