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October 3, 2013
Shopping Vintage: Big Mac Flannels
When vintage shopping goes well, it warms the cockles of my thrifty heart. A great suit that can be altered…
September 26, 2013
Conditioning Leather Jackets
Folks who have read our blog for a while are probably familiar with the importance of treating leather shoes to…
August 29, 2013
2013 LA Web Awards “Best Fashion Blog”
Thanks to LA Weekly for choosing Put This On as “Best Fashion Blog” in their 2013 LA Web Awards! Both…
August 1, 2013
When You Need It NOW! (You Shoulda Got It THEN!)
A huge portion of the emails I get at Put This On are about men who NEED IT NOW! They’ve…
July 31, 2013
St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church On The Upper East Side
A quick tip for our readers in New York: reader Andrew tells us that his favorite thrift shop, at St….
July 26, 2013
An Affordable Wardrobe Store
Somerville, Massachusetts has a new menswear store. Our friend Giuseppe, who runs that great blog An Affordable Wardrobe, just opened…
May 24, 2013
EBay Roundup
Jesse has a bunch of auctions up this week through an eBay consignment shop run by our friend Matt (the fellow who thrifted…
May 10, 2013
The Power Of Plain White Linen Pocket Squares
I’ve got too many pocket squares for my own good. I started with squares found at thrift stores and estate…
May 8, 2013
Trad Nirvana: J. Press Tweed, Circa 1953
One of the great things about thrift store shopping is finding something that seems like it comes from another world….
May 8, 2013
A New Indiegogo Campaign
Our friend Giuseppe has been writing one of our favorite blogs, An Affordable Wardrobe, for the last five years. About three…
May 6, 2013
Dating Brooks Brothers Shirts
I was cleaning up my very cluttered computer desktop yesterday when I came across a bunch of files I used…
May 5, 2013
Real People: Derby Day
I love The Thrifty Gent’s Derby Day outfit. All thrifted, by the way. Note the horse motif on the tie….
April 1, 2013
Is This An Orphaned Suit Jacket?
I recently received a couple of emails from readers asking if I thought something they were looking at on eBay…
March 17, 2013
Do I Really Have Ten Blue Blazers?
This morning, I’m spending a bit of time switching cold weather clothes for warm weather clothes. It’s a time of…
February 19, 2013
The Verge Published An Interview With Me Today
The Verge published an interview with me today. I talked with them about unplugging from my smartphone and why today’s…
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