Think of Portland and Stumptown and you probably think coffee. But the Pacific Northwest caffeine producer has at least one other export you should consider: Danner boots, founded in 1932 by Charles Danner in the depths of the Great Depression.
Incredibly, Loake has never had a standalone store until now. Although it was ahead of most of Northamptonshire's renowned shoemakers in opening an online shop, the family-owned cordwainer has only recently taken its first steps into bricks and mortar with an emporium in Princes Arcade, just off London's Jermyn Street.
It would be all too easy to describe Medwinds as a breath of fresh air. But there’s no denying that the online-only Spanish basics brand has a novel approach which seems savvy in these straightened times.
There comes a time in every man’s life when he recognises the need for a proper umbrella – usually just after his cut-price compact has blown inside-out. London Undercover is a relatively covert British maker of the former which is starting to attract the right sort of attention thanks to its anything-but-dry designs.
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