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August 22, 2017
White Nationalism, White Polos
Nylon has an interesting article on the dress rules around the recent “Unite the White” rally, otherwise known as the Charlottesville…
August 22, 2017
Steve Caballero Describes The Origins Of The Iconic Vans From 1989
“As far as the design goes, I’d been wearing a lot of Puma Prowlers and Air Jordans so I…
August 16, 2017
Rest In Peace, Julie Hertling
We were sad to learn yesterday that Julian Hertling passed away. For those unfamiliar, Julian – who’s also lovingly known…
July 27, 2017
Why It’s Hard To Get Plus Sizes In Menswear
A couple of years ago, I interviewed Ulrich Simpson, the owner and designer behind UBI-IND Denim. Like dozens of companies, they…
July 27, 2017
Why Do All Lifestyle Brands Look The Same?
I get a million press releases a day, half of which go something like this: some upstart is selling luxury…
July 25, 2017
Freakonomics On Shoes
Freakonomics has a nice podcast episode today on shoes – everything from the social and economic history of footwear to…
July 24, 2017
Leanluxe Interviews Mark Cho
Leanluxe, a relatively new website focusing on the business side of fashion, has an interview with Mark Cho, a co-owner…
July 19, 2017
J. Crew Introduces New OCBD
Here’s some exciting news. J. Crew just introduced a new oxford-cloth button-down, which they tout has been modeled after archival…
July 9, 2017
Lucinda Chambers On The Fashion Industry
British Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers – or rather, ex-director – wrote an incredibly open and honest letter at Vestoj this…
July 5, 2017
Legendarily Snobbish Store Welcomes Pranking Goof
London’s Harrod’s has a reputation for selling almost absurd–OK just absurd–luxury goods to the richiest of the rich, and for…
June 23, 2017
The NYT’s Guide On How To Speak Fashion
Ever get confused reading a fashion article? I do too, and I write about the stuff for a living. To…
June 5, 2017
J. Crew’s CEO Mickey Drexler Steps Down
Along with Jenna Lyons and Frank Muytjens, you can now count Mickey Drexler as among the people who are leaving…
May 12, 2017
Decline Of J. Crew And Branded Fashion
Two weeks ago, Pete linked to Joshua Rothman’s New Yorker article about the decline of J. Crew. This morning, Rothman…
May 4, 2017
Why Don’t People Want To Wear J. Crew Anymore?
It’s no secret that at Put This On, we like J. Crew. Broadly available and not a huge reach, price-wise,…
April 25, 2017
Frank Muytjens Exiting J. Crew
Business of Fashion reports that J. Crew cut 250 jobs today. Incredibly, one of the people exiting is their head…