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April 2, 2015
Your Style Conscience
This is potentially the creepiest/nerdiest post I’ve ever written, so let’s get that out of the way up front. A…
March 25, 2015
The Neurological Pleasures Of Fast Fashion
The Atlantic has an article today on the neurological pleasures of fast fashion. Not much new revealed here, except for…
March 18, 2015
Great Menswear Shops In Europe And Canada
After our post on import duties last week, a few readers asked if we could recommend some international shops. The…
March 15, 2015
A Tailor’s History Of Savile Row
Here’s something awesome. Fashion students from around London are working on a project to document the history of tailoring on…
March 14, 2015
A Female Male Model
Nice little story on Casey Legler, who’s a 6′2″ gay activist and former Olympic swimmer. She’s also a male fashion…
March 4, 2015
Keychains For Guys Who Wear Slim Jeans
Let’s admit it: slim, raw denim jeans don’t make for very good carrying space. The back pocket can easily hold…
February 14, 2015
Could Anything Justify $400 For A Sweatshirt?
In the years I’ve been working on Put This On, I’ve learned to take a gentler stance towards clothing prices….
February 10, 2015
Holding Onto Textile Traditions In The Face Of Economic Realities
Martin Fackler has a melancholy piece in The New York Times today about the traditional kimono trade in Japan, and…
February 5, 2015
EDC (Every Dad Carry)
Anyone who has kids—heck anyone who’s accidentally wandered through the baby department at Target—knows our culture often treats kids as…
February 4, 2015
Learning To Make Your Own Clothes, Part Two
Sometimes the hardest part about learning something new is figuring out how to take those first steps. When I spoke…
February 2, 2015
Learning To Make Your Own Clothes, Part One
Every custom tailor I speak to says the same thing: the trade is dying and young people are no longer…
January 29, 2015
RFID Shields In Tailored Clothing
Jeffery Diduch, a professional tailor and pattern maker for a large ready-to-wear suit manufacturer, published a post yesterday about some…
January 28, 2015
Interview With Sacha Jenkins
Fashionista has an interview with Sacha Jenkins, the director of Fresh Dressed, a new film on the history of hip…
December 29, 2014
Why Do Little Boys Wear Blue?
The Smithsonian has a great article on how children’s clothing became gendered in the 20th century. An excerpt: Little Franklin…
December 16, 2014
Own The Jackets That Nearly Ruined Buzz Bissinger
“Get a U-Haul.” In an e-mail to Matthew, CEO of luxury consignment business Luxeswap, Buzz Bissinger wanted to communicate the…
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