Perspectives
Opinions, views, and personal observations from the PTO crew.
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January 1, 2016
New Year’s Sprezza-lutions
It’s 2016–I’m not going to bore you with a rehashed definition of sprezzatura. OK, maybe I will. Sprezzatura has come…
December 23, 2015
A Tailor’s Masterpiece: Himself
Charles Homans in The New York Times writes about Georges de Paris, an enigmatic tailor in Washington, D.C. who counted…
August 3, 2015
The Problem With Some Subscription Services
I get a lot of press releases. In 2014, a lot of them were for new selvedge denim lines. This…
July 24, 2015
Colors In Men’s Clothing, Ranked
Objectively correct rankings for 2015. 1. Indigo blue–The king. Flattering on everyone. Deep heritage across many cultures. The color of…
June 4, 2015
The True Cost Of Fashion
There’s been a lot of buzz lately over “The True Cost,” a new documentary about the environmental and social impacts of…
May 14, 2015
What Happened To Prep?
In the mid-2000s, prep seemed ascendant. J. Crew sales were booming – critter shorts and tiny-collared OCBDs abounded. Grosgrain enthusiast Thom…
April 22, 2015
It’s Worth The Price, If You Believe It Is
We’re all chasing a little experienced pleasantness. That’s not just an abstract concept, researchers can measure activity in a particular…
April 16, 2015
The Under-Appreciated Brown Suit
Since most traditional men’s clothing comes from England, so do most of its rules. A commonly cited one is, “no brown…
April 2, 2015
Your Style Conscience
This is potentially the creepiest/nerdiest post I’ve ever written, so let’s get that out of the way up front. A…
February 14, 2015
Could Anything Justify $400 For A Sweatshirt?
In the years I’ve been working on Put This On, I’ve learned to take a gentler stance towards clothing prices….
November 15, 2014
Kudos To This Guy (Really)
Earlier this week, we posted about this guy, a British scientist named Matt Taylor. Why? Well, it’s probably pretty obvious….
September 10, 2014
Are You Wearing Knockoffs?
When we think of knockoffs in fashion, we typically think of the cheap imitations of luxury brands such as Chanel…
September 9, 2014
Why It’s Hard To Take Men’s Fashion Magazines Seriously
This New York Times Magazine piece features a brooding model wearing some beautiful leather jackets in a banal suburban setting….
August 14, 2014
What Is A Gentleman?
On my way home from work today, walking through Union Station in Los Angeles, I was listening to Fela Kuti’s…
August 7, 2014
Slimmer Clothes Don’t Necessarily Make You Look Slimmer
There’s no bigger myth in menswear today than the idea that slim clothes will make you look slimmer (or conversely,…