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December 6, 2016
Store Visit: Optimo Hats Chicago
There are precious few true hatters (and true hat shops) in America. Even most specialty hat stores sell cheap (or…
December 4, 2016
Store Report: Independence Chicago
I visited Chicago last month, and while my time was limited, I took some time to visit a few of…
October 31, 2016
How To Think About Color
We’ve all been there before. You’re in a store, flipping through a stack of sweaters (or ties or jackets or…
October 10, 2016
Finding Founders: A Solid, Affordable Shoe Brand
If you had $300 to spend on a pair of well-made shoes, you’d do a lot better in 2016 than…
October 3, 2016
London: The Nigel Cabourn Army Gym
I couldn’t visit London without visiting the retail outlet of my favorite British designer, Nigel Cabourn. Cabourn makes clothes inspired…
October 1, 2016
London: The Real McCoy’s
On the middle of an anonymous, tourist-ridden London street sits Real McCoy’s, the English outlet of the venerated Japanese repro…
September 30, 2016
Vintage Menswear In London: Levison’s
I just got home from two weeks on tour with the Judge John Hodgman podcast. We went from Maine to…
September 12, 2016
New StyleForum Shopping Maps
Two kinds of questions will forever live on men’s clothing forums: “What should I wear to my wedding?” and “What stores should…
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 22, 2016
A Basic Guide To Sport Coat + Trouser Combinations
So you’ve bought a new jacket, or eyeing something on the rack, and you’re wondering what kind of trousers would…
August 10, 2016
What Should You Get For Your First Suit?
There are a lot of articles about what you should get for your first suit. Maybe more than the number…
July 14, 2016
Q And Answer: How Useful Are Navy Trousers?
Oliver writes to ask: How useful are navy trousers? I recently bought a pair and can’t seem to match them…
June 17, 2016
Bindle & Keep: Suits Without The Gender Baggage Of Traditional Men’s Tailoring
We talk a lot about the finer points of tailoring on Put This On—what fabrics are out there, how a suit…
April 14, 2016
Reviewing Worcestershire Leather Company’s Belts
If you’re looking for a good, casual belt that’ll last nearly forever, you could do worse than by going with…
April 14, 2016
The Opposite Of Workwear: Vintage-Inspired Vacation Wear (Part 2)
We got the history of American vacation wear out of the way in part 1, so now we can focus…