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October 20, 2022
Where To Shop To Take Advantage Of The Exchange Rate
In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, the British government proposed a mini-budget that included a round of tax cuts…
July 14, 2022
Where To Shop To Take Advantage Of The Exchange Rate
Many years ago, a Savile Row cutter told me about how, when he started at Anderson & Sheppard, the basement…
January 20, 2022
The Best Menswear Shop In Oakland Expands
About ten years ago, I was having dinner with a friend in Temescal, a neighborhood in North Oakland bordering Berkeley….
December 11, 2020
What It Feels Like To Try Something On: I Miss Shopping
Men don’t often like to admit we enjoy shopping. Our reluctance is one of the reasons many men’s stores soft…
September 10, 2020
Century 21 In Bankruptcy, Plans To Close Stores
An insider’s favorite discount chain, Century 21, announced today they are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close all…
May 4, 2020
Brand Together: Shop For A Shop Shares The Wealth
I recently rewatched the Devil Wears Prada to research who the real villain is (turns out it’s all of us)….
April 17, 2020
How We’re Shopping Right Now
One of the many costs of crisis is attention. The familiar rhythms of focus are interrupted — starting the day…
January 31, 2020
Retailed: Big Chains Are Giving Secondhand A Shot
Like my viewing habits and listening habits, my shopping habits have changed a lot in the last few years, largely…
May 23, 2019
Best Of What’s Around: What Clothing Of Today Would We Miss?
“Things were better then.” That’s the implicit caption on every archival photo of a menswear icon, traditional or otherwise, on…
March 21, 2019
Emerging Markets
At Put This On, we know quality, interesting clothing is expensive, and since our founding, we’ve endorsed vintage and secondhand…
February 7, 2019
Why It Doesn’t Seem To Matter That Amazon Will Soon Be The Largest American Clothing Retailer
Amazon, the all-seeing eye atop the pyramid of modern American capitalism, made a lot of news last year as it…
November 15, 2018
Loafers Only: A Visit To Florida’s Maus And Hoffman
Sitting on the beach while on vacation in Naples, Florida, I mentioned to my wife that I hoped to visit…
June 1, 2018
Dressed By The Internet: Social Media Influence And Men’s Clothing
Jacob Gallagher in The Wall Street Journal this week describes how social media — specifically Instagram — may be driving…
April 12, 2018
The Most Practical Impractical Jacket: The Denim Jacket (part 2)
Yesterday I talked a bit about the different styles of denim jacket that are out there, and what makes a…
April 12, 2018
The Most Practical Impractical Jacket: The Denim Jacket (Part One)
On balance, denim sort of sucks, especially for outerwear. It’s stiff when new and wears out reliably, ripping at stress…
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