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Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot (Part Three)

February 14, 2017

Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot (Part Three)

Here’s our third and final round of awesome shots from Inspiration LA, the annual vintage-industry-Americana-Japanese-American-hybrid show in Los Angeles. To…

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Inspiration LA 2017 Day 2: Shoot Your Shot

February 13, 2017

Inspiration LA 2017 Day 2: Shoot Your Shot

Here’s our second day of candid shots from Inspiration LA 2017, the huge men’s Americana show in Los Angeles. There…

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Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot

February 12, 2017

Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot

I wasn’t expecting to make it to Inspiration LA, the huge vintage-and-vintage-inspired Americana show, this year because I was supposed…

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Dexys, the band formerly known as Dexy’s Midnight Runners

January 24, 2017

Dexys, The Band Formerly Known As Dexy’s Midnight Runners

I was flipping through a copy of Men’s File, the English-language, Japanese-owned fashion magazine, when I ran into a mention…

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Reigning Men: Men’s Style at LACMA

June 6, 2016

Reigning Men: Men’s Style At LACMA

With in-laws babysitting a week or so ago, my wife and I headed to LACMA here in LA to check…

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Is This the Last Zoot Suit?

March 14, 2016

Is This The Last Zoot Suit?

We’ve written before about the Zoot Suit Riots, which weren’t exactly riots, but a widespread wildcat campaign by white servicemen…

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Vintage Scarves in the Put This On Shop

October 10, 2015

Vintage Scarves In The Put This On Shop

There’s nothing like some silk (or 1940s rayon) at the neck. We’ve just added a wide selection of vintage scarves…

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Some truly spectacular Western shirts

October 21, 2014

Some Truly Spectacular Western Shirts

Among the many pieces at the Vintage Fashion Expo in Los Angeles this past weekend were some truly spectacular Western…

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Repeat Performance Vintage

September 11, 2014

Repeat Performance Vintage

Lately I’ve been indulging my love of vintage menswear by paging through the mid-century vintage section of eBay, looking for…

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Roundup of Carl Van Vechten’s portraits of Harlem figures of the 1940s

February 12, 2014

Roundup Of Carl Van Vechten’s Portraits Of Harlem Figures Of The 1940s

There are some truly stunning photos in this roundup of Carl Van Vechten’s portraits of Harlem figures of the 1940s,…

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New Square Alert: Rayon!

June 3, 2013

New Square Alert: Rayon!

I spent about six months gathering vintage rayon yardage for the latest round of Put This On Gentlemen’s Association pocket…

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My hand is full of semi-spreads and button-downs

May 29, 2012

My Hand Is Full Of Semi-spreads And Button-downs

My hand is full of semi-spreads and button-downs. What do you got? (Source: Ajax All Purpose Blog)

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Q and Answer: What Makes a Quality Men’s Hat?

October 13, 2011

Q And Answer: What Makes A Quality Men’s Hat?

Ian writes: Your posts have repeatedly stressed the importance of quality hats, and explained that it’s very hard to find…

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America in Color, 1939-1943

August 8, 2010

America In Color, 1939-1943

America in Color, 1939-1943 (thanks, Matt)

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