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May 18, 2016
Style & Fashion Drawings: Book Fair Fashion Sketches
This weekend I went to a large comic and zine fair in Osaka. There were around 900 artists selling their…
May 17, 2016
The Worst Compliment You Can Give A Man
I’m sure there are lots of men who would be happy to be called dapper, but if you’re anything like…
May 16, 2016
Playing With Shirt Colors
It’s been said that Italians are more experimental with their jackets, whereas the English are more adventurous with their shirts….
May 12, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: “Reigning Men” At LACMA
I recently visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to see their “Reigning Men” exhibition, which explores the history of…
May 11, 2016
Bow Tie: Excellent Shoes For Under $300
The market is a lot better nowadays for affordable footwear, but it also takes a more sophisticated consumer to separate…
May 10, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Dallas Penn
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool men to name their…
May 8, 2016
No Gucci In The Afterlife
The NYT has one of the most absurd stories I’ve seen about intellectual property rights in fashion. Gucci recently sent…
May 5, 2016
The Case For Color: The Style Of David Hockney
You can steal wholesale from some style icons: McQueen’s sweatshirts, Dean’s jeans, Connery’s suits. But from others, you only hope…
May 4, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Dressing For Golden Week
It’s “Golden Week” in Japan. By coincidence, three or four national holidays fall next to each other at the moment (e.g….
May 3, 2016
My Favorite Thing: G. Bruce Boyer
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool men to name their…
April 21, 2016
I Buy The Same Clothes Again And Again And That’s Fine
Last week a received a vintage M43 jacket in the mail, washed it, wore it the next few days, then…
April 20, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Non-Conservative Suits
April is the beginning of the new work season in Japan, and many college graduates are starting their first full-time…
April 18, 2016
The History And Craft Of Huaraches
Ever since Jesse wrote about huaraches three years ago, I’ve been wanting a pair for summer. The Mexican woven sandal…
April 14, 2016
The Opposite Of Workwear: Vintage-Inspired Vacation Wear (Part 2)
We got the history of American vacation wear out of the way in part 1, so now we can focus…