Perspectives
Opinions, views, and personal observations from the PTO crew.
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August 1, 2013
When You Need It NOW! (You Shoulda Got It THEN!)
A huge portion of the emails I get at Put This On are about men who NEED IT NOW! They’ve…
July 23, 2013
The Personal Uniform
I try and abide by Archival Clothing’s resolutions, in particular “Come up with a signature uniform. Wear it once a…
June 24, 2013
Why Pay For Canvas?
As many readers know, suit jackets and sport coats mainly come in three types of construction: fused, half-canvassed, and fully-canvassed….
June 13, 2013
What I Learned From My Father
Recently Max Wastler of All Plaid Out asked me to write a brief piece about what I’d learned from my…
May 2, 2013
A Shade Lighter
I’m a big believer in dressing seasonally. Consider a simple, basic pairing: a blue oxford cloth button down shirt with…
April 30, 2013
Professionalism
Several years ago, I started reading Put This On and started to think with slightly more purpose about how I…
March 4, 2013
Because You Are An Adult, You Need A Sincere Suit
Not every man should wear a suit and tie every day. I myself wear a suit once a month at…
February 27, 2013
Why It’s Hard To Determine Quality
There are probably no fewer than a hundred books about classic men’s clothing, and the majority of them will have…
January 28, 2013
If I Could Speak To My Younger Self
In my time as a man interested in men’s clothing and style, I’ve made many mistakes, some of them very…
September 19, 2012
Classics For The Unsure And Indecisive
I was trying to decide the other day whether I should buy a certain pair of brogues from a Hungarian…
August 22, 2012
The Simple Pleasure Of Wearing Clothes
Many menswear writers like the overload the simple topic of how men should dress with an unnecessary amount of complications….
August 15, 2012
Patterned (and Textured) Shirts
As long time readers may know, I’m a graduate student in his mid-30s, and I teach and study at a…
August 8, 2012
How To Wear A White Dress Shirt
M. Anton, author of The Suit, recently wrote an interesting post at StyleForum about how to properly wear a white…
August 6, 2012
The Navy Sport Coat Of Shoes
There’s no style of footwear more underrated or versatile than the dark brown derby. Derbys are shoes that have their…
July 30, 2012
A Bit Like Dressing A Home
There’s no macho way of saying this, but before becoming interested menswear, I was mostly interested in interior design. I…