You might think Blighty is only known for all-day drinking, beans on toast, Hugh Grant and The Beatles. Well, let me tell you that there is another hidden gem in our good old country – Mountain Equipment. In the 1950’s working at his climbing shop, Pete Hutchinson realised that giving his mates discounts wasn’t the way to the top, so he started making outdoor gear around the back of his shop, focusing on the simple…

Penfield AW23 Is In The HousePenfield is a brand many ought to be familiar with. Founded in 1975 in New England, Penfield are best known for outerwear such as jackets, shirts and fleeces. A few people may recognise the brand from Maine Road ’96, when a certain Gallagher brother wore one of their jackets on stage. Remember that Tenacious D album ‘The Pick of Destiny’? Well this is sort of similar, apart from it’s not an…

Karhu’s story began just over a century ago when a small workshop was set up in downtown Helsinki by Ab Sportartiklar Oy. The workshop’s first product was sports equipment such as javelins and skis made from locally sourced birch. 4 years later, the brand changes their name to Karhu – Finnish for ‘Bear’. Following on from last week’s photoshoot, our footwear of choice for that faithful day was Karhu. When it comes to trainers, we…

Here at Working Class Heroes, we like to blend aesthetics of our favourite brands. This week, we took some of Portugal’s finest flannel and mixed it with some reet good Yorkshire luggage. We’re slowly exiting the Summer season, so a long sleeved shirt seemed to do the trick as we frolicked around the Lake District and got slightly damp. We’ve just taken delivery of AW23 Portuguese Flannel shirts, which include some lovely cord, checks and…