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The '90s Are Back.  Long Live the '70s.

December 7, 2020

The ’90s Are Back. Long Live The ’70s.

In 1992, I started going to thrift stores with an older buddy of mine, Sean Compton, with whom I’m still…

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The Best Value-Focused Brands, Part One

February 18, 2020

The Best Value-Focused Brands, Part One

Last year, when shopping for a new digital camera, I found myself asking the same question everyone asks when they…

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Suitsupply is Literally Selling a Cape

November 9, 2018

Suitsupply Is Literally Selling A Cape

If there’s one thing we push here at Put This On, it’s valuing quality over quantity. We’ve always said, “buy…

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Prosecco Features on a Beer Budget: Spier and Mackay Neapolitan Jacket Review

July 26, 2018

Prosecco Features On A Beer Budget: Spier And Mackay Neapolitan Jacket Review

Toronto’s Spier and Mackay has spent a couple of seasons refining its “Neapolitan” cut jacket, attracting attention for providing a…

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Six Great End-of-Season Sales

January 10, 2018

Six Great End-of-Season Sales

If you’ve been thinking about picking up something nice for yourself, now is a great time to shop. Lots of…

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The Difference Between a $400 and $8,000 Suit

October 1, 2017

The Difference Between A $400 And $8,000 Suit

  Buzzfeed is known for their formulaic, clickbait content, but this video comparing $400 suits to $8,000 suits is ……

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Real People: How to Look Great in a Casual Suit

June 19, 2017

Real People: How To Look Great In A Casual Suit

Unless you work in certain industries – say, law, finance, or government – wearing a suit these days takes a…

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Ten Things I’m Excited About This Spring

April 12, 2017

Ten Things I’m Excited About This Spring

It’s easy to get down on spring clothes. They don’t have the natural appeal of fall/ winter wardrobes – no…

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Casual Patterned Flannel Suits

November 17, 2016

Casual Patterned Flannel Suits

I love suits, but California’s dress down culture means that I’m almost always in sport coats instead. Or casual suits,…

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Affordable DoubleDuty Suits

August 11, 2016

Affordable DoubleDuty Suits

After our post yesterday about the DoubleDuty Suit – a dark, navy suit where the jacket can be worn as…

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It’s On Sale: Suits and Sport Coats at Suitsupply

January 6, 2016

It’s On Sale: Suits And Sport Coats At Suitsupply

Suitsupply is sometimes hard to recommend, if only because of their misogynistic ad campaigns and terrible styling (please don’t wear…

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Real People: The Soft Shouldered, High-Rise Look

October 12, 2015

Real People: The Soft Shouldered, High-Rise Look

Italian style has been en vogue for a while now, but it often comes with a slight American vibe. The…

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Suitsupply Outlet

November 11, 2013

Suitsupply Outlet

Some stores say they don’t do sales – and it’s true, some don’t – but everyone has to figure out…

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We Got It For Free: SuitSupply Suit

December 12, 2011

We Got It For Free: SuitSupply Suit

In my short time writing about men’s clothing, I’ve been asked no less than a dozen times by readers to…

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