We know in the grand scheme of environmental protection it’s a microscopic step, but if we all do the small bits we can and meanwhile keep pressure on our politicians to make the bigger changes they can, then things can and will get better. Anyway, we’ve just ordered our next lot of mailing sacks and they’re made from sugarcane, so they biodegrade quickly and don’t damage the environment whilst also protecting our products from potential damage too. Small steps indeed, but definitely steps in the right direction.

At British Boxers we have the perfect gift for your dad this Fatherʼs Day. Our range of fantastic BRITISH MADE socks will suit all types of dad.

Delightfully dotty dads will love our bright and cheerful polka dot Somerford socks,  but if your dad is a little more refined in his tastes he may prefer the classic stripes of our stylish Quakers range. More traditional still, but with a hidden hint of cheekiness, the Portobello range has contrasting heel and toe that may remain unseen unless your dad is the sort to wear socks with his sandals!

We have socks for the seasons too. Perfect for cool dads this summer, our Hamada socks are made from a linen-cotton blend, whilst our chunkier Burghley socks are made from luxurious merino wool – making them ideal for those autumnal walks.

So, socks it is for Fatherʼs Day. The only question is: what sort of dad is yours?

 

To all the mums like me who work and juggle the kids feeling they're doing both badly, to the stay at home mums, the working 5 days a week ones, the people whose mums have left us, the mums whose children have passed away, the mums whose kids are sick and disabled (raises my hand and wishes it was me instead of my kid), to friends and strangers who wanted kids and it never happened, to other friends who adopted kids and to the dads who have to be mums too. I’m thinking of all of you today.

I’m also minded that when Sarah Vine, the Daily Mail journalist, said last week that 'you need a womb to be a mum', she was wrong. It immediately jarred for me. But it’s only now after a few days I’ve been able to think about it, and I’ve realised that you don’t need a womb to be a mum, you just need a big heart and someone to care for. 

Keep smiling.

Deborah Price
Managing Director, British Boxers

Gwyneth Paltrow shared a photo of her daughter Apple without her permission - was she wrong? Read the full BBC article here.

I mean share or don’t share, but either way it’s great to see our Men's Dunwood Red Tartan Pyjama Trousers in the picture! Sadly, we're sold out of all our Dunwood Red at the moment. Until we reorder, try our Soft Red Tartan or Brunello Check PJ trousers instead!

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On International Women’s Day I wanted to talk about a couple of the women who care so much for me and my family that they enable british-boxers.com to happen. It seemed like the right time to shout about two of my heroes. 

Firstly, Julie in the office. Her kids have left home and made homes of their own so she comes into the town early, walks round the entire centre to get her steps up on her Fitbit, arrives at the office, sorts everything out and I walk in after the madness of our school run and into a sense of calm. She’s a treasure. A retired district nurse with a work ethic honed in the NHS, a sense of order and calm combined with a heart of gold befitting of the best of the NHS too. We laugh. We have office discos. We work so hard and well together that I honestly wouldn’t be able to do my job now if she didn’t have my back and you know why it works? Because she cares for me. It matters to her that I’m OK and that the business is thriving and I’m so grateful to have her. 

Secondly Naomi. My eldest child is disabled and if it weren’t for Naomi collecting my daughter from her special school and delivering her back to me an hour later I don’t know what I’d do. Naomi is always thinking of the kids, she considers things I hadn’t thought of. She has an innate sense of fun and the patience of a saint. She excels in the areas I struggle and if we could all be half as good a mum and carer that Naomi is we’d be doing a pretty grand job in my opinion. I think often people talk about carers and unless you’ve been one you have no idea what the job entails after all we all “care” about people don’t we but day in and day out helping people cross roads, enabling play, listening to them, being firm, being kind, washing them I could go on but I won’t because there are all sorts of things carers do that are too detailed and personal to write here but that many of us wouldn’t consider in a million years. That’s Naomi. She really cares both through her hard work and her thought and time. 

There are loads of famous women who inspire me too... loads of 'em but I reckon they’ll do OK without my shout out. It’s the women who do the stuff every day. The carers in the background who make the careers happen up front who should be lauded so today my blog is a massive thank you to you. None of what I do would get done if you didn’t have my back. 

Deb Price 
Managing Director 
www.british-boxers.com 

As Brexit approaches, some Brits are stocking up. British Boxers are among them. Co-owner, Darren Price, discusses the challenges with Stephen Beard from Marketplace.org.

Read the full article here.

Photo by Stephen Beard

Riddle magazine reports that 'British craft and heritage brands appear to have done rather well in 2018 despite the wider retail environment.' We agree. Read the entire article here.

Journalist Samantha Rea donned a pair of our Westwood Blue Stripe Two-Fold Flannel Pyjamas in a recent quest to find out if the new trend of 'womb rooms' really are the the solution to sleep woes. Read her full article in Spectator Life here.

Photograph by Michael Sissons

In the December/January 2019 issue of Underline magazine, British Boxers is featured in a special report weighing the importance of online versus traditional bricks and mortar retailing in the UK men's underwear market. We are definitely an online business and appreciate our online customers to no end.

For those of you who are discerning globetrotters, you may come across British Boxers while perusing the latest issue of The Cultured Traveller. We think our undies are incredibly comfortable to travel in and our nightwear an easy way to keep warm on your trips. But it's our lovely men's merino wool socks they put on their gift round up. Bon voyage!