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Bringing you the best stuff out and about and on the web so you can look extremely knowledgeable and clued up to your friends and strangers, neighbours and lovers. Whoever really, this section is full of good stuff.



Mix: Life On Earth 4 502 Bad Gateway




The Interview to go along with the BANGINGEST mix


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502's Mandatory Music Round Up




Better late than never slaps of 2020

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Loutre AW20




Upcycled, hand dyed and one offs bangers made in London. Highly recommend.

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Saul Nash - MOVEment




Owain Johnson is back for more deep cuts, this time on menswear brand and choreographer Saul Nash

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Studio Argot - Ten Chairs




Learning about sustainable materials via chair design from Studio Argot.


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Hai Sporting Goods




Issey Miyake madness from the late 70s/early 80s

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Carhartt WIP:
Relevant Parties





Six of the best record labels in the world, the worlds foremost cool guy brand and a series of podcasts and NTS takeovers.


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Mars:Utopia Planitia





A visit to Lulworth Cove to ask the question, "Why do we treat Mars with more reverence than earth?"

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Aloof Studio
product picks for 502




Friends of the mag pick some of the choicest cuts of fabric available now

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LTEKS




A new line from Korean outdoor brand Kolon Sport for city dwellers and everyone else.

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What is natural wine




We employ Oxford University Biologist Joel tm to tell us all about the differences and definitions of natural wine

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Interview: Fable Footworks




We speak to Andy Thompson of Fable Footworks about shoe consultancy, favourite pairs and BAME opportunities in the industry

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Mask Off: The Future




Owain Johnson meanders through masks and culture with images from Tarik Halil

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Organic Purposes T Shirt




Collaboration with WellWishers88

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An Ode to Doorways




Owain Johnson takes us through doorways in film and Covid19 life

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Sagenation debut lookbook




Images from the first drop of Sagenation's debut collection

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3D Renders




They're t-shirts but in the 3D realm

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A Conversation




A visual discussion of Marcel Breuer's calssic cesca chair

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Stepney Workers Club - a review





Some nice of photos of some nice shoes from a new brand based in East London.

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Post Jeans: why people aren’t wearing denim anymore


Post Jeans was a phrase I'd heard coined in the Care tags podcast but represents a larger shift in the thinking of the culture.


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Interview with Don Kaka: one off jackets, bespoke t-shirts, a Rolls Royce, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency


Merging art and craftsmanship Don Kaka is creating jackets that you will want to we​ar and are traceable through Blockchain.

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EASTERN EUROPE: A BIGGER SCENE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE INITIALLY THOUGHT


We're all only too familiar with Gosha Rubchinskiy but there are some other quality brands from a region of Europe often overlooked and at times troubled.​

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how british independent menswear stores affect contemporary style


Map shows community of menswear stores


An examination of how menswear stores create aesthetics and feed in to menswear. Oh and I made a fun map.

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KANYE WEST – JUSTIFIED IRREVERENCE OR A LOVE MISPLACED



Examining the reasons behind one of the most controversial and followed artists of our time.

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NICK WOOSTER - THE MAN WHO STARTED INSTABRANDS


Illustration by Harry Beeson


Nick Wooster is a man who has worked in major roles at large department stores but was one of the first to leverage an instagram following to sell his own brand of style.

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