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December 21, 2013
Peter Bogdanovich And Orson Welles, Grocery Shopping In Los Angeles
Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles, grocery shopping in Los Angeles. 1970.
December 14, 2013
Where Does Stuff Go?
Some of my best vintage finds have been at estate sales. If you’re lucky (or smart) enough to find a…
December 11, 2013
Steve McQueen Jackets
There’s been some buzz on the web about the auction of some Steve McQueen-related film items, like his jacket from…
December 2, 2013
There’s Nothing More Classic Than A Pea Coat
I bought my pea coat at a yard sale in Portland. I was in high school – maybe 15 or…
December 2, 2013
Updated Backpacks
Put This On is on record as against backpacks with suits (a position I stand by–it usually looks silly and…
November 17, 2013
The Amazing Sports Uniform Blog Uni Watch
The amazing sports uniform blog Uni Watch has a great set of scans from a 1965 varsity jacket catalog. (In…
November 16, 2013
Ebbets Field Flannels Sweater Jackets
Ebbets Field Flannels just announced these stunning sweater-jackets. They’re based on a vintage model from the 1930s found in a…
November 1, 2013
Back In Stock: Vintage Rayon Pocket Squares
I spent about a year collecting rayon from the 1940s and 50s to make our collection of vintage rayon pocket…
October 12, 2013
Cary Grant’s Sunglasses Are The Coolest Item Of Clothing Ever
Slate says Cary Grant’s sunglasses in North by Northwest are the coolest item of clothing ever.
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 26, 2013
The History Of Men’s Raiment: Spring & Summer, 1912
The final chapter of our journey through The History of Men’s Raiment is Spring & Summer, 1912. It was the…
September 24, 2013
The History Of Men’s Raiment
A kind reader named Jimmy Marks thought of me and Put This On when he found a remarkable document in…
September 24, 2013
A Suitable Wardrobe: The Pleasures Of Vintage
A Suitable Wardrobe: The Pleasures Of Vintage “I can understand that in classic clothing, the old has a cachet that…
September 9, 2013
Put This On Season 2, Episode 6 Clothing Credits
Intro & Outro Suit: High Society Tailor (Fabric by Molloy & Sons)Tie: Saks 5thShirt: CEGO Custom ShirtsPocket Square: Put This…
July 28, 2013
Vintage Find Bragging From The 1960s
Pierre Cardin, a Frenchman who designs clothes, opened a small menswear shop at Bonwit Teller one evening last week. M….
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