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February 14, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot (Part Three)
Here’s our third and final round of awesome shots from Inspiration LA, the annual vintage-industry-Americana-Japanese-American-hybrid show in Los Angeles. To…
February 13, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017 Day 2: Shoot Your Shot
Here’s our second day of candid shots from Inspiration LA 2017, the huge men’s Americana show in Los Angeles. There…
February 12, 2017
Inspiration LA 2017: Shoot Your Shot
I wasn’t expecting to make it to Inspiration LA, the huge vintage-and-vintage-inspired Americana show, this year because I was supposed…
January 24, 2017
Dexys, The Band Formerly Known As Dexy’s Midnight Runners
I was flipping through a copy of Men’s File, the English-language, Japanese-owned fashion magazine, when I ran into a mention…
June 6, 2016
Reigning Men: Men’s Style At LACMA
With in-laws babysitting a week or so ago, my wife and I headed to LACMA here in LA to check…
March 14, 2016
Is This The Last Zoot Suit?
We’ve written before about the Zoot Suit Riots, which weren’t exactly riots, but a widespread wildcat campaign by white servicemen…
October 10, 2015
Vintage Scarves In The Put This On Shop
There’s nothing like some silk (or 1940s rayon) at the neck. We’ve just added a wide selection of vintage scarves…
October 21, 2014
Some Truly Spectacular Western Shirts
Among the many pieces at the Vintage Fashion Expo in Los Angeles this past weekend were some truly spectacular Western…
September 11, 2014
Repeat Performance Vintage
Lately I’ve been indulging my love of vintage menswear by paging through the mid-century vintage section of eBay, looking for…
February 12, 2014
Roundup Of Carl Van Vechten’s Portraits Of Harlem Figures Of The 1940s
There are some truly stunning photos in this roundup of Carl Van Vechten’s portraits of Harlem figures of the 1940s,…
June 3, 2013
New Square Alert: Rayon!
I spent about six months gathering vintage rayon yardage for the latest round of Put This On Gentlemen’s Association pocket…
May 29, 2012
My Hand Is Full Of Semi-spreads And Button-downs
My hand is full of semi-spreads and button-downs. What do you got? (Source: Ajax All Purpose Blog)
October 13, 2011
Q And Answer: What Makes A Quality Men’s Hat?
Ian writes: Your posts have repeatedly stressed the importance of quality hats, and explained that it’s very hard to find…
