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A blog about classic men's tailoring and style.
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A Dozen Great Black Friday Sales
You used to have to muscle your way into stores and stand in long lines to take advantage of Black Friday promotions. Nowadays, everything is online, so you... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Excited To Wear This Fall
For the past few years, at the start of every season, I've made it a tradition to publish a post about things I'm excited to wear. These posts are a deliberate... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The Best of This Season’s Sales
I envy people who aren't interested in clothes. Just the sight of a chunky cream sweater or camp collar shirt is enough to send me into a daydreaming tailspin,... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Excited to Wear This Spring
For the last few years, I've been doing these posts about things I'm excited to wear for the season. They're a way for me to talk about things I'm excited... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Living Legend: An Interview with Yukio Akamine
In the mid-2000s, I used to take the bus to Kinokuniya, an Asian bookstore in San Francisco that sold Japanese magazines like Men's Precious, Men's Ex, and, of... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Sole Survivors: How the Internet is Saving Bespoke Shoemaking (Pt 2)
I was having dinner with Nicholas Templeman a few years ago at , a small Indian restaurant located on the outskirts of San Francisco. Over spicy vegetarian... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Sole Survivors: How the Internet Is Saving Bespoke Shoemaking (Pt 1)
When it comes to menswear history, it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. The two are often intertwined in vanity books and marketing pamphlets,... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2023 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
More Black Friday Sales
I rounded up every Black Friday sale for Put This On and will update the list through Cyber Monday. But as I do every year, I'm also highlighting some special... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Excited To Wear This Fall
For the past few years, I've been doing these posts every season where I talk about what I'm excited to wear for spring/summer and fall/winter. I usually do... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Black Friday Sales Start
Every year, I round up menswear-related Black Friday sales at Put This On and then highlight some of my favorites here. Black Friday always comes a little... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Taillour Comes to the US
Over the summer, I emailed Fred Nieddu, the skilled cutter behind the independent bespoke tailoring house , to see if he would be willing to extend his US trun... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
No Man Walks Alone Weekend Sale
No Man Walks Alone is an advertiser on this site, but also one of my favorite online shops. I've always felt that guys can build an excellent wardrobe if they... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
How To Develop Good Taste, Pt. 4
Bespoke tailoring and the restaurant industry share something in that they both use the terms "back of house" and "front of house" to describe how their... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
How to Develop Good Taste, Pt. 3
It has become fashionable to discuss classic clothing with the same cynicism once reserved for topics such as capitalism or the media. Across menswear message... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
How to Develop Good Taste, Pt. 2
Style is still something of an art and has not, in Bruce Boyer's words, "descended to one of the sciences." The process of developing taste is akin to developin... Read more
Posted on 14 September 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
How To Develop Good Taste, Pt. 1
Marcel Duchamp once noted in a 1968 interview with Francis Roberts, "If your choice enters into it, then taste is involved-bad taste, good taste, uninteresting... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Brendon Babenzien’s First J. Crew Collection
Twelve years ago, J. Crew menswear designer Frank Muytjens and his team d ebuted their FW10 collection at New York City's Milk Studios. There was a lot of... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
Good Natured: A No Man Walks Alone x Stoffa Collaboration
Until recently, "collaborations" have been mainly in the purview of streetwear. They're a way for companies with specific strengths or areas of expertise to... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
This Summer’s Best Shirts
Fall/winter style is all about outerwear, but the shirt comes into its own in the summertime. What's typically considered background material for a nice coat... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE -
The New Faces of Tailoring
About ten years ago, I traveled to Naples, Italy to interview bespoke tailors for some stories I was writing for various outlets. When you interview enough... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2022 FASHION, LIFESTYLE