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October 24, 2013
Where To Look First For A Suit (Part Two)
Finding the right suit can be really difficult if you’re not familiar with the terrain. And even when you are,…
October 23, 2013
Where To Look First For A Suit (Part One)
Far and away, the most common question I get in my inbox is: “Where should I go to buy a…
October 3, 2013
Shopping Vintage: Big Mac Flannels
When vintage shopping goes well, it warms the cockles of my thrifty heart. A great suit that can be altered…
September 24, 2013
Ramon Puig: La Casa De Las Guayaberas
I was in Miami last week, and rather than visit South Beach, I thought I’d take my half-day of free…
September 11, 2013
We Got It For Free: Berg & Berg’s Laptop Case
Mathias Berg of Berg & Berg emailed me this past spring to see if I might be interested in trying…
September 4, 2013
Reviewing Two New Shoe Companies
I’m genuinely amazed at how many new footwear companies have cropped up in the past few years. Every six months…
September 3, 2013
Field Guide To Field Jackets
In the last couple weeks at Put This On we’ve set up midcentury utility- and sportswear as ideal for easy,…
July 31, 2013
We Got It For Free: UnderFit Undershirts
Ben Brockland over at Underfit Shirts emailed me last January to see if I’d be interested in reviewing one of…
July 29, 2013
A Course In Advanced Tie Knots
Here is all you need to know about “advanced” tie knots: they are useless and you shouldn’t wear them. Above…
July 26, 2013
Shopping Kamakura Shirts, New York
After reading Derek’s thorough oxford cloth button down (OCBD) shirt series and some background on Japan’s Kamakura Shirts over at…
July 24, 2013
Ten Great Books About Menswear
There are a ton of books out there about menswear. Some good, some bad, some redundant if you’ve read “the…
July 18, 2013
Buying Vegan
Every once in a while, I’ll get an email from a reader who – whether for ethical, religious, or some…
July 15, 2013
$135 Goodyear Welted Shoes?
Sometime last week, a menswear blog called The Pantalones published a review of John Doe Shoes – a new company…
June 20, 2013
Shoe Terminology
Yesterday’s post on shoe construction seemed to be popular, so I thought I’d do something similar by going through some…
June 19, 2013
Shoe Construction
StyleForum member jcusey made a really nice graphic many years ago showing the inside of a Blake/ Rapid stitched shoe….