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August 2, 2017
Sunglasses With Personality
Richard Merkin, who was known for his art, as well as his flamboyant sense of style, has this quote I…
July 27, 2017
Why It’s Hard To Get Plus Sizes In Menswear
A couple of years ago, I interviewed Ulrich Simpson, the owner and designer behind UBI-IND Denim. Like dozens of companies, they…
July 27, 2017
Why Do All Lifestyle Brands Look The Same?
I get a million press releases a day, half of which go something like this: some upstart is selling luxury…
July 25, 2017
Freakonomics On Shoes
Freakonomics has a nice podcast episode today on shoes – everything from the social and economic history of footwear to…
July 24, 2017
Leanluxe Interviews Mark Cho
Leanluxe, a relatively new website focusing on the business side of fashion, has an interview with Mark Cho, a co-owner…
July 20, 2017
Way Down In This: Subcultural Cachet In Cool: Style, Sound, And Subversion By Greg Foley And Andrew Luecke (part II)
Yesterday we posted part I of an interview with Greg Foley and Andrew Luecke, the authors of Cool: Style, Sound,…
July 19, 2017
Way Down In This: Subcultural Cachet In Cool: Style, Sound, And Subversion By Greg Foley And Andrew Luecke (part I)
I grew up listening to a lot of punk rock, and sometimes I take it for granted that everyone I…
July 19, 2017
J. Crew Introduces New OCBD
Here’s some exciting news. J. Crew just introduced a new oxford-cloth button-down, which they tout has been modeled after archival…
July 13, 2017
Next Level Thrifting: The Designs Of Emily Adams Bode
All of us at Put This On dig repurposed garments and vintage/one of a kind fabrics, so I was happy…
July 9, 2017
Lucinda Chambers On The Fashion Industry
British Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers – or rather, ex-director – wrote an incredibly open and honest letter at Vestoj this…
July 6, 2017
Beyond The Basic Polo: Ban-lon And Related Styles
Business casual killed the basic pique cotton polo. It took a trim, sporty shirt option and drowned it in the…
July 5, 2017
Legendarily Snobbish Store Welcomes Pranking Goof
London’s Harrod’s has a reputation for selling almost absurd–OK just absurd–luxury goods to the richiest of the rich, and for…
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