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August 29, 2016
A Guide To Retro Running Shoes
In the 1970s, shortly after Japan fell in love with Ivy Style, the Japanese started noticing that American college students…
August 17, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Washed Denim
I’m currently in Scotland attending the Edinburgh festivals. For the last three weeks of August, there are eight festivals happening…
August 15, 2016
Sandals: Actually Not Terrible
Sandals are tough sell in the menswear community. Along with black suits and cargo shorts (two things often worn poorly,…
August 15, 2016
How Can I Make My Watch Cooler Yet Harder To Read: Shrapnel Guards
I’m less of a sporty Rolex guy than a vintage military watch guy, partially for style preferences and partially for…
August 11, 2016
Special Guest Post: Knock-About Wear
These are my favorite pair of shoes, a pair of “handsewn one-eye mocs” from Lands’ End. Let’s be clear: they’re cheap,…
August 9, 2016
“Bespoke”: Semantically Adrift
For The New York Times, Jim Farber explores the watering down of one of menswear’s favorite words: For much of…
August 8, 2016
Thinking About Sheen
One of the downsides of shopping online is that you can’t easily tell if something has any sheen. Unlike when…
August 3, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: “Cool Biz”
In an effort to reduce energy consumption, Japan introduced a “cool biz” initiative about ten years ago. Offices (and households) were…
July 28, 2016
Nine Great Fragrances For Summer
It’s been said that scents bring out memories, which is maybe why some men shy away from wearing fragrances. Everyone…
July 28, 2016
21 Patterns, Ranked
Objectively correct rankings for 2016. See also colors, ranked. 1. University stripe—the only correct pattern for the most correct shirt,…
July 27, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Red Sneakers
There are a few periodicals here in Japan that influence what men wear (e.g. Popeyes, Kazi Kazi, and Oceans). Within…
July 13, 2016
Style And Fashion Drawings: Colourful Linen Shirts
Simple shirts in solid whites and light blues will always be a staple in men’s closets, but lately I’ve been…
July 12, 2016
My Favorite Thing: Sid Mashburn
My Favorite Thing is a column where Put This On asks stylish, interesting, and otherwise cool people to name their…
July 9, 2016
Mister Mort’s Favorite Summer Item
Street style photographer Mister Mort recently talked to The New York Times about his favorite thing this summer: LL Bean’s…