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Notes from the terraces
Drop stories, retro kit history and the occasional love letter to football before it was content.
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Featured·18 June 2026
SE25: how a postcode became a collection
The story behind Drop 001 — the mod-target badge, the colourway, and why we named our first collection after a corner of South London.
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Culture27 May 2026·3 min read
The away kit we couldn't afford
On the strange power of the shirts we never owned — and why the away kit always hit harder than the home one.
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Craft9 April 2026·3 min read
Why we only print on heavyweight cotton
A short, opinionated case for the 240gsm tee — and against the throwaway shirt that falls apart before the season ends.
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