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June 25, 2019
Rayon: Summer’s Magical Fabric
A couple of years ago, inspired by Pete’s posts on vacation-styled shirts, I bought a navy, pineapple print button-up from…
January 18, 2018
North Korea’s Miracle Fabric Made From Stone
This might stretch the boundaries of what we talk about here at Put This On, but Reuters has one of…
November 13, 2017
How To Clean Every Fall & Winter Fabric
At the heart of it, style this time of year comes down to fabrics. We love fall/ winter clothes for…
April 4, 2016
Talking Shirt Fabrics With The Albini Group
If the Scots are known for their tweed and Americans known for their denim, then the Italians are often credited…
February 16, 2016
I Guess The Social Fabric Is NOT Denim
I looked around to see the glitter and sparkle and noticed for the first time, denim jeans on some concertgoers….
September 28, 2015
Fabric Weight: Does A Pound Of Tweed Weigh The Same As A Pound Of Flannel?
Have you ever read the description of a sportcoat or pair of jeans and nodded, impressed, at the fabric weight?…
June 16, 2015
It’s On Sale: Fabric At Design Diva
One of my favorite shops on the web for browsing is Design Diva. They offer ultra-high-end fabric at deep, deep…
May 15, 2015
A Simple Guide To Fabric Care Symbols
Dug this legend to the baffling pictographs on clothing care labels recently posted by TechnicallyRon, and related commentary on why…
February 18, 2015
A Handy Fabric Reference Guide
Our reader Noah points us to a handy reference guide over at the website of Huddersfield Cloth (an English cloth…
June 10, 2014
People Are Wearing Fleece, Which Is A Hard Fabric To Be Angry In
People are wearing fleece, which is a hard fabric to be angry in. Carrie Brownstein, on whether “Portlandia” is offensive…
April 8, 2014
How Did This Fabric Get Into My Shirt?
Although certain shirting fabrics and tweeds get a lot of attention, we often focus on the way a shirt or…
April 29, 2013
What Makes A Good Square? Where Does Our Fabric Come From?
The folks at Unpack the Box, a site about the growing subscription-goods world, interviewed me about the Put This On…
December 13, 2012
Wear Heavier Fabrics
One of the things I really like about winter is the ability to wear heavier cloths. Heavy fabrics tend to…
July 2, 2012
Cool-Wearing Shirt Fabrics For Summer
Warmer temperatures call for open weave shirtings – those lightweight, airy fabrics that allow your skin to breathe and body…
April 15, 2012
Selecting Fabric For The Pocket Squares
One of the most enjoyable parts of my job as editor of Put This On is selecting fabric for the…


















