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July 6, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: White Shoes And Eccentric Styles
White shoes, floppy hats, and splashes of color are popular nowadays in Kobe. While walking around the city, I spotted…
July 4, 2016
Inspiration From Inspiration
Workwear and Americana expo Inspiration has some great portraits on their site of previous attendees and exhibitors. Readers who frequent workwear…
June 30, 2016
If It Ain’t Broke, Maybe Break It: The Art Of Kintsugi
Sometimes I get jazzed about a topic that’s barely tangentially related to clothing (film photography technique, 1990s skate shoes) and…
June 29, 2016
The Tailored Cowboy: Ansel Adam’s Personal Style
Art historian Reginald Howard Wilenski once said “all art is the expression of one and the same thing.” So maybe it’s no…
June 29, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Eric Musgrave
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
June 29, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Nishinomiya Gardens Shopping Mall
I was planning to go to the city today to sketch, but it’s been raining so heavily that I…
June 27, 2016
I Bought A Hawaiian Shirt
Despite their rich cultural history and associations with surfing, most of us think of Hawaiian shirts (known as Aloha shirts…
June 25, 2016
Bill Cunningham Passes Away At 87
Sad to hear legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham just passed away, having recently been hospitalized for a stroke. In his 40…
June 25, 2016
Jacobi Press, 1938
Rare pic of Jacobi Press, founder of J. Press, standing with his wife Jenny front of their Woodmont home in 1938….
June 20, 2016
Chips That Power Nuclear Bombs Power My Bottega
Fashionista has an interesting article about how some brands are fighting counterfeiters. Along with scrutinizing the market and working with…
June 16, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Showing Your Stripes
I spent this past weekend, in Arashiyama, a part of Kyoto famous for its river, old-fashion train line, and bamboo…
June 15, 2016
The Liberating Feel Of Terry Cloth Insoles
Every other summer or so, I pick up a couple of packs of terry cloth insoles. Usually from Aldo, who…
June 13, 2016
Labeling Beauty: The Work Of Joy Pitts
Some people resist labeling, but Joy Pitts has made a career out of it. The British artist recycles clothing labels…
June 10, 2016
The Story Behind Muhammad Ali’s First Bespoke Suit
One morning, Ali said, “We’ll go for a drive into town, I’ve got an appointment.” We drove to Mayfair, to…
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