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February 23, 2017
Revisiting Military Surplus Cargo Pants
At Put This On, we love military surplus. Vintage, deadstock, or reproduction (sort of cheating), surplus offers interesting and purpose-driven…
May 3, 2014
Militaria And Surplus Shops Online
One of my favorite ways to waste time is browsing through militaria and surplus shops online. These days, your average…
September 13, 2013
More Military Surplus: Leathers
Last week’s field jacket roundup addressed primarily cotton field jackets, omitting some other massively influential categories of military outerwear–today we’ll…
March 11, 2010
The Ace Hotel Palm Springs For Having Its Own Sneaker Collaboration With Generic Surplus
I am jealous of the Ace Hotel Palm Springs for having its own sneaker collaboration with Generic Surplus. The shoes…
June 28, 2019
Eight Pairs Of Shorts To Consider Right Now
We all have a friend who wears jeans year round, regardless of the weather. Indigo cotton to the ankle, always….
May 13, 2019
Salute Your Shorts: Military Vintage For Warm Weather
When the military sets out to buy something, they define a gap between what they can do and what they…
March 22, 2019
Who Made That Strange Pixelated Camo?
The November 1995 issue of Esquire may be the first time desert night camouflage entered the publication’s style pages. In…
March 4, 2019
Get In Liner: Milsurp Liners That Double As Outerwear
Fortune favors the prepared. A few years ago, while surfing for deals on eBay, I stumbled across a cheap Ten…
February 21, 2019
Harsh Realms And Deal Sleds
Even worse than being out of touch is knowing people think of you as out of touch. In 1992, a…
January 31, 2019
Never Tired: Fatigue Pants For Every Budget
The triumvirate of classic men’s casual pants? Blue jeans, khakis, and fatigue pants. They rule over all others. The renewability…
December 21, 2018
EBay Roundup
Twice a week, we round up the best of menswear on eBay so our readers don’t have to. For an…
December 10, 2018
How To Move Beyond A Basic Jean Wardrobe
Last week, I was speaking with Stephen Pulvirent, Managing Editor at Hodinkee, about trends in the watch world. In the…
August 20, 2018
How To Understand Silhouettes (Pt. Two)
You’ve probably read the phrase “fit is king,” but the truth is, fit is just the starting point — what…
March 27, 2018
Suggested “Essentials” For A Starting Wardrobe
So, I’ve recently gotten into coffee and I spend an embarrassing amount of time online reading about different brewing methods,…
February 25, 2018
How To Put Together A Successful Outfit
Bruce Boyer, one of my favorite writers on men’s style, has a great intro to one of his chapters in Eminently…