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A Tailoring Directory

February 20, 2024

A Tailoring Directory

Every once in a while, I’ll get an email from a reader who asks the most important wardrobe question: Can…

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What Makes Something an Heirloom?

July 13, 2023

What Makes Something An Heirloom?

What distinguishes something as an heirloom? Is it monetary value? How was something made? When my father died in the…

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The Springboard Wardrobe

July 21, 2021

The Springboard Wardrobe

When I started getting into fountain pens about eight years ago, I was overwhelmed by the number of options. The…

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A Basic Guide to Useful Knitwear

October 29, 2020

A Basic Guide To Useful Knitwear

I have a sweater for almost every season and occasion: linen knits for spring/ summer, cashmere for fall/ winter, chunky…

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How To Tell If Soft Tailoring Is Right For You

September 30, 2020

How To Tell If Soft Tailoring Is Right For You

About thirteen years ago, Carlo Brandelli, then-Creative Director of Kilgour, bragged to the Financial Times that his new Unstructured line felt featherlight…

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How To Shop On A Budget

December 20, 2019

How To Shop On A Budget

Last week, Simon Crompton published a post on how he’d shop on a budget. Simon’s blog, Permanent Style, focuses on…

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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide to Synthetic Fibers

November 21, 2018

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide To Synthetic Fibers

In menswear, few things are hated as much as synthetics. Every time the topic comes up, someone always says how…

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Six Suggestions for Developing Personal Style

October 8, 2018

Six Suggestions For Developing Personal Style

A couple of years ago, the luxury department store chain Barneys conducted a survey to find out how men decide…

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Five Starting Places For Building A Casual Wardrobe, Part Two

May 29, 2018

Five Starting Places For Building A Casual Wardrobe, Part Two

Casualwear can sometimes feel messy. Without the guidelines in traditional tailored clothing, many guys feel it’s hard to understand how…

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Five Starting Places for Building a Casual Wardrobe, Part One

May 21, 2018

Five Starting Places For Building A Casual Wardrobe, Part One

It’s hard to talk about casualwear in the way you can talk about tailoring because you have to think about…

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A Practical Guide to Getting Started

April 5, 2018

A Practical Guide To Getting Started

It’s crazy to think that Put This On is nearly ten years old, and while we have tons of posts…

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Suggested “Essentials” for a Starting Wardrobe

March 27, 2018

Suggested “Essentials” For A Starting Wardrobe

So, I’ve recently gotten into coffee and I spend an embarrassing amount of time online reading about different brewing methods,…

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How to Judge Quality in Clothing

March 26, 2018

How To Judge Quality In Clothing

It’s been over ten years since men’s style was obsessed with all things Americana and heritage, but the movement has…

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Why This Matters

March 7, 2018

Why This Matters

One of the questions we sometimes get here at Put This On is why clothing matters at all – why…

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How to Put Together a Successful Outfit

February 25, 2018

How To Put Together A Successful Outfit

Bruce Boyer, one of my favorite writers on men’s style, has a great intro to one of his chapters in Eminently…

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